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Murder At The Mill: An Amy Rowlings Mystery by T.A. Belshaw

4.0

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January 1939 and twenty one year old Amy Rowlings, a machinist, is on the way to work at The Mill when she meets Detective Sergeant Bodkin at the scene of a burglary in the building next to the Mill, she is blissfully unaware of how much her life is about to change. She is drawn into the murky world of murder when the body of Edward Handsley is found lying on the floor of the clothing factory. Edward, the son of factory owner George is a libertine, philanderer, and a young man with a lot of enemies, many of them female. Bodkin is new to the area and accepts Amy’s offer to provide local knowledge but she soon becomes an invaluable source of information. When Adam Smethwick is arrested for the murder, Amy, a family friend, is convinced of his innocence and sets out to prove that the detective has arrested the wrong man.
A well written book which I enjoyed although Amy’s involvement did stretch my powers of belief at times, she certainly didn’t lack confidence! However I did like Amy who just couldn’t keep her nose out of things but her local knowledge did prove to be invaluable to Bodkin. Whilst I liked Bodkin he did seem to kowtow to Amy. There was also the budding romance between the pair & I look forward to it developing in future books. An entertaining cosy mystery which I read in a couple sittings, there were plenty of twists & turns & red herrings
My honest review is for a special copy I voluntarily read