The Widows’ Guide to Backstabbing
The Widows’ Detective Club, Book 2
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The Widows’ Guide to Backstabbing
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Narrated by:
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Diana Croft
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By:
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Amanda Ashby
About this listen
A totally addictive cozy mystery
When librarian Ginny Cole discovers a body in Little Shaw’s beloved haberdashery shop, she finds herself embroiled in a murder investigation. The victim? Arrogant shop owner and spring fete judge, Timothy Harlow, found with a pair of sewing scissors plunged into his back. While the police are quick to arrest Milos, a charming young upholsterer, Ginny thinks the case has been sewn up too neatly.
Together with her friends – no-nonsense JM, craft-obsessed Hen, and irrepressible Tuppence – Ginny delves into the village’s secrets. Between apologising for her kleptomaniac cat and making marmalade for the spring fete, she discovers that behind Little Shaw’s quaint façade lies a tapestry of rivalries, affairs, and deadly ambitions. And when her own car brakes are sabotaged, Ginny realizes the killer is still at large – and getting closer.
With help from the widows and an increasingly exasperated Detective Inspector Wallace, can Ginny unpick the clues before the murderer strikes again?
A fun, fast-paced mystery full of small-town charm, perfect for fans of Sarah Yarwood-Lovett, Robert Thorogood and The Thursday Murder Club series.
©2025 Amanda Ashby (P)2025 Storm PublishingEasy listening
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This is book two in the Widows' Detective Club Series.
Ginny has taken on the role of Little Shaw's new library manager, and she's settling into life in the small village with her group of friends and her kleptomaniac cat, Edger. Life gets more complicated when she stumbles upon a body in the haberdashery store while helping her friend Hen return some fabric.
The victim is the spring fete judge, Timothy Harlow, who isn't known for his charm; after Ginny and Tuppence find the body, they call the police and receive a stern warning from Ginny's neighbour, DI Wallace, to stay out of the investigation but the victim's daughter, Megan, comes to them with questions, the widows can't sit idly by. They're convinced the main suspect is innocent and are determined to help Megan get to the bottom of the mystery.
Between her work at the library, returning 'gifts' that Edgar has stolen and whipping up marmalade for the spring fete, Ginny and her crew attack the puzzle and create an arts and crafts style felt murder board, possibly my favourite cosy mystery prop ever! The Widows' Guide to Backstabbing Village has all my favourite cosy mystery tropes, library shenanigans, busybodies, arts and crafts, a naughty cat, rival bakers... If you like The Thursday Murder Club, The Marlow Murder Club or The Paradise Heights Craft Store Stitch-Up, then I think you'll enjoy the Widows' Guide series.
Body Count = 2
Thumbs up.
Thank you to Netgalley and Storm Publishing for this ARC in exchange for my review.
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Fun cosy mystery
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