Down in the Woods: A Carlow Valley Mystery
James Bowring

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This thriller promises to be interesting. I met two of the deceased, two police detectives and a couple who run a local hotel. Added to all this is the mysterious disappearance of the girls ten years ago. One of them was the daughter of the deceased. How could this have happened? Who takes revenge after years? Together with the local hotelier Clive and Inspector Beauregard, I tried to solve the case of the deaths of a man and a woman. Are their murders related? Are these two separate issues? Is their killer(s) closer than I thought? You will find out by reading this book. Ten years ago, five girls between the ages of twelve and fourteen disappeared from this area in the space of three months. The bodies were never found. Are they still alive? Do they have anything to do with the deaths of Olivia Farringdon and Keith Draycott? Olivia was a loner. She avoided people and did not talk about her family. She loved photography, so she enrolled in a photography course. She bought herself an expensive camera that was never found. Her ex-husband has big financial problems. Was he behind her death? I was wondering why Olivia had come to the local hotel? Keith was a vicar who worked at the local church of St. Go. After his daughter went missing, he became the unofficial spokesperson for all the parents of the five missing girls. He was desperately looking for his daughter. Did he follow the trail of the girls and that's why he had to die? Detective Sergeant Alison Pawlett and her Chief Inspector, Detective Beauregard, have their hands full. I did not envy them, and I was very afraid that if the media found out about these things, they would not leave them alone. The inspector is devastated. Someone is clearly getting on his nerves. Clive acted like a detective when he wasn't. I was hoping that, unofficially, he and Alison would solve these very difficult cases. But what will his possessive wife Clare say to all this? And what about their hotel? Will he be able to run a hotel while also dealing with a murder case in his neighbourhood? Who's playing a dangerous game to the death here? "Down in the Woods. A Carlow Valley mystery" is a thriller that kept me in suspense from the very beginning. I couldn't tear myself away from it. I liked the plot twists. The plot is sensational. I really got into our characters. I don't regret staying up all night. It was worth it for this story. If you like solving criminal puzzles and love thrillers, you've come to the right place. The book "Down in the Woods. A Carlow Valley mystery" is just right for you. I wholeheartedly recommend it.