Hardback: Cookery writer Laura Tyler arrives in Prior's Ford determined to become immersed in village life - and the village drama group's forthcoming production of The Importance of Being Earnest offers her the perfect opportunity. It is just a pity that her uptight husband lacks her enthusiasm.
But Laura has cause to regret her involvement when murder calls a halt to rehearsals of the play. And for another newcomer to the village, Constable Neil White, the death means that now he must team up with his estranged wife, Sergeant Gloria Frost, to conduct the subsequent investigation.
Why would anyone want to murder an innocent villager? Prior's Ford is thrown into chaos, with the locals wondering if the killer is a stranger or, worse still, a neighbour. As he pursues his enquiries, Constable White receives help from an unexpected source. American visitor Amy Rose, with her passion for crosswords and mystery-solving, cannot resists dabbling in a spot of amateur sleuthing.
Mystery in Prior's Ford (2011) is the fifth warmhearted instalment of Scottish village life in Evelyn Hood's much-loved Prior's Ford series.
About the author: A former journalist, Evelyn Hood is best known for family sagas mainly set in her home town of Paisley (Renfrewshire) and on the Clyde Coast, although she is also the author of 'Forward by Degrees', a history of the University of Paisley. The history was commissioned to mark the University's centenary as a place of further education and was published in April 1997.
Evelyn has also published six one-act stage plays, a Scottish pantomime, a children's musical and a number of short stories and articles. Unpublished but performed stage work includes a full length play, three pantomimes, six children's musicals, and a large number of monologues and sketches.
Her hobbies include reading and amateur drama, and she lives in West Kilbride, Ayrshire with her husband. They have two grown sons.
Eve Houston is Evelyn's pseudonym.
Rating: 5/5
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