Written by Debbie Young⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
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I saw Death at the Village Chess Club being advertised for a blog tour but by the time I was ready to commit, the tour was full!
I was lucky enough, however, to obtain a free digital copy through Netgalley to review, so will begin by thanking the author, Debbie Young, her publisher, Boldwood Books and Netgalley.
I was lucky enough, however, to obtain a free digital copy through Netgalley to review, so will begin by thanking the author, Debbie Young, her publisher, Boldwood Books and Netgalley.
The blurb:
Death at the Village Chess ClubWith her Curiosity Shop open for business, Alice Carroll is finally settling into life in the picturesque Cotswold village of Little Pride. But then her old life comes knocking… Alice’s ex boyfriend, Steven, who dumped her to travel the world, has run out of money and asks Alice to sell off his collection of chess sets.
Alice decides to host a tournament to showcase the boards, and her plan seems to be working. That is, until chess pieces begin to mysteriously disappear. And when a body is discovered outside the tournament, Alice realises that the victim was a pawn in another, far more dangerous game.
As the host of the event, Alice is eager to help the police investigate. She doesn’t know why anyone would be interested in stealing random chess pieces, let alone willing to kill for them, but she’s determined to find out. Can she solve the case before someone else gets hurt?
Or will this be one gambit too far for Alice?
Fiction
Mystery
My thoughts:
I chose to read this book because the blurb appealed to me and I liked the cover which suggested a cozy mystery of the kind I'd really enjoy. And I was not disappointed!
Death at the Village Chess Club is the second book in the series The Cotswold Curiosity Shop Mysteries but is easily read as a standalone. The writing style is warm and inviting, and Alice Carroll is a very likeable protagonist, for whom I was rooting from the start. I loved the glimpse of village life and the hint of romance for both Alice and her lodger Danny. I'm only sorry that I have not yet read the first in this series, Death at the Old Curiosity Shop, although this is now added to my ever-increasing wish-list.
I found Death at the Village Chess Club to be a quick and enjoyable read which kept me guessing as to the importance of the chess set and its missing pieces.
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