Utterly Knotted

Utterly #5

by Pauline Manders

Knotweed is invasive and ugly - and so is murder in Suffolk. A body is found near the railway line in Needham Market while Nick, a carpentry apprentice gets wasted at a gig miles away in Rattlesden.
Chrissie, Matt and Nick, friends since their Utterly Academy days, follow trails stretching from Bury St Edmunds to Woodbridge and Felixstowe, and discover murky secrets of an abusive past. Throw into the mix a turkey farm, winery and a French flea market pot and you have the ingredients for a perfect murder.
The author's interest in carpentry and classic cars, and her love of the Suffolk countryside and her scientific medical background colour this latest Utterly crime novel. It stands alone, but is also a gripping sequel to Utterly Explosive, Utterly Fuelled, Utterly Rafted and Utterly Reclaimed.

338 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 20, 2015

About the author

Pauline Manders was born in London where she went on to train as an ENT surgeon. She moved to East Anglia with her husband and two children, where she worked for over 30 years before retiring from the NHS. She lives in rural Suffolk in a converted barn and gains inspiration for her crime novels by walking in the countryside with her Weimaraner, Otto. Since retirement, she has had time to write, pursue her shared interest with her husband in classic cars, and also attend a local carpentry group. She is still working on carving three diving ducks as legs for a small table - some projects are more of a challenge than others!

Reviews

[Linda King · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great story with suspense right from the start. Intriguing how all the strands eventually fit together but with some red herrings as to which characters would be involved. Good research into local area and more technical aspects used to develop the storyline. Once again Pauline Manders has kept me gripped all the way to the end.