Blog Tour: Rubies in the Roses by Vivian Conroy

Rubies in the Roses

Vivian Conroy

Rating:

Amazon UK (£1.99)

Synopsis:

Welcome to Cornisea Island and spend your summer holidays in a Cornish Castle.

Guinevere Evans has a dream summer job: cataloguing books at a castle on a tidal island off the coast of Cornwall. With her perky dachshund Dolly by her side she explores the island's colourful history, tries fabulous local food and sees the gorgeous sunsets.

But when an old friend of her employer drops in, claiming a rare bejewelled wedding goblet is hidden in the castle gardens, strange events start to take place: several people turn up claiming they have a right to the elusive goblet, and a dead body is found on the beach.

An unfortunate accident, or does this death relate to the struggle for ownership of the goblet? Is there even a goblet?

Guinevere and Dolly dig in and discover plenty of motives to lie, steal and yes, maybe even kill. Can they prove what really happened to the victim and what became of the precious rubies that are at the heart of the mystery?

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Rubies in the Roses is a the second novel in the Cornish Castle series - and an exciting one at that! It's fun and oozes mystery and will leave you hanging on the edge of your chair trying to figure out what happens next.

I haven't actually read the first one in the series, but I wasn't lost and was able to keep up with the characters and what was going on. Although, one thing I will say is that I wish I did actually read the first one before this - just so I got to know the characters a bit better before the follow on! However, it wasn't a big deal and I still enjoyed it.

One thing I did absolutely love about this story was Guinevere's cute little dachshund Dolly. She's so cute! I found the characters were totally unique and I loved the way they all connected. Guinevere is down in Cornwall helping out Lord Bolingbrooke with the cataloging of his books. However, as the story gets started, a friend of Lord Bolingbrooke - Gregory Wadencourt - turns up out of the blue and exclaims that there is a missing silver goblet located somewhere at the castle.

This is where the mystery sets in, and I found myself hooked on the story. There is a death at the castle and Guinevere, with the help of her little doggy Dolly, set out to solve it. Throughout the story I was trying my best to figure out who could have done it - but alas I couldn't!

Overall, a really enjoyable read that you won't be able to put down. I myself don't usually read mystery novels - or cosy mysteries for that matter - but found that I really did enjoy it. If you're looking for a cosy mystery, then this is the series for you!

Thank you to Netgalley and to the publisher for a chance to read this novel, which I have reviewed honestly.

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About the Author:

Vivian Conroy writes the Cornish Castle Mysteries for HarperCollins, with book 1 Death Plays a Part released in July and Rubies in the Roses following in late August. Her Lady Alkmene Mysteries, of which the first instalment, A Proposal To Die For, became an Amazon USA and Canada best seller in five categories, will continue with a new instalment in October, Fatal Masquerade, set at a Venetian style masked ball where every guest has a secret and some of these secrets prove lethal.

For all the latest bookish news, with plenty of dogs and desserts, follow Vivian on Twitter via @VivWrites. You can also find her on Goodreads, Library Thing, Book Bub and Fantastic Fiction.

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