If I could give advice to our favorite fictional sleuths, it would be 'don't take a vacation'!! It will not be a restful respite, with lazy days in the sun, or on the deck of a ship, or fishing in the river. That 'tradition' holds true for DI Adams in Book 3 of the Beaufort Scales mysteries: Manor of Life & Death, by Kim M. Watt. A peaceful spa retreat for DI Adams is not to be. (Clues might have been dragons doing yoga on the terrace, and many members of the Toot Hansell Women's Institute at the same place, on the same weekend). Then there's a big storm, which effectively cuts of both communication and closes all the roads, and a body (of course). Chaos ensues! Another fun read in this delightful series.

Reading Hermit With Dog