A Mother’s Day Murder

 A Mother’s Day Murder

Reviewed By  Janet Mawdesley       November 15, 2026

 

Author  Mary Grand

Distributor:      Amazon
ISBN:                 978-1806582853
Publisher:         Boldwood Books
Release Date:   15 November 2026  

   Website:   https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mothers-Day-Murder-Mary-Grand/dp/1806582856

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Slow to begin, A Mother’s Day Murder is well worth pursuing as Jessica, well and truly out of her comfort zone, begins to look at life through a vastly different window, as she get to know and understand her new daughter-in-lay Beth, a woman of immense energy, kindness and community spirit.

Widowed and set in her ways, Jessica has made the trip to visit her son and his family reluctantly. They live on the small peninsula known as the Isle of Purbeck, a far cry from her childhood home of Isle of Wight and her home since she married in the university town of Oxford.

She arrives to a warm, boisterous welcome which is unnerving but as the days go bye she settles into the family, explores the Village and becomes involved in the everyday life of the family. Surprisingly, she realises she is enjoying herself.

But all is not as it seems in the small village of Worth Stone. When a murder is discovered in the tiny thirteenth-century chapel build of Purbeck Stone located out of town on the top of a cliff, her skills as both a librarian and lover of puzzle solving proves invaluable to solving the case, which the local police dismissed as an unfortunate accident.

A small town, hidden secrets, obsession and lies come together to create a complex storyline which pushes Jessica to the very limit of emotional comfort, but paves the way for healing to finally begin, not just for her but for other members of the small, close-knit community of Worth Stone.

A Mother’s Day Murder is a comfortable cozy murder read for those who enjoy a very British storyline. It seems there is another book in the offing as Jessica and Beth realise that they make a good team, especially when it comes to solving murder!

Crime, Fiction, Mystery