Murder in the Fens by Clare Chase
Series: Tara Thorpe Mystery #4
Genres: Cozy Mystery
When the body of twenty-year-old Julie Cooper is found – her pockets stuffed full of wilting flowers – in an iron-age hill fort on the edge of the fens, Detective Tara Thorpe and her team are called in to investigate. The evidence points to an illicit affair gone wrong… but is there more to the story?
As always at the Cambridge Constabulary, the case turns personal. Detective Blake is exhausted after the arrival of a new baby with wayward wife Babette, and Tara is keen to put as much distance between herself and Blake as she can – both at the station and on the hunt for the killer. Charming rookie officer Jez is the perfect distraction… but is he a little too good to be true?
Then Tara makes a startling breakthrough when she finds an unsettling family heirloom hidden in the late victim’s bedroom – a golden statue of a sinister-looking cat with emerald eyes. As she traces its origins, Tara begins to realise that Julie’s murder is no one-off crime, but a sinister plot with its roots in a terrible secret that was covered up decades earlier.
An unputdownable page-turner, perfect for fans of Faith Martin, Agatha Christie and Joy Ellis. Can be read as a standalone.
I received this book for free from in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
A murder mystery that kept me on my toes. I did not see who it turned out to be.
Even though this was the fourth book in the series it is the first one I have read. It was so good! I am a huge Agatha Christie fan and let me tell you that Clare Chase is on par with Ms. Christie. As I said I didn’t see who the murderer turned out to be. In fact, the person wasn’t even one I had considered.
A young woman is murdered and Tara along with the other members of her team are on the case. The way they all work together (or not in the case of Tara and Megan are concerned) was interesting. I loved her dynamic with Blake.
We get almost every team member’s point of view in this book. At first I thought it may be too much but after finishing the book I can see how important it was and how much it helped the story. The only reason I didn’t give this book five stars was because I had wanted a little more from a couple of characters.
I have already ordered all of the other books in the series so look for those reviews coming soon.
I’m definitely going to have to get this book. Sounds like a good book to read.
The colors on the cover are beautiful. Thanks for posting!
I love a good mystery. Thanks for sharing.
sounds mysterious
I enjoy mystery books. I think too sometimes characters are ;eft ‘hanging’ so maybe in their next book they can be explored more deeply. This looks decent.
I love mysteries and this sounds awesome!
This sounds like something I’d like. I loved The Lovely Bones so this will be great.
Sounds cool, and kind of scary
This sounds like a great read! I really enjoy mysteries, especially those that I can’t figure out before the end.
Murder mysteries are my favorite. This is a new author for me, might need to check out her books.
The whole series is bound to be winners.. I’ll try to find the rest of your reviews, too.
Clare Chase is new to me, but I love meeting new authors. Thanks to this blog for the introduction. So many good books listed on Goodreads. That will do me for the rest of summer.
I’m new to the series. This book sounds great!
Thank you for sharing your review of this book, it sounds like an excellent read. I love it when I’m surprised by the ending of a story
After reading this blurb I am way into what happens next so I have to put this one on my must read list.
Thanks for the great review and blurb. The book sounds very interesting. Nice cover!
Sounds like a great mystery, thanks for sharing your review and have an awesome day!