Published By: HQ
Publication Date: 2nd November 2017
I.S.B.N.: 9780008193737
Format: Hardback
Price: £14.99
Blurb
Death stalks the beaches of Devon
With its pale, aquamarine waters and golden sands, the shoreline at Temple Regis was a sight to behold. But when an unidentifiable body is found there one morning, the most beautiful beach in Devon is turned into a crime scene.
For Miss Dimont ferocious defender of free speech, champion of the truth and ace newspaperwoman for The Riviera Express this is a case of paramount interest, and the perfect introduction for her young new recruit Valentine Waterford. Even if their meddling is to the immense irritation of local copper Inspector Topham
Soon Miss Dimont and Valentine are deep in investigation why can nobody identify the body, and why does Topham suspect murder? And when a second death occurs, can the two possibly be connected?
My Review
Miss Dimont returns in Resort To Murder. An unknown woman is found dead on the beach, then a renowned inventor is murdered. A famous band spends the summer at the Pavilion entertaining hoards of schoolgirls and a new reporter joins The Riviera Express.
Judy and Valantine dig into the mystery and put the pieces together eventually. They spend a lot of time trying to work out which of a long list of suspects is the murderer and how the two deaths are connected.
I’m not sure I like this novel as much as the first, the ending seemed a bit abrupt. One minute they’re still investigating, the next it’s all worked out. The storytelling is as good and the prose easily readable, and I liked the characters, although I have my suspicions about Valantine – he isn’t all he seems, I’m sure, but the abruptness of the ending was unsatisfying.
3/5
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