VBT# Death of the Eleven-Toed Man - Book #2 Wye Valley Widows Cozy Mysteries - Gaynor Torrance - October 2025 There's something deeply satisfying about settling into a cozy mystery where the biggest dangers comes served with afternoon tea. Gaynor Torrance's second installment in the Wye Valley Widows series delivers exactly that comfort-read experience I've been craving. When Barney decides to try a new hobby treasure hunting, he certainly doesn't expect to unearth a corpse with an extra toe on his own estate. But this is Monksworthy, where even the most mundane activities seem to lead to murder, and our trio of amateur sleuths—Sylvie, Liz, and Harriet—are never far from the action. What I love most about Gaynor Torrance's writing is how she balances the dark premise of murder with genuinely laugh-out-loud moments. The villagers' immediate assumption that Barney is guilty had me shaking my head in recognition—we've all lived in communities where gossip s...

Review: Death of a Ghostwriter - A Wye Valley Widows Mystery - Gaynor Torrance - August 2025 When it comes to cozy mysteries, I'll be the first to admit I'm a bit of a mood reader. While I genuinely enjoy the genre, I often find myself frustrated by the leisurely pace that many UK-based cozies embrace—that distinctly British tendency to meander through teatime conversations and village gossip before getting to the meat of the mystery. So when I picked up Gaynor Torrance's "Death of a Ghostwriter," I wasn't entirely sure what to expect. What immediately hooked me were two irresistible elements: the ghostwriter angle (as someone who's always been fascinated by the invisible craft of writing for others) and the absolutely audacious premise that our victim, Albert, managed to juggle not one, not two, but three wives simultaneously. The sheer logistics alone had me turning pages. Albert's elaborate deception is almost admirable in its complexity. For thir...