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Honey Driver Mystery #6
Murder by Mudpack
MOVE OVER MISS MARPLE, THERE'S A NEW AMATEUR SLEUTH IN TOWN.
Glowing candles, serene music, a relaxing mud treatment . . . and a dead body. Honey is on the case!
Honey Driver is asked to go undercover by her police inspector boyfriend Steve to help solve the recent and grisly drowning of a woman at the local spa. She has no idea she is diving headlong into her most baffling mystery yet.
The victim is the Lady Macrottie — a distinguished local aristocrat found fully submerged in a mud bath.
The staff at the spa all have solid alibis, and even Lady Macrottie’s husband — set to inherit her crumbling estate — seems innocent.
The only lead in the case is a mysterious scruffy man seen in the area just before the murder, but with no way to trace him, Honey and Steve are truly stumped.
Then a guest at Honey’s own hotel is found dead under what appear to be suspicious circumstances. Now it’s become personal . . .
Glowing candles, serene music, a relaxing mud treatment . . . and a dead body. Honey is on the case!
Honey Driver is asked to go undercover by her police inspector boyfriend Steve to help solve the recent and grisly drowning of a woman at the local spa. She has no idea she is diving headlong into her most baffling mystery yet.
The victim is the Lady Macrottie — a distinguished local aristocrat found fully submerged in a mud bath.
The staff at the spa all have solid alibis, and even Lady Macrottie’s husband — set to inherit her crumbling estate — seems innocent.
The only lead in the case is a mysterious scruffy man seen in the area just before the murder, but with no way to trace him, Honey and Steve are truly stumped.
Then a guest at Honey’s own hotel is found dead under what appear to be suspicious circumstances. Now it’s become personal . . .
- GenresFictionCozy Mystery
272 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2010
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About the author
Jean G. Goodhind
23 books24 followersJean G. Goodhind is a popular writer of women’s fiction, romance and comedy. For many years she owned and ran a haunted guest house on the outskirts of Bath and was one of the founder members of the Bath Hotel and Restaurant Association. Her experiences inspired the international bestselling Honey Driver series. She has won a BBC Radio award for scriptwriting. She also writes women’s fiction as Lizzie Lane and has writes a regular column for the Western Daily Press.
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January 7, 2017
The sixth entry in J.G. Goodhind’s amusing Honey Driver series begins after the Lady Carlotta Macrottie has suffocated in a mud bath while at a swanky health spa. Police Inspector Steve Dougherty of the Bath police thinks the death murder rather than an accident, so Honey Driver, hotelier and police liaison for the Bath Hotel Association, checks into the Beauty Spot Health and Beauty Clinic — all expenses paid by the authorities — to snoop around. And there turns out to be plenty to find out.
Meanwhile, Honey’s mother and daughter begin to suspect that Honey has actually gone off to herself in shape in order to marry Dougherty, who’s her flame as well as her partner in crime detection. Daughter Lindsay Driver, left in charge at her mother’s Green River Hotel, begins to suspect that a brusque and shifty hotel guest is actually an undercover hotel inspector. Predictably, both situations come to a head while Honey is incommunicado at the beauty spa — with pretty amusing results.
Murder by Mudpack proves to be a pretty fun “beach read” — whether you’re actually at the seashore or just seeking a breezy, funny read in the depths of a winter storm.
Meanwhile, Honey’s mother and daughter begin to suspect that Honey has actually gone off to herself in shape in order to marry Dougherty, who’s her flame as well as her partner in crime detection. Daughter Lindsay Driver, left in charge at her mother’s Green River Hotel, begins to suspect that a brusque and shifty hotel guest is actually an undercover hotel inspector. Predictably, both situations come to a head while Honey is incommunicado at the beauty spa — with pretty amusing results.
Murder by Mudpack proves to be a pretty fun “beach read” — whether you’re actually at the seashore or just seeking a breezy, funny read in the depths of a winter storm.
February 2, 2017
What follows is an honest review; I am sure many loved the book & I will agree it was good, to a point. I simply have difficulty getting into many British books, I suppose one could say, they are simply not my cup of tea.
Hannah Driver, known to her friends as Honey is the owner of a Bath area hotel as well as being a part-time crime liaison officer for the police. (While it is not clear as to Honey’s being chosen it may well be her boyfriend who is a member of the local police department.)
It seems that Honey has a strange way of dealing with things while investigating them, and how she finally discovers the truth is really over my head.
To all of those who loved the book, the best I can give it is 3 stars.
Hannah Driver, known to her friends as Honey is the owner of a Bath area hotel as well as being a part-time crime liaison officer for the police. (While it is not clear as to Honey’s being chosen it may well be her boyfriend who is a member of the local police department.)
It seems that Honey has a strange way of dealing with things while investigating them, and how she finally discovers the truth is really over my head.
To all of those who loved the book, the best I can give it is 3 stars.
July 17, 2023
Great fun read
I am reading my way through the series and have ment every one so far. Honey is such a great character and Docherty Mary Jane and the sensible daughter look ing forward to the next one
I am reading my way through the series and have ment every one so far. Honey is such a great character and Docherty Mary Jane and the sensible daughter look ing forward to the next one
March 23, 2020
An ideal read for holiday or travel. Interesting characters and a straightforward plot.
July 1, 2023
It was an enjoyable read. It will hardly keep you on the edge of your seat but that’s just how I like my mysteries, easy reading.
July 3, 2023
A fun ride!
I enjoyed this book. The characters are interesting, the plot is easily followed, and the story was fun to read. I do recommend this book.
I enjoyed this book. The characters are interesting, the plot is easily followed, and the story was fun to read. I do recommend this book.
July 12, 2023
This novel had me laughing out loud often. For those looking for a cozy murder mystery with a cast of eccentric characters and a humorous slant, this one delivers nicely.
February 11, 2024
Another great book in a fabulous murder mystery series set in Bath.
July 5, 2024
honey driver
I have been a devotee of Honey’s stories for a long time. The combination of Bath, Honey and Lindsey and Doherty is great.
I have been a devotee of Honey’s stories for a long time. The combination of Bath, Honey and Lindsey and Doherty is great.
January 1, 2026
Boyfriend, Steve, asks Honey to go undercover.
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May 17, 2015
Really a 3.5 stars. This is the sixth entry in the Honey Driver series set in Bath.
Honey Driver owns & runs a hotel in Bath with the help of her daughter. Honey also has a side job as crime liaison officer, working with her boyfriend, the rumpled and sexy detective Steve Doherty.
After the suspicious death of Lady Carlotta Macrottie, who has suffocated in a mud bath while at a swanky health spa, Steve asks Honey to checkin as a guest and nosey around.
Murder by Mudbath is a enjoyable cozy with some witty dialog. I particularly liked "How many times had she promised her body she would take it to the gym? Too many. Her body had always protested at her intentions. She took it from that that her body knew better than she did. Who was she to force the issue"
There is a lot going on with suspicious doctors, the local mob, shifty hotel guests,a meddlesome match-making mother,a shady but amusing dishwasher 'Clint'Eastwood and a solution I didn't see coming. I haven't read any of the others in this series but will now seek them out.
I received a free copy for an honest review from Accent Press through Goodreads First Reads..
Honey Driver owns & runs a hotel in Bath with the help of her daughter. Honey also has a side job as crime liaison officer, working with her boyfriend, the rumpled and sexy detective Steve Doherty.
After the suspicious death of Lady Carlotta Macrottie, who has suffocated in a mud bath while at a swanky health spa, Steve asks Honey to checkin as a guest and nosey around.
Murder by Mudbath is a enjoyable cozy with some witty dialog. I particularly liked "How many times had she promised her body she would take it to the gym? Too many. Her body had always protested at her intentions. She took it from that that her body knew better than she did. Who was she to force the issue"
There is a lot going on with suspicious doctors, the local mob, shifty hotel guests,a meddlesome match-making mother,a shady but amusing dishwasher 'Clint'Eastwood and a solution I didn't see coming. I haven't read any of the others in this series but will now seek them out.
I received a free copy for an honest review from Accent Press through Goodreads First Reads..
August 9, 2022
This series is definitely growing on me.
Honey goes undercover at a health spa after a woman is found dead in a mud bath. She finds the staff all too perfect in appearance (they promote and arrange for plastic surgery, usually in Venezuela where it is cheaper) and obviously the staff practice what they preach. When a therapist Honey questions is fired, Honey is convince that someone at the spa is guilty and did not want her talking.
Clint, the occasional dishwasher of the Green River Hotel, has dallied with the model at his art class, and now that she is pregnant, her husband, a possibly mafia restaurant owner, is out to cut off his dangly bits. His goons keep trying to pick up Honey, as he is certain that she knows where Cliff is hiding.
Honey goes undercover at a health spa after a woman is found dead in a mud bath. She finds the staff all too perfect in appearance (they promote and arrange for plastic surgery, usually in Venezuela where it is cheaper) and obviously the staff practice what they preach. When a therapist Honey questions is fired, Honey is convince that someone at the spa is guilty and did not want her talking.
Clint, the occasional dishwasher of the Green River Hotel, has dallied with the model at his art class, and now that she is pregnant, her husband, a possibly mafia restaurant owner, is out to cut off his dangly bits. His goons keep trying to pick up Honey, as he is certain that she knows where Cliff is hiding.
October 7, 2010
Hotel owner Honey Driver doesn't have time for fancy beauty treatments. But her boyfriend, police officer Steve, asks her to go to a spa where a woman has recently, mysteriously died. There's a lot going on at the spa, including the machinations of its beautiful ice queen of a manager, who tries to intimidate Honey. Fat chance--if Honey's mother can't do it, nobody can! Honey also has to worry about her dishwasher, who has the Mob looking for him.
August 10, 2012
This was OK but I didn't enjoy it as much as the other book I read in this series. I think it might be because the main female charatcer was on her own for much of the early part of the book, so there wasn't the banter between her and her family and friends which there was in the first book. It wasn't a bad book by any means but just not as much fun as Walking with Ghosts
September 8, 2022
Murder By Mudpack
I loved this book. It was filled with a little of everything. Murder, mayhem and romance. Happy that the main characters are finally together. I can't wait to read next!!!
I loved this book. It was filled with a little of everything. Murder, mayhem and romance. Happy that the main characters are finally together. I can't wait to read next!!!
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