This is seventh book in the Ellie Haskell series and the first time I have read this author. I found an excellent story that the writing flow smoothly and was easy to read. It is a hard book to rate and review so much was happening. It takes place in a small town off the coast of England and occurred before computers and cell phones. It is true to the conditions of the time. I Ellie is married and the Mother of twins. Mrs. Malloy, her long time cleaner gives her notice informing her that she moving to London to help take care of granddaughter. Her replacement, Mrs. Large is found dead. What is Mrs. Malloy’s problem and was Mrs. Large’s death an accident or MURDER? The antic of the twin was amusing and added much to the story. The health of Jonas and the love the family felt for their line-up gardener was another theme that I feel followers to series will like. If course the home-made household remedies that were included were interesting. I feel that had I read the earlier books I would be attracted to the characters and the many subplots. The latter were merged together nicely. I would recommend reading this series in order but this book worked well as a standalone. I will read more of this series as time allows.

Disclosure: I received a free copy from Alibi through NetGalley for an honest review. I would like to thank them for this opportunity to read and review the book.The opinions expressed are my own.