DEATH OF A GHOSTWRITER by Gaynor Torrance

4* Misleading title but a good cosy mystery and wow, a total WTF??? start.

OK, so start this with a huge dose of suspension of disbelief, tuck in, and enjoy! But, don't expect what the title hints at  as that's almost inconsequential.

It's a really well-written tale, plausible if you can do willing suspension of disbelief, with surprising warmth. I loved the relationship between the widows; wanted to smack Simon; wanted to hug Sir Barny (the 'pig song' was 😂); Sir Ralph and his mother were a brilliant addition and another 'I did not see that coming!), and I wanted more than a clump of hair torn from the person who got their just desserts at the end, improbable as said ending and circumstances were. 

The dialogue was funny in parts, sad in others, very British upper lip, with bits of snobbery on the part of some who eventually let go of their stuff upper lips. It was lovely to see a tale set in the good old UK, one that sets the tone for a pretty good series to come, if this tale is anything to go by.

ARC courtesy of NetGalley and Joffe Books for my reading pleasure. 

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