Death Remembered by KE Coburn #Review

I always enjoy a cosy mystery and I am delighted to introduce K E Coburn's first in her Sleuthing Club Mystery series, Death Remembered.

Summer 1952. 

The sun is shining, the birds are singing, but Charity Nicholls is bored of her quiet life in a tiny English village where nothing ever happens. Other than her nagging, marriage-obsessed mother, all she has to fill the time are her dreams of becoming a writer, and the Sleuthing Club – the mystery-reading book club she attends every week. 

But everything changes the day her father receives a poison pen letter. 

With the help of the Sleuthing Club, particularly handsome Henry Taylor, Charity is determined to find the culprit. But when people start dying and the police arrive, led by the infuriating Inspector James Lawrence, her little village becomes a hotbed of crime.

Can Charity find the murderer before anyone else dies?

Perfect for fans of Helena Dixon and T E Kinsey.

My Thoughts

 This is a real tonic if you enjoy a cosy crime mystery. A whole new series to embark on and lots of vintage 1950's detail. The social mores of the time are captured through Charity's life and you feel as though you are looking back into a different time.  Even though she is an adult woman aged 24, nevertheless, her family and the villagers treat her as though she is much younger and you totally understand her frustration at the limits which she sees are being placed on her. However, the enclosed village community is just right for the story. 

    I particularly enjoyed all the references to the classic crime authors of this genre. I was delighted to discover that even the title is a nod to Agatha Christie whose Sparkling Cyanide was first published under the title, Remembered Death!  Charity tries to apply their different approaches to try to uncover the mystery and it all adds to the vintage flavour. There is a great variety of characters within the story, all distinctive and memorable. This is a great start to a new series and it was great to see Charity start to sort out her ideas as to what her future should hold, by the end.

In short: Full of period detail and captures the spirit of the genre.

    

About the Author

K E Coburn lives by the seaside in Kent, England, and spends her time plotting murders and mayhem for her imaginary friends in the Sleuthing Club!

As well as having a master’s degree in history, she’s a huge fan of everything vintage, especially the 1950s, and loves researching this interesting period. Nothing makes her happier than looking at old photographs, drinking old-fashioned cocktails, and doing as little work as possible. 

Her debut novel Death Remembered: A Sleuthing Club Mystery (Book 1) will be published in July 2020.

If you fancy keeping up to date with her murderous plots you can find her on Twitter at @KeCoburn or at her website: www.kecoburn.com and on facebook.com/K-E-Coburn

 Book links: Amazon UK  |  Amazon US

Thanks to K E Coburn,  and Rachel of Rachel's Random Resources   for a copy of the book and a place on the tour.

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