The Village Fete Murder
(2026)(The fourth book in the Blackmore Vale Mysteries series)
A novel by Anthony Frazer
The gardens are pristine. The secrets are deadly.
When celebrity television gardener Geoffrey Hawthorne is found murdered at the Brambledene village fête, DCI Rhys Morgan and DC Ben Carter discover that the charming judge had enemies — more than anyone realised.
Behind the bunting and the flower displays, the picture-perfect village hides decades of secrets, grudges, and quiet desperation. Hawthorne's carefully cultivated reputation conceals a darker truth, and as the investigation deepens, Rhys and Ben find themselves with an embarrassment of suspects — each with reason to want the famous gardener dead.
But in a community where everyone knows everyone, and old wounds run deeper than the roots of the ancient hedgerows, nothing is quite what it seems. The truth, when it finally emerges, will challenge everything the detectives thought they understood about justice, revenge, and the price of silence.
A compelling whodunnit with heart, The Village Fête Murder is a masterful blend of classic mystery and modern moral complexity — perfect for fans of Richard Osman, Ann Cleeves, and the golden age of detective fiction.
Genre: Mystery
When celebrity television gardener Geoffrey Hawthorne is found murdered at the Brambledene village fête, DCI Rhys Morgan and DC Ben Carter discover that the charming judge had enemies — more than anyone realised.
Behind the bunting and the flower displays, the picture-perfect village hides decades of secrets, grudges, and quiet desperation. Hawthorne's carefully cultivated reputation conceals a darker truth, and as the investigation deepens, Rhys and Ben find themselves with an embarrassment of suspects — each with reason to want the famous gardener dead.
But in a community where everyone knows everyone, and old wounds run deeper than the roots of the ancient hedgerows, nothing is quite what it seems. The truth, when it finally emerges, will challenge everything the detectives thought they understood about justice, revenge, and the price of silence.
A compelling whodunnit with heart, The Village Fête Murder is a masterful blend of classic mystery and modern moral complexity — perfect for fans of Richard Osman, Ann Cleeves, and the golden age of detective fiction.
Genre: Mystery
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