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About the book
Publication Date : 12th August 2026
Publisher : Joffe Books
Genre : Crime Thriller
Page Count : 302 pages
Series / Standalone : 2nd standalone book in the New Forest Murder Mysteries
Blurb
Detective Elinor Saxby thinks she’s found her perfect rural retreat: a crooked little cottage amid the towering pines of the New Forest. But bad things still happen in beautiful places . . .
On a lonely stretch of shingle, where the Solent laps the forest’s edge, something terrible is about to wash ashore.
The bloated body of a young man. Several days dead.
A ragged wound gapes in his chest. Because this was no accident. He’s been shot at close range, then dumped.
City cop Elinor’s on the case — and utterly out of her depth.
The frosty coastguard tells Elinor the victim is a stranger. From out of town. But Elinor would swear she knows more than she’s saying . . .
Before long, a second body is discovered deep in the forest.
Same wound. Same cold-blooded MO. Same killer?
It’s up to Elinor to unravel the truth from the lies, before more victims die. But she’d better watch her back.
Because here in the New Forest, secrets run deeper — and darker — than the murky waters of the Solent itself.
Trusting the wrong person might just cost Elinor everything . . .
About Linda Mather
Linda Mather is the author of the Jo and Macy Mystery series. The 6th book in this series is THE PERFECT HOUSE FOR MURDER, published in August 2023.
Her Jo and Macy Mystery books are Forecast Murder, A Sign for Murder, Murder as Predicted, The Hanged Man and A Future Murder, all published by Joffe Books and available on Amazon. They feature Jo Hughes and her private investigator boss David Macy. Jo is an astrologer, who also works as a PI and whose tenacious inquiries lead her to twisty resolutions.
The Jo and Macy Mysteries series is set in the West Midlands and Cotswolds. A sense of place is really important to Linda. She likes to research the places she writes about by visiting when she can to absorb the atmosphere, weaving the details into the stories.
The idea for her latest book came to her during lockdown during many canal walks. The cottages with their flower-filled window boxes and the idyllic pubs along the canal path are so pretty and perfect that it looks as if nothing bad could ever happen there. Linda saw this as a challenge.
Linda has recently landed a contract for 3 books in a police thriller series and is currently writing the first of these, which is set in the New Forest. She also has plans for the next Jo & Macy Mystery.
Linda Mather’s past adventures with Zooloo’s Book Tours – check out the lineup!
Reviewers Schedule
Daily Wrap Links | Reviewer’s Link |
12th August | loopyloulaura MoMoBookDiary |
13th August | nadz_sargent |
14th August | The Word Is Out |
15th August | booksbakesbloomsandtea lisa_reads_alot thelibraryofmills Sue Loves to Read |
16th August | Rambling Mads Peacockbookreview |
17th August | inwordsandvoice imreadingmybook |
18th August | book_a_holic_17 Read and Rated |
