A Honey Driver Mystery
'Quirky characters and intriguing goings-on in my favourite city, Bath. J G
Goodhind's wonderful books are crying out to be made into a TV series. An
absolute treat!'
Jill Mansell on Walking with Ghosts.
Honey Driver was very aware of her own mortality. She knew as sure as eggs were eggs that one day she would die. Up until tonight, though, she hadnt anticipated falling off her perch for a few years yet. After all, wasnt forty-five the new twenty-eight? But, then again, spending an evening trying to find evidence of the spirit world otherwise known as one of Baths famous ghost walks was bound to make you have funny thoughts.
Going on a ghost walk had been Mary Janes idea. She was thrilled at the prospect. And its my birthday, so itll be a real treat for us both.
Mary Jane was kind. Mary Jane was a friend. She was also not quite on this planet. She believed in ghosts, spirits, poltergeists, table tapping, guardian angels, and fairies at the bottom of the garden.
Ill check my diary, Honey had said. Pointless. There was nothing in it. No shindigs with fellow hoteliers; no invitations for drinks with Steve Doherty. Where was he when she needed him?
And now, here she was, traipsing around Bath in the middle of a deluge.
Its raining. Maybe we should try another time, suggested Honey hopefully. Ah, dont be silly, girl! Ghosts dont mind a drop of rain!
A drop ? It was now raining cats and dogs and plenty of other domestic animals, and Honeys trainers were sodden; a dewdrop of water clung to the tip of her nose. Shed started sneezing; not one or two blasts with time in between to dig deep for a packet of tissues. These were continuous, like beads on a rosary going round and around and around. This walk could be the death of her!
'The kick-off to Goodhind's new mystery series - fast moving with a likeable
heroine and an impeccably rendered Bath background...'
Kirkus Reviews
(USA) on Something in the Blood
'Sometimes it is the location alone makes you curious about a detective novel....Jean G Goodhind in her debut novel has added much more than that - a droll plot and a lot of British humour...'