Aunt Bessie assumes that she’ll have the beach all to herself on a cold, wet, and windy March morning just after sunrise, then she stumbles (almost literally) over a dead body.
Elizabeth (Bessie) Cubbon, aged somewhere between free bus pass (60) and telegram from the Queen (100), has lived her entire adult life in a small cottage on Laxey beach. For most of those years, she’s been in the habit … the habit of taking a brisk morning walk along the beach. Dead men have never been part of the scenery before.
Aunt Bessie assumes that the dead man died of natural causes, then the police find the knife in his chest.
Try as she might, Bessie just can’t find anything to like about the young widow that she provides tea and sympathy to in the immediate aftermath of finding the body. There isn’t much to like about the rest of the victim’s family either.
Aunt Bessie assumes that the police will have the case wrapped up in no time at all, then she finds a second body.
Can Bessie and her friends find the killer before she ends up as the next victim?
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Aunt Bessie makes me wish she was my auntie.
I couldn’t get through the first chapters — didn’t like the chacters and life is too short to read books that don’t engage me.
Enjoyable in the style of Agatha Christie.
Though not the best book I’ve every read, I did like the setting
love this book and aunt Bessie. Made me wish she was my aunt. Had the villain narrowed down to 2 people and it turned out to be not whom I suspected. Good read.
I loved Aunt Bessie’s independence and her caring ways with her friends. This is a wonderful little cozy mystery.
I love all of the books in this series!!!!
A simple plot and a simple read This did not make my have to read it again list but I enjoyed it.
Easy read, grabbed me from the first page. If you like Miss Marple you’ll love Aunt Bessie.
I like that the main character is an older women, young at heart, witty, observant, and great at solving murders.
Excellent read. Aunt Bessie is a special kind of woman. Enjoyed the book from beginning to end.
I just liked it! A good mystery.
This was an easy read mystery that was well written enough to keep my interest. Some of the book was predictable but the ending was a surprise for me. Good beach read.
Really good book keep you guessing who done it till the ending
Everyone in town knows and loves Aunt Bessie. But when she finds a body on the beach, she could end up in danger.
Like the Miss Marple books that Aunt Bessie loves to read, this book is a delightful look at the locals in a quirky village. And while Aunt Bessie isn’t trying to solve the mystery, well, people tell things to little old ladies they …
A fun read. I really liked Aunt Bessie!
Enjoyed it immensely
A lovely setting, a strong mature female protagonist… this book was just what i like. The mystery was acceptable and i enjoyed spending time with the core group of characters. Proofreading could have been better, but other than that, a good read indeed.
I have all of her other books and really enjoyed them all. This story was wonderful and gave me a look at Manx culture. Aunt Bessie reminds me of my grandmother who lived on the Oregon coast for 30 years.
Light enjoyable read.