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"Satisfying "cozy" mystery."
Reviewed by Lynne Dillon
Courtesy Old Book Barn Gazette
Posted February 17, 2004

Sidney Middleton is a quiet unprepossessing man whom everyone regards with sympathy and respect. When his son, David, seeks to have him placed in a retirement home far away, everyone is shocked and David is seen as a villain, anxious to get his hands on Sidney's money. Sheila Read more...

"Quintessential English village cozy mystery"
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted February 24, 2004

The small English village of Taviscombe is usually a peaceful place where everyone knows their neighbors. One of the residents Sidney Middleton is liked and respected by everyone who knows him; they also feel sorry for him because his son David is trying to push him into a nursing Read more...

Summary

"Sink comfortably with the heroine into a burnished old pub or a cup of tea."—Booklist

The entire village of Taviscombe is sent reeling when Sidney Middleton, a popular and respected pillar of the community, dies in a tragic accident. However, it soon becomes apparent that his death was a most deliberate act. How could someone so likable have any enemies—especially one driven to kill? Mrs. Malory is dead-set on finding out. But what she uncovers about Middleton could shock a lightning bolt. The seemingly respectable man had dark—even deadly—secrets. And suddenly she's looking at everyone through suspicion-tinted glasses...