A Stranger House London Cambridge Mysteries Clare Chase 9781781893470 Books
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Ruby is trying to come to terms with her life. Her boyfriend of several years has done the unforgivable and had an affair with a teenager. She rapidly packed her things and stayed with a friend. A job house-sitting has presented itself, and even though it's temporary it gives her a place to stay until she decides where she goes from here.She hasn't met the house owner but all too sonn it becomes clear that he hurts everyone who gets close to him. Why the women seem to love him is the question. Ruby has to deal with the problems when his lady friends find out he is not there and cannot be reached.
But when the owner is found dead, the question isn't who had motive .. they all had motive. There's the actress who is a harpy and she is extremely put out by his death. Seems like he promised to redo his will and leave her everything. Then there is the brother who is the beneficiary until or unless another will can be found. And there's the pretty little teenage girl across the way who just knew that he actually loved her. And then there's various secondary players.
Ruby gets suspicious and starts investigating on her own. Her direct boss, Nate, who is a forner Private Investigator who is afraid that Ruby is going to get into some serious trouble...and he's right.
Something wicked this way comes .... and it comes for Ruby.
Very interesting story premise that kept me wondering and guessing until the very end. All the charcters were cleverly written. There is a bit of small cliff hanger that segues right into the next book in this series .... ONE DARK LIE.
Many thanks to the author / Choc Lit Publishers / Netgalley for the digital copy of this book. Opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.
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A Stranger House London Cambridge Mysteries Clare Chase 9781781893470 Books Reviews
Set in the beautiful surroundings of Cambridge this was a really engrossing page turning mystery.
Ruby wants to get away from her village gossips and when she is offered the chance of a house-sitting job owned by her best friend's cousin Nate she is delighted as it solves both her problems she now has somewhere to live far away from her boyfriend and his indiscretions.
Spoken by Ruby, she starts to discover things about the house owner, he has weird paintings in his bedroom, broken glass in the bin, a neighbour he has upset. Other strange happenings occur. She has a curious nature, she tries to find out more about the mysterious Damien Newbold, she finds clues in his house about his life, he was a man who liked to get revenge.
The owner of the house-sitting business, Nate, also seems to be hiding information about himself, but he too is also curious about Damien. As the tension builds and they start to build a picture of this man, they are drawn together in a will they-won't they situation, which was a nice part of the whole story, two likeable characters trying to piece together a mystery.
This was a fabulous read with plenty of twists that I didn't see coming, I loved the partnership of Ruby and Nate and how nosey they were! Perfect for fans of gentle sleuthing.
I seriously enjoyed this!
After leaving her long-term partner, Ruby finds herself in need of accommodation so her best friend's suggestion to take on the role of temporary house-sitter working for an agency run by the best friend's cousin and former PI, Nate, seems perfect. Settling into the house in Cambridge, which belongs to the rich and mysterious Damien Newbold, Ruby is hesitant to tell Nate the full extent of some weird goings-on because she doesn't want to lose the roof over her head. But then Damien Newbold is found murdered and Ruby's natural inquisitiveness leads her deeper and deeper into an intriguing mystery about family, relationships and love. The tension builds up slowly in this, as a number of characters are introduced and relationships are established. But through the brilliant and meticulous characterization and the measured revelations you get further and further absorbed into the story and halfway through the book, I couldn't put it down anymore. There were plenty of suspects and lots of intrigue, but I just couldn't work out how it all fitted together. After a very suspenseful and exciting showdown, it all made perfect sense though and was totally believable. I loved the authenticity of the characters, and having lived in East Anglia years ago, the descriptions of the locations made me want to book some flights and go. The story is written in first person perspective from Ruby's point of view and third person perspective from Nate's point of view, which worked well, but it would have been great to have some indication when the POVs were suddenly changing, like a heading or something similar. This was my first book by Clare Chase, and I have just discovered that she has published another mystery, which I am very pleased to add to my wish list. Highly recommended for anybody who likes clever mysteries with a touch of romance. 4.5 stars Many thanks to Choc Lit for providing me with a copy via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Read this book in less than two days !! I couldn't put it down ! Definitely recommend this book to everyone.
Another wonderful romantic suspense story from a great author. I loved the unexpected twists and really hope we see Ruby and Nate again in a new book.
Ruby is trying to come to terms with her life. Her boyfriend of several years has done the unforgivable and had an affair with a teenager. She rapidly packed her things and stayed with a friend. A job house-sitting has presented itself, and even though it's temporary it gives her a place to stay until she decides where she goes from here.
She hasn't met the house owner but all too sonn it becomes clear that he hurts everyone who gets close to him. Why the women seem to love him is the question. Ruby has to deal with the problems when his lady friends find out he is not there and cannot be reached.
But when the owner is found dead, the question isn't who had motive .. they all had motive. There's the actress who is a harpy and she is extremely put out by his death. Seems like he promised to redo his will and leave her everything. Then there is the brother who is the beneficiary until or unless another will can be found. And there's the pretty little teenage girl across the way who just knew that he actually loved her. And then there's various secondary players.
Ruby gets suspicious and starts investigating on her own. Her direct boss, Nate, who is a forner Private Investigator who is afraid that Ruby is going to get into some serious trouble...and he's right.
Something wicked this way comes .... and it comes for Ruby.
Very interesting story premise that kept me wondering and guessing until the very end. All the charcters were cleverly written. There is a bit of small cliff hanger that segues right into the next book in this series .... ONE DARK LIE.
Many thanks to the author / Choc Lit Publishers / Netgalley for the digital copy of this book. Opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.
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