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Dark Undertakings
Dark Undertakings | Rebecca Tope
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Fifty-five-year-old Jim Lapsford makes an unusually healthy-looking corpse. A life-long devotee of vitamin pills and herbal remedies, it seems almost ironic that he has succumbed to a heart attack, but his doctor is convinced that this is the case. Trainee undertaker Drew Slocombe isn't so sure. As an ex-nurse, Drew is convinced that there is enough conflicting medical evidence to merit a coroner's inquest at least. And then there's Jim's personal life: in addition to a long-suffering wife, two sons, and a grieving terrier, Jim appears to have left behind a series of scorned mistresses. Everyone else seems happy to accept the doctor's verdict, and Drew knows he shouldn't rock the boat. But can he really turn his back on murder? With plenty of suspects, zero proof, and Jim's cremation just days away, Drew sure has his work cut out for him... Smart, engrossing, and delightfully refreshing, Dark Undertakings is another great West Country mystery from Rebecca Tope.
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rwmg
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There were times I thought the way everybody knew/was related to everybody else was being stretched a bit far, but I did enjoy this one. Since it has no characters in common with the first book I'm not sure what makes it a series. Although it's called the West Country series, there isn't much of a sense of place. It could have been any town.

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rwmg
Dark Undertakings | Rebecca Tope
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Ruthiella I thought of @MrBook too when I saw those tots! 😂 3y
rwmg @Ruthiella When I saw them on the menu I knew I had to have them 3y
MrBook @rwmg , alriiiight!!! 😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😆 How‘d they go down, my friend?! 3y
rwmg @MrBook I can taste why you like them so much 😋😁 3y
MrBook @rwmg , because they taste like chicken. 🤣😇 3y
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Jhullie
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I have met Drew Slocombe in the Cotswold mysteries but this earlier glimpse of his life is interesting. It was intriguing to watch him discover his own passion for detective work as his instincts forced him to be the only one to question a seemingly natural death.

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Jhullie
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#currentlyreading I have read the entire Cotswold Mysteries series, featuring house sitter Thea Osborne, so decided to give this a try. I know the main character, Drew, from the other books so this is an interesting glimpse into his life before he met Thea.

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Jhullie
Dark Undertakings | Rebecca Tope
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Pneumonia 😔
Reading in bed 📖📚

moranadatter Pneumonia is the worst! Feel better soon! 8y
HardcoverHarlot Feel better! The only good thing about being sick is getting to read for long periods of time! 8y
Carol Oh damn 💗💗 8y
LauraBeth Hope you have a kitty snuggling in bed with you while you rest 😺 8y
Jhullie Tonks is not the best snuggler, she has come to visit me a few times for some head rubs though. 8y
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Jhullie
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I enjoy the Cotswold mysteries with Thea Osborne so I am hoping I like this precursor to her meeting Drew.