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A review by amothersmusings1
Cousin Ash by S.E. Shepherd, S.E. Shepherd
4.5
“COUSIN ASH” is the second in the ‘Sandlin Private Investigations’ series written by S.E. Shepherd and follows on from “Swindled” the first in the series.
“A chance meeting with a school friend of Lottie's brings Hannah a new case. She's confident Sandlin Private Investigations can find out who's responsible for the recent threats at Eliza's house. But, as she and Lottie begin to unravel the facts of the present case, they also find themselves involved in a longstanding mystery. ….”
This was a really good novel, very up to date with its themes and characters but with a cozy feel to it as well. I enjoyed the dual timeline, reading the genuine events as they happened twelve years ago and the present time, as those involved tried to hide the truth.
The three main female characters dominated the story perfectly and I loved the friendship between Hannah and Lottie, a really authentic pairing who care for each other deeply.
I sympathised with Eliza regarding her miscarriages and this brought an emotional bond between the women and explained a lot about her current personal feelings.
There’s a denouement that was unexpected but satisfying and fitting to the whole back story and based on this book alone, I’d be happy to read more in the series and recommend.
Author Sue Shepherd now writes under the name S E Shepherd. She has also written three RomComs, 'Doesn't Everyone Have a Secret?' which reached the top ten UK Kindle chart in 2015, 'Love Them and Leave Them.' and 'Can't Get You Out of My Head.'
#CousinAsh - 4.5 stars
“A chance meeting with a school friend of Lottie's brings Hannah a new case. She's confident Sandlin Private Investigations can find out who's responsible for the recent threats at Eliza's house. But, as she and Lottie begin to unravel the facts of the present case, they also find themselves involved in a longstanding mystery. ….”
This was a really good novel, very up to date with its themes and characters but with a cozy feel to it as well. I enjoyed the dual timeline, reading the genuine events as they happened twelve years ago and the present time, as those involved tried to hide the truth.
The three main female characters dominated the story perfectly and I loved the friendship between Hannah and Lottie, a really authentic pairing who care for each other deeply.
I sympathised with Eliza regarding her miscarriages and this brought an emotional bond between the women and explained a lot about her current personal feelings.
There’s a denouement that was unexpected but satisfying and fitting to the whole back story and based on this book alone, I’d be happy to read more in the series and recommend.
Author Sue Shepherd now writes under the name S E Shepherd. She has also written three RomComs, 'Doesn't Everyone Have a Secret?' which reached the top ten UK Kindle chart in 2015, 'Love Them and Leave Them.' and 'Can't Get You Out of My Head.'
#CousinAsh - 4.5 stars