"A Wicket of Lies" By Victoria Tait: Review/Giveaway

Review by Sarah Erwin

Details at the end of this post on how to enter to win a copy of the book and a link to purchase it.

A Wicket of Lies is book two in Victoria Tait’s new Cotswold Antique Mystery series.

It’s summer time in the Cotswolds and after an auction featuring antique sporting equipment (specifically cricket), our favorite characters (Keya and Dotty) are participating on a women’s summer cricket team. However, at a summer match, one of the new players to the women’s team is killed. At first it seems like a tragic accident, but Keya and Dotty aren’t so sure. The two pair up to investigate, and only these two fearless sleuths can uncover so much in just an afternoon.

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As with Victoria’s other books, this is a well-paced mystery. It took this reader a minute to settle in as there is a lot of information about cricket before the mystery starts. However, after some googling to watch a few videos of cricket, I was on my way. Of course, when the body was found, I was quickly turning the pages – finishing this in about a day.

I had my suspicions of the guilty party thanks to Dotty and Keya and their careful review of the scene, interviews with suspects, and their piecing together of the clues. I couldn’t have done it without them.

The Cotswold setting is such a draw for this series. It’s summer in the Midwest when I read this, so I appreciated the cozy details Victoria adds that allows me to simply sink into the story – I love the way she describes all the parts of the story from the characters, to the villages, and to the food.

While I’ll share no spoilers here, I am delighted with the love filled ending!

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Sarah Erwin started her career as a children’s librarian, later becoming a public library director and now she’s a stay at home mom. While her career might have changed, her love of reading has been a constant since 4th grade and she reads over 200 books a year. Read along with her on her blog Sarah Can’t Stop Reading or on Instagram. Sarah lives in St. Louis, MO with her two kids, her husband and a family dog and cat.

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