Quentin
Andrews is dead. As a surprise to many not only in Cherringham, he was quite
wealthy and has left a large fortune. Sarah’s father is astonished, obviously
he hardly knew anything about his chess mate who pretended to work as an
inventor of crossword puzzles. When the deceased’s will is read, the very last
puzzle is opened: whoever of the four potential heirs – his brother, his
ex-lover, his carer and an old friend – can solve it, will get all the money.
Since Quentin Andrews was already 89 years old and suffered from heart
weakness, the attack does not raise suspicion first, but when Sarah and Jack
dig a bit deeper into Quentin’s life and the four heirs, the death becomes more
and more suspicious.
The 15th
episode of the cosy crime series can come up with a good story and a
surprisingly exciting plot. I have read the previous episodes but after some
time, they became more and more repetitive and could not really entertain me
anymore. Yet, I had some waiting time today and picked another one which could fulfil
what I expect from such a quick cosy crime novel: some twists and turns in the
plot, yet a straightforward solution which does not leave any questions unanswered
and some typical English-village-ingredients. All in all, I could cover the
waiting time in quite a pleasurable way.
