Rooted in Evil (Campbell & Carter Mystery 5): A cosy Cotswold whodunit of greed and murder

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Rooted in Evil by Ann Granger is set in the Cotswold village of Weston Saint Ambrose and features Inspector Jess Campbell and Superintendent Ian Carter in their fifth murder mystery. Carl Finch is a desperate man. Cut out of his stepfather's will, he is heavily in debt and unless he can persuade his stepsister Hattie to bail him out, he'll be in even more trouble. Hattie's husband Guy has never liked Carl and wants his wife's inheritance for his own use, so Hattie agrees to meet Carl in secret to discuss his predicament. Little does she realise that when she arrives at their meeting point in Crooked Man Wood she'll find Carl's dead body...

Ann Granger has lived in cities all over the world, since for many years she worked for the Foreign Office and received postings to British embassies as far apart as Munich and Lusaka. She is now permanently based in Oxfordshire.

Characterisation, as ever with Granger, is sharp and astringent - The Times The plot is neat and ingenious, the characters rounded and touchingly credible ... a pleasure to read - Ham and High The reader can expect a treat. Lively, different and fun - Yorkshire Post She is on to another winner - Birmingham Post