Sidney Middleton is a popular figure in Taviscombe, always polite and friendly, happy to contribute to charities when asked. But when he dies suddenly and it becomes apparent that his death was a murder, Sheila Malory begins to learn about another Sidney Middleton, a wicked man whom quite a few people had good cause to want dead…. I was a little worried at the beginning of “Mrs. Malory and the Silent Killer,” the 15th in the series, because the victim didn’t seem to fit the usual pattern of these books - that the murdered person kind of, sort of, deserved it. But my mind was soon put at rest in that regard, and I could just enjoy the book’s depictions of English village life, filled with the small concerns of chimney sweeping, preparing cakes for jumble sales and the curiosity brought to bear when a new couple comes to town. Although set in the early 2000s, this story could have been told in almost any era, showing that small-town life doesn’t change all that much, and nor do people. Recommended! ( )

Simple little English countryside mystery. Mrs. Malory is Miss Marple, updated and dumbed down for the modern reader. ( )

PLease don't believe that life in the Westcountry is like this! I know this area well and it's nowhere near this twee! Good story though, bit Miss Marple - y ( )