Fate Worse Than Death (1985)

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Beryl Websdell’s garden gnome has been kidnapped and she has received a ransom note demanding jelly beans as payment and the gnome will be returned to her. At the same time her daughter disappears, three days before her wedding. Has her daughter been kidnapped as well? Beryl doesn’t believe so and the police are puzzled but not unduly worried. DI Tait is getting on well with both his flying and his courtship of DCI Quantrill’s daughter, Alison. He is currently on leave and staying with his wealthy Aunt Con from whom he has expectations. When he and his aunt find the body of the missing girl Tait finds himself torn between his private life and his profession.This is a well written crime story with some fascinating insights into the motivations of some of the series characters. I usually read more than one book at a time but this kept me reading over two evenings because I had to know what the outcome was. I liked the descriptions of village life and the way the suspense was built up. The clues are there for the observant reader but it will take an observant reader to spot them.I thought the tensions between the police officers was very well done. DCI Quantrill was less prominent in this story but it was interesting to see more of DI Tait. I found this story compelling reading and I think anyone who enjoys crime novels with a strong puzzle element will find it enjoyable too. The characters are all too believable and three dimensional. I recommend this well written story as well as the rest of the novels in the series which are equally good.

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