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A review by hannahmariebrankley
Murder at the House on the Hill by Victoria Walters
4.0
The first book in the series introduces you to the charming Cotswold village of Dedley End. We meet Nancy Hunter and her grandmother, Jane Hunter. They run the Dedley Endings Bookshop. A bookshop that specialises in selling crime, thriller and mystery books.
We also meet Nancy’s beagle, Charlie. Who is obviously the star of this book series!
Nothing ever happens in Dedley End. Well, until the wealthy Roth Family decide to open their mansion for an engagement party. After decades of keeping to themselves, it was a surprise when they practically invited the whole village!
As Nancy, Jane and Nancy’s friend Jonathan take in the house of the mystery family, there’s a scream. Lucy Roth, newly married to Harry Roth, is found dead.
But, did she fall over the first floor banister, or was she pushed? Nancy, Jane, Jonathan and other friends you meet throughout the book, decide to investigate. And Nancy certainly finds more than she bargained for…
This is the perfect storyline to set up Nancy, Jane and Co. It is that classic whodunnit? cosy mystery, with British country charm.
I really like how Victoria writes her characters. It makes you feel like they are the neighbours you live by or the shop owners you see when running errands. With the character of Nancy, I find when an author writes someone so informed by their past, they can either repeat themselves or forget to create the backstory. I love the character of Nancy. Seeing how she has grown and continues to. How she values her relationships and, just generally, is that person you want as your best friend.
It is a very different read to the usual cosy mystery story. Where the main character is bursting with confidence and enthusiasm. Nancy really drew me in.
We also meet Nancy’s beagle, Charlie. Who is obviously the star of this book series!
Nothing ever happens in Dedley End. Well, until the wealthy Roth Family decide to open their mansion for an engagement party. After decades of keeping to themselves, it was a surprise when they practically invited the whole village!
As Nancy, Jane and Nancy’s friend Jonathan take in the house of the mystery family, there’s a scream. Lucy Roth, newly married to Harry Roth, is found dead.
But, did she fall over the first floor banister, or was she pushed? Nancy, Jane, Jonathan and other friends you meet throughout the book, decide to investigate. And Nancy certainly finds more than she bargained for…
This is the perfect storyline to set up Nancy, Jane and Co. It is that classic whodunnit? cosy mystery, with British country charm.
I really like how Victoria writes her characters. It makes you feel like they are the neighbours you live by or the shop owners you see when running errands. With the character of Nancy, I find when an author writes someone so informed by their past, they can either repeat themselves or forget to create the backstory. I love the character of Nancy. Seeing how she has grown and continues to. How she values her relationships and, just generally, is that person you want as your best friend.
It is a very different read to the usual cosy mystery story. Where the main character is bursting with confidence and enthusiasm. Nancy really drew me in.