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by Hazel Holt Shelia Malory hurts her wrist, which leads to several appointments at Taviscombe’s Medical Center. During her visits, she notices increasing problems at the facility -one being a new doctor named Morrison, who is said to be misdiagnosing and mistreating patients; the others are appointment scheduling and professional disagreements. Shelia and her friend/confidant Rosemary reminisce about the old days and single doctor practices. Reminiscing about the old days switches to suspects and deductions when Shelia hears that Doctor Morrison has been murdered. Constable Harris, whom she’s known as a boy, interviews Shelia and tells her what happened. The mystery of it all piques her interest; Shelia uses local gossip and recent occurrences as clues to find the killer. It’s a cozy mystery with a conventional ending all its own. Hazel Holt lays out a trail of suspicion and uses the friendship of Rosemary and Shelia to take readers inside the murder inquiry. The mystery is presented in first person, which doesn’t really help the reader get to know Shelia (Mrs. Malory). To do that, one should start at the beginning of the series. There are no spoilers of previous mysteries, which is a good thing. There are a lot of characters and it helps to be familiar with the series to keep them straight. All in all, it’s a good mystery and a British series worth looking up. If you favor cozy mysteries like M.C. Beacon’s Agatha Raisin, you’ll like Mrs. Malory. |
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Mrs. Malory and No Cure for Death