Dead & Buried (A Rose Bennett Mystery #5)
A brazen bank clerk, a poisoned pensioner, and a missing inheritance? It’s just business as usual for financial investigator Rose Bennett …
The Larches Residential Home is a haven of genteel respectability until bitter newcomer Gerald Flynn accuses the home’s most popular resident of being a liar, a crook and a fraud. Some personalities just never hit it off, but when Ramsey Sutherland dies in suspicious circumstances, even those who were fond of him can’t help wondering if Flynn’s accusation might contain a grain of truth.
Rose Bennett can’t help wondering about it, either. Engaged to look into an allegation that a shapely, gold-digging colleague at the East & Northern Bank is exploiting a vulnerable elderly customer, she looks at the evidence against young Emily Butterfield with a practiced eye, and begins to question just who is manipulating who.
Investigating the circumstances of Ramsey’s untimely death, DI George Mulligan can find only one obvious motive for murder. But as Rose begins to unravel the truth behind Emily’s relationship with Ramsey Sutherland, and Mulligan digs into the past to understand Gerald Flynn’s grudge against the dead man, events are set to take a devastating turn which neither of them could have seen coming …
Reviews
This series is quite good. Well written and edited. The plots are good, the story moves along and the characters are interesting. Each book is a stand alone book but there are numerous recurring characters.
I have really enjoyed these books and hope that there will be many more to come. I like the cast of characters (and Mac!), and used to work in a banking HQ, so I don't find that aspect boring the way some might. I read a lot of British crime thrillers and/or police procedurals -some quite dark- so this is on the lighter, cozier side but I was stoked when I got the alert that there was a new book in the series. If you are looking for a high action, gritty series then look elsewhere, but otherwise I definitely recommend the Rose Bennett mysteries.
5th book in series, and really enjoying character development with Rose, Benny, Di Mulligan and Mac. This book has more of an enjoyable detective series feel to it, with less detailed banking info included. If you enjoy Ann Granger etc, this is worth a read. It is not too dark or gory, an enjoyable read. Looking forward to the next instalment.
