A Racing Murder (The Ham Hill Murder Mysteries, #2)
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- Author：Frances Evesham
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Judy
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I really liked this book and it is the second book in the Ham-Hill Murder Mystery series。 You do not need to read the first one before reading this one; however， I like to read them in order and read the first one， A Village Murder， which was also a good story。 The story revolves around a horse race at the Wincanton Racecourse after the winner of the race， Belinda Sandford， loses the race after a stewards’ enquiry。 This loss results in her rival Alexandra Deacon being declared the winner。 After I really liked this book and it is the second book in the Ham-Hill Murder Mystery series。 You do not need to read the first one before reading this one; however， I like to read them in order and read the first one， A Village Murder， which was also a good story。 The story revolves around a horse race at the Wincanton Racecourse after the winner of the race， Belinda Sandford， loses the race after a stewards’ enquiry。 This loss results in her rival Alexandra Deacon being declared the winner。 After Alex is found dead， Belinda is the main suspect in her death and Belinda’s mother asks Adam Hennessy， a retired police officer and publican， to clear her daughter’s name。 Once again， Adam joins forces with Imogen Bishop， who owns a local inn， to solve the crime。 This time the also include two of their friends， Daniel and Steph， to help them gather clues to find the murderer。 There are many twists and turns in this story and as you read you will find many suspects。 I thought the characters were well written。 The struggle Imogene is having reconnecting with Daniel is understandable given the time that has passed since they were together and the failure of her first marriage。 I like the friendship between Adam and Imogene and the relationship they have with the dog Harley。 If you haven’t read her Exham-on-Sea murder mystery series， you need to give them a chance because they are really good also。Thank you NetGalley and Boldwood Books for the ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Kim Campbell
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Another enjoyable book from Frances Evesham。
Annette
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Alex and Belinda are both young jockeys。 They have grown up together and both are horse mad。 They are competing in a professional race for the first time and Alex cheats to win。 Belinda comes in second。 Later that day， Alex is found dead。 She drowned in a horse trough。 Belinda is the main suspect。This is a very well written book。Imogene is the owner of a fine hotel， Adam is a pub owner and a former policeman， Steph is a successful investigative reporter and Dan is a very famous painter。 These 4 Alex and Belinda are both young jockeys。 They have grown up together and both are horse mad。 They are competing in a professional race for the first time and Alex cheats to win。 Belinda comes in second。 Later that day， Alex is found dead。 She drowned in a horse trough。 Belinda is the main suspect。This is a very well written book。Imogene is the owner of a fine hotel， Adam is a pub owner and a former policeman， Steph is a successful investigative reporter and Dan is a very famous painter。 These 4 people work together to figure out if Alex died accidentally or was she murdered。 And then when there are other crimes， the team is busy gathering clues。The investigation takes them to two different horse trainers。 There are a wealthy group of investors who own the horse that Belinda rode in that important race。 There are grooms and jockeys who know horses and also know what happens around those horses。 And there are all the people who live in the area around the Somerset village。 Ms Evesham has created a well developed plot。 The first part was rather slow moving for me， but it was basically creating the atmosphere of the story。 The reader becomes a part of the investigation。 Facts are introduced， information is shared and we move forward。 I admit， the facts were all there， but I was surprised at the eventual outcome。The 4 investigators are interesting people。 All are successful in their own right。 But， each of them are normal human beings who have doubts and fears about life and relationships。Imogene and Adam are very good friends。 He helped her when it was thought she might have killed her husband。 The two of them work well together at solving some of the puzzles。 But， in reality， Adam is the best of the 4。 He has that kind of mind。 He also has connections in the police force。 He made good friends when he was a cop。I liked getting to know the secondary characters。 We see how the rural area works from day to day。 There is gossip in the village store。 A great deal of gossip in both trainer’s barns。 There are lambings that need the attention of anyone around at the time。 And most of all there is a strong sense of community。 People are willing to do for one another because that is the way things work in the country。I liked the characters， I liked the mystery and I liked the book。 Ms Evesham is a talented author and she shows that in this story。 This is the second book in a series， but it works perfectly well as a stand alone read。 I received this book from the author in the hope of a fair and honest review。 I am voluntarily writing this review。 All opinions are completely my own。 。。。more
Misfits farm
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