While the permanent cook and friend is away on holiday Jenny Starling has agreed to work at the Spindlewood Inn in Caulcott Deeping for owners Richard and Muriel Sparkey. Her first assignment is to prepare the food for a 'Regency Extravaganza' weekend. Jenny is hopeful that the weekend will go off without a death. Unfortunately she is proved wrong and D.I. Thomas Franklyn is called in to investigate. Though he is intelligent enough to realise that Jenny can be a help and not a hindrance
Another enjoyable well-written cozy mystery in this delightful series, which can easily be read as a standalone story.
I received an ARC copy from the publisher ( )

Jenny Starling is a traveling cook who has landed another plumb assignment. Not only is Jenny an exceptional cook who is in high demand for her culinary skills, but she has been more than instrumental when it comes to excelling at amateur sleuthing.

Currently, Jenny is at The Spindlewood Inn, and a play is being produced there. Jenny hopes to regale them with her tried and true recipes, but also wants to try a few new things. She is quickly distracted, however, when the leading actress in the endeavor, Rachel Norman, is discovered drowned in the pond. Using her sharp instincts, Jenny correctly assumes that it is a case of murder.

As Jenny begins working with the police, who are none too keen to accept her help, and also headed in her very own direction, Jenny starts to unravel tensions within the realms of the troupe - things not previously before seen or mentioned. Things are not going to be easy, especially as certain facts are revealed, but the intrepid Jenny is nothing short of insistent.

The Country Inn Mystery is the seventh book in the Jenny Starling series which could be read as standalone, as it is a new location and victim. However, the entire series is a delight, and if readers want to enjoy the over six foot voluptuous woman, with uncanny beauty and intelligence, then, by all means, be sure to get the previous titles in this series. This is a quick read that I was able to devour in one sitting.

Many thanks to Joffe Books and Books n All Book Promotions for this ARC to review in exchange for my honest opinion. ( )

Jenny Starling is a traveling cook and agrees to replace her friend in a small country inn so her friend can take a vacation. There will be a group of amateur actors recreating an historical tale of love and loss where the recreated ending becomes all too real.

A nice little mystery but it lack something to really grab me as a reader. Maybe if I had read the previous books in the series I would have liked it more. ( )

England, murder-investigation, law-enforcement, amateur-sleuth

Impossible for me to do an unbiased review on a Jenny Starling book! Each is excellent and easily stands alone.
Traveling cook Jenny Starling agreed to take over for her friend who is going on a two week vacation. The job is at a lovely Inn in the Cotswolds which is hosting a production by a troupe of amateur thespians. Easy to figure out who the victim will be, but the plot takes some interesting twists and tosses in not a few red herrings. Another fun read!
I requested and received a free ebook copy from Joffe Books via NetGalley. Thank you! ( )