Dotty Dishes The Dirt by Diane Ezzard

 


Dotty Dishes the Dirt
Diane Ezzard

4 Stars


  • Publication Date : Aug 26th 2019
  • Pages : 116


Publisher's Blurb

Grisly discovery as Dotty’s dog unearths human bones in the garden
Dotty’s new job as a gardener gets off to an eventful start when her little dog, Winnie the poodle digs up human remains. Dotty becomes an amateur sleuth as she sets out to find out more.

Who is the body in the garden?
Does her friend’s grandad know more than he is saying?
Can Dotty and her friends get to the bottom of the mystery?

Together, they expose secrets and lies that rock the close-knit quaint English village.

Everyone’s peace is about to be shattered.

Discover this new series of murder and mayhem and dive into the prequel to the Dotty Drinkwater Mystery Series

This charming cozy mystery will leave you scratching your head with its twists and turns and laugh out loud adventures.

This series is perfect for fans of CeeCee James, HY Hanna and Agatha Frost.

 

Review

When Dotty decides to start her own gardening business she never thought she’d find a skeleton buried in the flowerbed on her very first job. Dotty teams up with her two best friends to solve the mystery.

An enjoyable prequel to the Dotty Drinkwater Cozy Mystery Series. The plot is interesting and the characters are fun.

Whilst this is a light and witty mystery novella it raises some serious points regarding unmarried pregnancy and the handling of mental illness in the past that gives the reader pause to think about how our fairly recent ancestors behaved.

I like the fact that the book is set in the UK as it is more relatable for a Brit but the occasional term may be confusing for a non UK reader in the same way that I sometimes struggle with American slang.

Overall this is a nice introduction to the world of Dotty and her friends which is continued in Dotty Dices With Death

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The Author


Born

Manchester, The United Kingdom

Website


Twitter
https://twitter.com/diane_ezzard


Genre
Mystery, Crime, Ebooks


Influences
Gillian Flynn, Liane Moriarty, Rachel Abbott




I'm a self-published author. I like to write emotionally charged psychological thrillers and mysteries about everyday people in seemingly ordinary circumstances until something goes badly wrong in their lives.

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