Review: ‘Died and Gone to Devon’, by T. P. Fielding

X marks the spot for murder…

Temple Regis, 1959: Devon’s prettiest seaside resort is thrown into turmoil by the discovery of a body abandoned in the lighthouse.

It’s only weeks since another body was found in the library – and for the Riviera Express’s ace reporter-turned-sleuth Judy Dimont, there’s an added complication. Her friend Geraldine Phipps is begging her to re-investigate a mysterious death from many years before.

What’s more, Judy’s position as chief reporter is under threat when her editor takes on hot-shot journalist David Renishaw, whose work is just too good to be true.

Life is busier than ever for Devon’s most famous detective. Can Judy solve the two mysteries – and protect her position as Temple Regis’s best reporter – before the murderer strikes again?

My Review

Thanks to the gang at HQ for organising the blog tour and sending me a copy of the ebook.

Unfortunately, I haven’t made much progress with reading Died and Gone to Devon. Not because of any problem with the book, but because I’m ill. When I’m ill, whether mentally or physically, my ability to read screens becomes highly limited. In order to focus I need the physical action and sensory input of read a physical book. So, I’m going to write this review based on the bit my brain has allowed my to read. I will be ordering myself a copy of this book a week Monday so eventually you will get the full review. I’m also ordering book three, because I have the first two, I want the set.

Miss Judy Dimont is back, and snowed in with an aging Gaiety Girl and theatre owner, Geraldine Phipps in a Dartmoor hotel, who asks her to investigate a crime from her youth, a royal murder mystery. On the coast, Temple Regis is having altogether better weather and Jean’s uncle Arthur is visiting. He is on a mission from Madam Dimont to persuade Judy to give up being a reported on a provincial newspaper and running around solving crimes.

Clearly this is never going to happen.

I enjoy the characters and the landscapes of these novels and the changes over several books, while we learn more about Judy Dimont’s past.