Death Coms to Marlow

Death Comes to Marlow is the second book in the new mystery novel series written by Robert Thorogood.  

In book one Judith, Susie and Becks helped the police solve a murder and became the Marlow Murder Club.  Now a year later Judith is invited to a engagement party for a man she does not know.  Sir Peter suggests he is afraid of something bad happening as his reason for the invitation.  Judith shows up at the garden party with her two friends in tow.  Of course there is a death and once again the Marlow Murder Club is ready to investigate.  His young nurse and fiancée, Jenny is there along with Sir Peter's two adult children, Tristram and Rosanna when the catastrophe strikes.  It is up to Judith and her friends to help the police get to the bottom of the crime.

This continues to be an entertaining light mystery series. With many twists and turns, a cast of unusual characters and various reasons they could all be suspects. Judith and her tin of boiled sweets is always ready with a question for a suspect and a suggestion of how the murder could have taken place.

Judith Potts creates crossword puzzles for the local paper, and solving murders as if they are a puzzle is her specialty.  Susie is a dog walker by trade and now also a local radio personality.  Becks is the vicar's wife and a mother to two teenagers.  She brings the personal side to the trio.  She knows the citizens of Marlow and also can converse easily with the suspects and the victims making them feel calm and secure to reveal their secrets.

I will just mention also that this series has been made into a television series. I found the books much more in depth than the TV show.  Too many shortcuts are taken with the TV series, which takes away from the plot. Also the characters are so different from the characters I pictured in my head from the reading the books first.