Another excellent Suffolk mystery

If you have read (or listened to) any of the Utterly books, you will already know the central characters, and the kind of scrapes they unwittingly get themselves into. If not, then you will enjoy meeting them and following their adventures in this, the fifth book of the series, now rendered into audio format by the voice(s) of Andy Deane.
The Suffolk countryside around the towns and villages of Stowmarket, Woolpit and Elmswell provides the well-depicted backdrop, and the familiar trio of friends leads us into the tale. This time it is Nick, carpenter and vocalist, who kicks things off by having his phone stolen at a gig, while Matt, the bumbling but handy computer nerd, stumbles upon a corpse in the bushes. Chrissie, always inquisitive, soon gets involved and friends and partners are drawn into the developing action and mystery. On the way we learn about antique ceramics, cabinet making, Japanese knotweed, wine production and internet search techniques, through the entertaining and convincing interactions of Pauline Manders' characters.
The pace builds gradually as the plot unfolds, and death by asphyxiation becomes a real fear for one of the friends. This is an engaging and entertaining audiobook, well-structured and professionally delivered. I greatly enjoyed it, and you will too!

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