Friday, January 10, 2025

ON THE RIGHT TRACK by Shaen Layle, Reviewed by Paula Shreckhise


PAULA'S REVIEW:

This is part of the Mysteries of Cold Hill Farms series but can be read as a stand-alone. It has a dual timeline plot.

In England, Harriet has inherited a veterinary practice from her grandfather and her Aunt Jinny, a medical doctor lives close by. Friend Ashley and her son Trevor come to visit from the States.
This was a good mystery about a manuscript discovered in a piece of furniture. Not an ordinary manuscript but one penned by a famous author. It recounts the story of sabotage during WWI. The plot thickens through letters found from an ancestor of Harriet and Jinny, sent to a Canary Girl who worked in a munitions factory. There was a lot of interesting history as well as clandestine activity that was uncovered in those letters.

Present day sees quite a few people after the manuscript and we are unsure of their motives, which adds to the suspense. And Harriet, Ashley and Trevor are playing sleuth.

The story and characters were believable and the writing flowed easily. The author showed faith in action through the characters. It makes me want to read the rest of the series.

*A complimentary copy of this book was provided by the author. I was not required to post a favorable review. All opinions are mine alone.* 5 stars and a solid faith thread.
 

BackCover Blurb:
On The Right Track is the eighth book in the Mysteries of Cobble Hill Farm Series.

Harriet Bailey gets a wonderful surprise when Ashley Fiske, her friend from the States, brings her young son, Trevor, to White Church Bay for a visit. Harriet cannot wait to share the village’s charms with her friend, but she never predicted they would end up solving a mystery together! An unpublished manuscript by a famous British children’s author named Adelaide Evergreen has turned up in Harriet’s aunt Jinny’s cottage. The book claims to tell the truth behind an infamous and mysterious railway crash that happened in White Church Bay in 1917, on the fringes of the Great War.

As Harriet delves deeper into the mystery, it’s difficult to tell where literary license ends, and reality begins. And when it is revealed that Harriet’s relative may have had a hand in causing the train tragedy, the stakes become personal. Will she find the truth at the end of the line? 

Guideposts Publishing, October, 2024
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