Monday 3 June 2024

Book Review: The Missing Heirloom by Lorraine Simpson

 Book Review

 


Basic Details:

Book Title: The Missing Heirloom

Subtitle: An Anna Stone Mystery

Author: Lorraine Simpson

Genre: Thriller/crime/mystery

Part of a series? Yes

Order in series: 1

Best read after earlier books in series?

Available: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/211760247-the-missing-heirloom

Overall score:

I scored this book 5/5

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Short Summary of the book:

This cozy mystery follows Anna Stone, PA to a Dame. During a party, an expensive heirloom is stolen and Dame Charleston and Anna set out to find out what has happened. They come across several secrets and mysteries along the way. Will they succeed and avoid mortal danger?

What I liked about the book:

This book was action-packed, full of intrigue and twists and turns.

What I didn’t like about the book:

There was nothing I disliked about the book.

My favourite bits in the book:

I loved the entire book.

My least favourite bits in the book:

I enjoyed the entire book.

Any further books in the series? Any more planned by this author?

This is a cozy mystery and the first in a new series. I look forward to reading more of Anna’s adventures.

What books could this be compared to and why?

The book finds itself in the category of crime, thrillers and mysteries. It is written to a very high standard.

Recommendation:

In summary, I would recommend this book to the following readers:

 

Children

No

Young Adult

Yes

Adult

Yes

 

If you like cozy mysteries, this book may be the book for you.

 

I look forward to reading more by this author.

Book Description by Author:

An impossible mystery with a reluctant sleuth...

The first in a gripping new standalone mystery series featuring Anna Stone.

Country Estate PA, Anna Stone, 29, loves her job. But when a valuable necklace goes missing at a party, it’s clear that one of the people in that dining room is the thief. It doesn’t help that the pendant was around Anna’s neck at the time. She sees the way the villagers are looking at they’re closing ranks.

Dame Lilian Charleston is upset about a cousin who disappeared fifty years ago...

And now Angela Bennett, the estate’s former housekeeper, has vanished, too—presumed dead.

And where on earth does Marrakesh come into it?

In the small village of Rosewater, England, everybody has a secret.

But, how far will they go to conceal it?

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