The Lover of the Grave (The Lydmouth Crime Series -3) by Andrew Taylor #FridayReads #BookReview

After the coldest night of the year, they find the man’s body. He is dangling from the Hanging Tree on the outskirts of a village near Lydmouth, with his trousers round his ankles. Is it suicide, murder, or accidental death resulting from some bizarre sexual practice? Journalist Jill Francis and Detective Inspector Thornhill become involvedContinue reading “The Lover of the Grave (The Lydmouth Crime Series -3) by Andrew Taylor #FridayReads #BookReview”

The Mortal Sickness: The Lydmouth Crime Series Book~2 by Andrew Taylor #TuesdayBookBlog

When a spinster of the parish is found bludgeoned to death in St John’s, and the church’s most valuable possession, the Lydmouth chalice, is missing, the finger of suspicion points at the new vicar, who is already beset with problems. The glare of the police investigation reveals shabby secrets and private griefs. Jill Francis, strugglingContinue reading “The Mortal Sickness: The Lydmouth Crime Series Book~2 by Andrew Taylor #TuesdayBookBlog”

An Air That Kills by Andrew Taylor (The Lydmouth Crime Series ~ 1) #BookReview

Workmen in the small market town of Lydmouth are demolishing an old cottage. A sledgehammer smashes into what looks like a solid wall. Instead, layers of wallpaper conceal the door of a locked cupboard which holds a box – and in the box is the skeleton of a young baby. Items within the box suggestContinue reading “An Air That Kills by Andrew Taylor (The Lydmouth Crime Series ~ 1) #BookReview”