Death Knocks Twice

St. Ives Book Club #2

by Nadine Doolittle

The St. Ives Book Club is at it again when one of their members discovers human remains in Lucinda Pye's field. The grisly discovery turns out to be Professor Gower Pye, Lucinda's common-law husband, who disappeared after a fractious dinner party at the farm seven years ago. St. Ives's amateur sleuths have questions. Why was Gower not found by before this? If the professor of medieval studies was murdered, who did it and why? Their questions lead them to an abundance of suspects. Eight guests at the dinner party had reasons to wish Gower dead. A scandalous tell-all memoir, a tawdry affair, a bitter family feud and a reputation destroyed surface as motives to kill. But if the professor was murdered that October night seven years ago, how do they prove it? And if they can't prove it, how can they accuse? When a second body is found, the gang knows that if they fail, a killer will go free.

Genres: Cozy Mystery

211 pages, Paperback

Published May 1, 2021

About the author

Nadine Doolittle is a Theatre Arts graduate from Studio 58 in Vancouver. She was a casting associate, then a reporter and now writes full time from her home in Quebec.
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Reviews

[Ryan Hoffman · Rating 4 out of 5]

The St Ives Mystery Book Club members ,including mystery writer Avery Holmes and mystery man Elliott Marks, end up with their second round of sleuthing. It all starts with human remains being found on the property of resident Lucinda Pye. Which turn out to belong to Grover Pye, Lucinda's husband who disappeared a dinner, 7 years ago. The group of book club sleuths put on their sleeping bags yet again to figure out what happened tp him that night. It's another great read in the series.

[G.P.P. Shillingford · Rating 5 out of 5]

Have read and want more!

[Kathie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Again the so-called "book club" sets out to solve a real mystery, when the body of Gower Pye turns up seven years after he went missing. The enigmatic Elliot Marks is determined to solve what he believes is a murder, although the rest of the club are less enthused. Marks, the main character, is quite peculiar and annoying, keeping the others guessing and doing his bidding. The other members of the club remain quite bland, and the romance drama of Solomon and Pearl is a unnecessary side foray.

I read the first book of the series and felt it was rather mediocre, but interesting enough to take another chance. My opinion of the series remains the same, so I will not be reading more of the series.