Whilst I mostly enjoyed this book, I must say that I found it to be a little rushed in places. Considering its title, one would expect the plot to be focused more on the murder and yet it seemed to skip over it and instead concentrate on other areas. I felt that the conclusion and the wrapping up of the 'whodunnit' was rather too short and I was left with questions, which I felt could've easily been answered and added a lot to the book.
I liked the characters and I felt that each had their own intriguing story, however there may have been a benefit to delving into them on a slightly deeper level. I would have loved to be able to explore Flora's past, for example.
On the whole though, I did enjoy reading this. I'd recommend it as a nice, light read for when you want something different from a classic murder mystery. It took me about 3-4 hours to read as it's shorter than most other books I've read. I have to give the author credit for this though, considering the length of the book, a lot was packed into it.
I would give this 3.5 out of 5. I really just wanted more of a closure on the murder, although I did like the epilogue.


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Sorry for the delay in posting this review, until about half way through, I struggled to get into the book so it took me longer to read than usual. I found the first half a little slow but after that it got much more interesting and had me hooked.
I really loved the ending of the book. It was finished to such a good standard and Steiner really took the time to complete it properly. Despite the problems and turmoil in her life, I even grew to love Manon and was delighted to see her get a happy ending.
I enjoyed the alternative way the book was written and reading the story from several different points of view really added to the interest for me. All of the characters' views interlinked and wove together to form the story beautifully.
As I mentioned earlier though, I did take a long time to get into the book. It's the kind of book where you need to give yourself a couple of days curled up on the sofa, plenty of cups of tea and just flat out reading. Stick with it and you'll be rewarded by the second half.
Even though I absolutely loved the end of the book, I feel that I can only give it 3 out of 5. Simply because I felt there was too much 'scene setting' in the beginning and I have to include the entirety of the book in my review. If I was just reviewing the end, it would absolutely be 4.5 out of 5.

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What a delightful book this was. Scattered with humour and charming characters it maintained a light-hearted feel whilst still engaging the reader in the mysteries of the Sherry Gang and Turpin incidents. With plenty of twists and turns, the book was able to keep me reading and guessing the whole way through.
The ending was a very satisfying one with the conflicts being resolved in a beautiful and unexpected way.
Miss Seeton is an endearing lady, who as the book progresses, you love more and more and you feel as though she's your Aunt Em too. All the characters have something about them which makes you connect with the book, and even The Nuts with their nosey ways and conspiracy theories, start to grow on you because Plummergen wouldn't be the same without them.
Although occasionally the narrative would go into a little too much description, the book was overall a pleasure to read. I give it 4.5 out of 5 and definitely recommend reading it for a light-hearted mystery. There are many other books in the Miss Seeton series and I will definitely be seeking them out because if they are anything like this one, they'll be worth the read.