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Doing a re-read of Catherine Aird's Callshire Chronicles. Dating from the late 60's to 80's. She wrote classic British Detective stories. They tend to be very competent and entertaining and are a good option for those who enjoy Agatha Christie. On the negative side her personal politics and opinions do seep into the books and she is comes across as stuffy and Thatcherite.

An old timey mystery featuring Inspector Sloan. For a short book the plot twist was well handled and surprising.

#2 in the Sloan & Crosby series, and a fun read.

A woman is found dead on a lonely village roadway, victim of a hit & run. What could be a sad but simple crime is complicated by the discovery that not only was the “accident” purposeful, but also that the woman could not have been the mother of her only daughter. Then who is Henrietta?
I found the dual investigations (By the police on side, and Henrietta herself on the other) to be very engaging.

What seems like a hit and run soon turns complicated. It‘s determined the victim never had children, so who‘s Henrietta? Henrietta is shocked to learn her mother isn‘t her mother after all.... Detective Sloan has a complicated case on his hands. If no one knows anything, how can he find out who Henrietta really is? Someone knew and killed to keep the secret.

British countryside mystery. Slightly dated language. Good plot.

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