Agnes Lockwood returns to Tyneside after spending a few months abroad. On her first visit, she gained quite the reputation as an amateur sleuth, as she helped the police solve a murder.Now, she is simply looking forward to meeting again with Alan Johnson, a DCI with the Newcastle police force. Having missed him while she was away, she is hoping their relationship will continue to blossom.But on … blossom.
But on her first day back in the city, she gets caught up in another murder. This time, her intrusion into the police investigation pushes Alan Johnson’s patience to the very limit.
Death on Tyneside is a standalone novel, and can be enjoyed even if you haven’t read other books in the series.
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Earlier this year, I read the first book in the Agnes Lockwood mystery series by Eileen Thornton. I really enjoyed it and got a copy of the second book, Death on Tyneside, last week. I added it to my reading queue for November and finished it earlier today. Kudos to the author for delivering a robust sequel full of heart, mystery, and connections.
Agnes has returned from a trip to visit her sons in Australia. Upon arrival and a walk through the park, she stumbles on a dead body. It has no identification, no clues, and no history from what the cops can tell. Agnes’ former friend and potential renewed love interest, a Detective Chief Inspector–Alan Johnson, begins to investigate the case. Agnes pushes her way into the mystery, as she often does, but this time, it’s personal. A man she thinks has been following her tells her a story that could change her life. Will she believe him? And how are the two stories connected?
Thornton has created a fun and special character in Agnes. She’s smart and reminiscent of Miss Marple, but probably a good 25 years younger, too. She sees things the cops don’t see and gets herself stuck in very difficult situations. Hopefully she doesn’t do it too often or she might exhaust all nine lives! (No, she’s not a cat, I’m just being funny). I enjoy the hotel scenery and the back and forth point of views to see what’s happening in the whole story from different character perspectives. She makes a new friend on the police, Morris, who I would like to see become a supporting and recurring character.
I’m hopeful we get to meet the two sons in the next caper. I would love to see Agnes rounded out even more. I also love the relationship between Agnes and Alan. It’s charming and complex in terms of never quite listening to one another but also challenging each other to be more open. It would be fun to see some scenes from their past, too
If you like lovely, light mysteries with a clever amateur sleuth who can be too nosy but always kind, you will love this one.
Wonderful!
When Agnes returns to Tyneside, she finds another body and can’t keep away from the investigation. This book has many twists and turns, and it has the continuation of the romance with Alan thrown in for extra interest. As they unravel this mystery the pieces start falling closer to home for Agnes. A killer con artist is on the loose. I recommend this one and will read the next myself.
Agnes only came back to Tyneside because she really likes Alan—with all the hoopla that went on in Murder in Tyneside (see my review here) –it is hard to tell if he likes her–
Agnes Lockwood is a corpse magnet–no doubt about it. Alan Johnson with the Newcastle police force is forever trying to get her to get her nose out of all this dangerous business–but she is having none of it. And besides–this time it gets personal!!
Twists and turns that will keep you guessing–a definitely fun read! Will there be a third in this series–the ending makes it seem like there might be–I hope so.
5 Star review Death on Tyneside (Agnes Lockwood Mysteries #2) by Eileen Thornton
Audio Review:
Both the author Eileen Thornton and narrator Deborah Balm are new to me. Death on Tyneside is a cozy mystery and one that I found thoroughly entertaining; I loved this book from start to finish and was riveted as Agnes Lockwood finds herself embroiled in another death. Hoping to re connect with DCI Alan Johnson who she recently met up with again during another murder investigation, Agnes returns to Tyneside. Agnes is a feisty character that I found easy to relate to.
The writing was descriptive and I could easily imagine myself in Tyneside. The narrator really brought this book to life for me and did a good job keeping me entertained. This was a a book filled with a intrigue and suspense which kept me riveted as I listened to this story.