The police consisted of one, out of her depths, detective, who LITERALLY hands the files for the murders over to this threesome of women. Judith is convinced she knows who the murderer was from the get-go because she thought they seemed shady, and then spends the rest of the book trying to prove they did it.

She concerns herself with morals and rules and tries to present herself as the perfect vicar's wife.The murder mystery is immensely enjoyable, and I had great fun trying to figure out whodunit - I was way off base, even having changed my mind half a dozen times.

This review and others are also published on Twitter, Instagram, and my webpage https://sandysbookaday. What did I expect from a book featuring murder and an elderly woman who likes to swim nude in the Thames and set crossword puzzles for her local paper? The policewoman's husband is a loser who spends his time trying to make it as DJ, hasn't made any money at it in a decade or so, and expects her to take care of the children. The Marlow Murder Club follows 77-year old Judith Potts, a crossword setter, who lives in a slightly-fading mansion on the banks of the River Thames. year old Judith Potts is up for an adventure, no husband to please, drinking with no limits and swims naked each evening in the Thames!The official investigator is a very patient and competent woman who I wished had even more characterization.