Today on Celtic Connexions, I’m reviewing A Claim to Murder by Jean G Goodhind

Blurb

Life couldn’t be sweeter for Honey Driver, floating around the Med on her own private yacht, with her dishy detective husband Steve.

But dark clouds are gathering on Honey’s perfect horizon. And the forecast looks like murder!

When Honey’s love boat sinks in a freak accident, she has no choice but to return to rain-drenched Bath. But now that Honey needs him, her insurance broker, silver-tongued Norman Glendower, is nowhere to be found.

He’s not at his luxury offices in town and he’s not answering his phone.

Honey could kill Norman for leaving her in this fix. But what if someone got there first?

Behind the gates of leafy Regency Gardens, the exclusive complex where Norman lives, something is terribly amiss. Norman’s mewling cat leads a curious neighbour straight to his dead body!

He’s been bludgeoned and left for dead on the pristine tiles of his designer kitchen. Which of his many enemies was the one to strike the fatal blow?

Honey’s on the case — with a  killer watching her every move . . .

Book Links

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/237115239-a-claim-to-murder

Purchase Link: https://mybook.to/claimtomurder-zbt

My Review

This book started as a slow burn for me. I loved the premise and most of the characters, but ultimately, it fell flat.

There were characters and plot lines that never went anywhere. I did enjoy the character Gladys Faversham, even though she was a nasty piece of work.

Coming into this series as far as I did may have contributed to why it fell flat for me.

Still, I’m willing to give this author the benefit of the doubt and will read more of her books.

Who is Jean G Goodhind?

Jean, the alter ego of bestselling historical author Lizzie Lane, has lived in and around the Bath area for some time and was indeed a member of Bath Hotels and Restaurants Association — so well in touch with the hospitality trade in that fair city. However, unlike Bath hotelier Honey Driver, she was never asked to be Crime Liaison Officer and neither does she collect antique underwear! However, her daughter assures her she is just as zany as the quirky Honey Driver and will never grow old gracefully.