9th in Series
Setting - Northumberland
Publisher: Kanga Press
Publication Date: March 15, 2024
Number of Pages: 240 pages
Digital ASIN: B0CJYLPWKY
Dotty investigates another suspicious death as she attempts to plan her future.
Daffodils and Deadly Deeds is the ninth book in author Victoria Tait’s excellent cozy mystery series featuring young widow Dotty Sayers. Dotty is at a crossroads in her life, and she decides to take her friend, Zach, up on his offer for her to join him in Northumberland while he continues his search for family secrets and hidden treasure. Little does she know that rather than being a respite to plan her future, she will once again be solving a murder.
I always look forward to catching up with Dotty Sayers, the main character of this lovely series. She’s gentle and kind, a people pleaser learning to consider her own worth, stand up for herself, and forge a path into the future that will please her. However, as this story opens, Dotty is drifting. She just completed her last project and is undecided on what to do next or where to do it: no goals and no responsibilities. I hate to say it, but the death of a recent acquaintance is just what she needs to regain her focus and avoid losing her emotional growth and momentum.
The plot offers an unexpected and unusual case, with an aloof local inspector leading the day-to-day. I had no idea where things were heading and was completely reliant upon whatever Dotty would suss out. Starting with the victim, the whole story was one big twist. However, a part of the story deals with family relationships: the victim’s and Dotty’s. Readers get a good look into Dotty’s past as she struggles with the changes occurring with her parents and a brother she hasn’t had contact with in ten years. Some emotional moments crept up on me without warning, such as Karen’s story about their trip to the Falklands and Euan’s quiet tribute to fallen comrades there.
As with all of the author’s books and series, her settings play an immensely interesting role and even the most remote, insignificant bungalow is atmospheric gold in her hands. I enjoyed the vivid descriptions of small villages, quaint shops, wild and natural walking trails, restaurants, and pubs with their many delicious dishes on offer.
With its well-paced and intriguing plot, comfortable
settings, and endearing main character, I recommend DAFFODILS AND DEADLY DEEDS
to cozy mystery readers, even if they’ve not read any of the previous books in
the series.
Who doesn’t like tea, cake, and a slice of murder!
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