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A review by aitchfrost
The Body in the Ice House by Kate Hardy, Kate Hardy, Kate Hardy
4.0
An absolutely perfect cozy crime mystery with all the classic elements plus some more. The setting is the magnificent old and slightly crumbling Harrington Hall with its larger than life resident family. The head of the family has lost his wife recently and hastily remarried, not a popular choice with everyone, including his two daughters who struggle to bond with his new young wife and her odd ideas and obvious distaste for the countryside life.
A friend of the girls’ godmother is signed up to take some publicity photos of the house ready for its planned opening to the public and unwittingly finds a dead body in the ice house. When bones are found in the garden we suddenly have two mysteries running parallel.
I loved the very human stories that interlace these plot lines and the lovely whimsical setting and characters. The main characters are extremely likeable which also helps. The fact that a ghost is helping with the investigations is also a real bonus, who doesn’t like a bit of a ghost story? Top notch, looking forward to some of the loose ends being tied up in future books but you’ve definitely left me craving more.
A friend of the girls’ godmother is signed up to take some publicity photos of the house ready for its planned opening to the public and unwittingly finds a dead body in the ice house. When bones are found in the garden we suddenly have two mysteries running parallel.
I loved the very human stories that interlace these plot lines and the lovely whimsical setting and characters. The main characters are extremely likeable which also helps. The fact that a ghost is helping with the investigations is also a real bonus, who doesn’t like a bit of a ghost story? Top notch, looking forward to some of the loose ends being tied up in future books but you’ve definitely left me craving more.