Dear Little Corpses by Nicola Upson

 

This was a charmingly written (although rather wordy) but unsettling murder mystery. It kept me guessing until the end, however it may not be suitable for those who like their mysteries to be 'cosy'. It is part of a series involving the writer Josephine Tey.

Josephine lives with her partner Marta in a quiet Suffolk village but war is coming and the villagers are asked to take in evacuated children. Josephine has a lot to contend with - her partner is leaving for a while to work for Hitchcock and she is busy with her writing. However, she is warm-hearted and ends up taking in Noah. When one of the children goes missing, distrust rises in the village, and there are rumours of dark secrets. 

The characters are well-drawn, and Nicola Upton paints an excellent picture of the atmosphere of rising tensions and mistrust when people are trying to join together to face the imminent war. The presence of another extremely likeable famous writer, Margery Allingham, enlivens the book, and made me interested in reading more about her wartime experiences. The biography of her sounds as though it is worth checking out.

I received this free ebook from NetGalley in return for an honest review.

EDITION	Other Format
ISBN	9781643859026
PRICE	$26.99 (USD)