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Wendy Boynton

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Born

in The United Kingdom

Website

https://www.wendyboynton.co.uk

Genre

Mystery, Crime, Fiction

Member Since

August 2024

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Wendy spent twenty-six years living in the Salisbury area in the South of England, where her books are set. Although now living in the North East, she regularly returns to visit friends and family there.
Writing a novel was on her bucket list for many years, finally becoming a reality during the Covid lockdown in 2020. It took a further four years of rewriting, editing, rejections from publishers and angst, before her debut novel was published in October 2024.

Book 1: The Mystery of the Missing Brooch
Published Oct 2024
Book 2: The Mystery of the Missing Wallet
Published April 2025
Book 3: The Mystery of the Missing Child
Release date 17th October 2025
Book 4: The Mystery of the Missing Bequest
Coming 03/06/2026
And there are more to come!

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Average rating: 4.58 · 79 ratings · 44 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Mystery of the Missing Brooch (The Salisbury Murders #1) 4.55 avg rating — 47 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mystery of the Missing Child (The Salisbury Murders #3) 4.56 avg rating — 18 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mystery of the Missing Wallet (The Salisbury Murders #2) 4.71 avg rating — 14 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Salisbury Murders (3 books)
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Wendy Boynton liked Rachel A.'s review of The Mystery of the Missing Wallet (The Salisbury Murders #2): "I’ve been reading mysteries since I was a girl curled up with Agatha Christie, and Wendy Boynton’s The Mystery of the Missing Wallet is the absolute highlight of my 2025 reading year. Meg Thornton, that sharp-as-a-tack 81-year-old care-home resident," Read more of this review »
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Wendy Boynton liked Sarah Adams's review of The Mystery of the Missing Brooch (The Salisbury Murders #1): "This cozy mystery shines with its delightful duo, eighty one year old Meg Thornton and nineteen year old Lauren Peachy. What begins as a search for a missing heirloom quickly unravels into a maze of secrets, crimes, and unexpected danger. Meg’s sharp" Read more of this review »
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Wendy Boynton liked Elliot James's review of The Mystery of the Missing Brooch (The Salisbury Murders #1): "The Mystery of the Missing Brooch by Wendy Boynton is a charming and cleverly crafted cozy mystery. I adored the partnership between Meg Thornton and Lauren Peachy an eighty one year old widow with sharp instincts and a nineteen year old newcomer ful" Read more of this review »
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Wendy Boynton rated a book it was amazing Murder on the Cornish Coast (A Miss Underhay Mystery #19) by Helena Dixon	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I really enjoyed this story in the Miss Underhay series. I found the last couple of books less engrossing but Helena Dixon is back on her best form in this one and I did not see that ending coming!
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I love all of David's books. His writing is lyrical and evocative, and he manages to combine both humour and horror in wonderfully twisty stories. The only reason I've given Death Springs four stars rather than five is that it had a supernatural elem ...more
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