A Mysterious Review of Beyond Belief by Helen Smith. An Emily Castles Mystery.
Review summary: This is an enjoyable mystery, though one that seems focused more on creating a cast of eccentric characters, some more interesting and entertaining than others, than anything else. Kind of charming in an English-village sort of way, but overall not terribly memorable. (Click here for text of full review.)
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Beyond Belief
Helen Smith
An Emily Castles Mystery
Thomas & Mercer (January 2014)
Publisher synopsis: Emily Castles, spare-time private investigator, full-time desk jockey is at it again! When renowned psychic Perspicacious Peg predicts a murder will occur at England's Belief and Beyond conference, her skeptical colleagues recruit twenty-six-year-old budding sleuth Emily to attend the event to investigate. The suspected victim is illusionist Edmund Zenon, who plans to perform a daring stunt at the conference.
In the seaside town of Torquay, Emily meets a colorful cast of characters: dramatic fortune-teller Madame Nova; kindly Bobby Blue Suit and his three psychic dachshunds; Sarah and Tim Taylor, devastated parents mourning their late son; and religious cult members Hilary, Trina, and the Colonel. Tensions rise as believers in science, the supernatural, and the spiritual clash with one another. But once a body count begins, Emily must excuse herself from the séances and positivity circles, and use old-fashioned detective work to find the killer.
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