Dah DJM reviewed Ashram Assassin (Paperback Sleuth #2) by Andrew Cartmel (Paperback Sleuth, #2)
Better than #1 in the series
3 stars
Probably can be enjoyed without reading the 1st volume, but there are a few references to it (usually explained).
English language
Published June 25, 2024 by Titan Books Limited.
Humorous cosy-crime caper in which a feisty, amoral book dealer uses her unique skills to catch a murderer, desperate to hide the secrets kept by the yoga-obsessed staff and students of a West London ashram.
When a set of rare, impossible-to-find yoga books are stolen from a West London ashram, its leaders turn to Cordelia, the paperback sleuth, to recover them – a set-up that’s a little awkward as they’ve previously barred her from yoga classes for selling marijuana to their students. But what begins as a hunt for missing paperbacks soon becomes a murder investigation as those involved with the ashram can’t seem to stop dropping down dead – murdered with a whisky bottle to the head or a poisoned curry. Can Cordelia work out who the killer is and bring them to justice before they bring an end to her sleuthing for good.
Probably can be enjoyed without reading the 1st volume, but there are a few references to it (usually explained).