Lady Eleanor Swift is back in her 21st adventure from author Verity Bright. Having travelled around the country and indeed across the world, the newest mystery takes place closer to home.
Partaking in the village’s Spring open doors event, sampling foods from different homes, a number of people are subsequently struck down with a bad case of food poisoning. Unfortunately, there’s a fatality, and it appears the poisoning may not have been accidental.
Weighed down by planning her upcoming nuptials, Ellie is reluctant to get involved, but things start to get political when there’s a further death and the two sides of the village are pitted against each other.
On the one hand there is the old traditional village, the way it’s always been, and on the other is the new factory and workers. Industrialisation is coming and bringing with it a change to the way of life the villagers have always known. Can Lady Swift bring them together and solve the case?
Overall, an enjoyable entry into the series, as everything seems to be against Ellie reaching the altar. As usual, she is ably supported by her butler and her larger than life staff members at Henley Hall, and it’s nice to catch up with everyone.
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