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'This is a story about what might happen when a woman takes charge... A glorious visceral mystery' The Times
While on her daily walk with her dog in the woods near her home, Vesta comes across a chilling handwritten note. Her name was Magda. Nobody will ever know who killed…
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1 author picked Death in Her Hands as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This is another book that kept me guessing all the way through–not only about the whodunnit but also about what kind of book it even is.
I loved Vesta Gul, an older widow who just moved into a rural community, as the unlikely sleuth. You’d think she had enough problems living in the middle of nowhere with no support network other than her dog, but after she finds a mysterious note in the woods, she’s determined to solve the murder mystery on her own, even before she finds a body.
I enjoyed watching her find a destructive new sense of…
From Kat's list on sleuths who have enough problems without a mystery to solve.
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