Murder Comes Calling: an English Village Mystery Graves

“This nicely mixes procedural detail and village charm and will appeal to fans of Deborah Crombie and Anne Cleeland.” ~Booklist
When a spate of murders takes place in the quiet riverfront community of Notting Hamlet in south-central England, Scottish barrister Rex Graves is called upon to lend his investigatory expertise. For the first time in his sleuthing career, Rex finds he has good reason to fear for his life.
“In Challinor’s satisfying Rex Graves mystery, the Scottish barrister travels to quiet Notting Hamlet, Bedfordshire, at the request of his widowed friend, Malcolm Patterson, a bumbling retired medical pathologist who in a panic tampered with evidence related to four unsolved murders. For now the only suspect is the house agent who represented all four victims in the midst of selling their properties. (…) An intuitive sleuth, Rex befriends the locals in his effort to find the crucial connection among the deceased. Smooth prose will keep cozy fans turning the pages.” ~Publishers Weekly