‘The new characters (the WISE women) meet as suspects and co-conspirators are a delight, each one fully filled out and feeling as real as the original WISE women. This is another winning entry in a series that always delivers witty dialogue, wonderful characters, and wry and very dry humor.’ Kings River Life Magazine
‘…an excellent addition to a delightful series that is filled with warm, lively and eccentric characters. All of the books in the series work well as stand-alone novels but the development of the characters and their relationships throughout the series is especially engaging. This is a book that explores and celebrates the whole community. In Anwen-by-Wye the inhabitants are united by shared history and customs but are also willing to accept progress and newcomers, and in the hotel that Mavis and Althea visit they help the permanent residents to form their own close-knit community. The characterisation is excellent and the four WISE women and their self-appointed assistant, the Dowager Duchess, are all distinct and likeable people, and so are the rest of the inhabitants of Anwen-by-Wye.’ Mystery People Magazine, Carol Westron