Murder at the Altar (Ellie Quicke Mystery Series #1) [Paperback]

Veronica Heley (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (2000)
• Language: English
• ASIN: B000O8QFMA
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,015,749 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Veronica Heley (www.veronicaheley.com) has published more than fifty books, including crime fiction, historical, and children's titles. She is currently involved in the Ellie Quicke series of crime stories and a variety of other projects. A full-time writer, she has been married to a London probation officer since 1964, and has one musician daughter.

Customer Reviews

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What did Ellie see?, February 3, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Murder at the Altar (Ellie Quicke Mystery Series #1) (Hardcover)

Ellie Quicke, a middle-age woman accustomed to being dominated by her husband, Frank, suddenly finds herself a widow. She soon realizes she must deal with a greedy, bossy daughter and an obstreperous aunt who both feel they not only can tell Ellie what to do but that they also deserve a great amount of money from Frank's estate. To complicate matters, a murder occurs in the church, which lies directly across from Ellie's front window. Once the killer realizes that Ellie may be a witness to the crime, the chase is on. The author, Veronica Heley, has created a cozy English village mystery with Ellie Quicke, a very likeable character, as she begins to exhibit her emerging independence and courage. The reader is also treated to the author's very subtle humor throughout the story, which adds much enjoyment to the unfolding mystery. Let's hope we hear more of Ellie Quicke. Readers of Murder at the Altar will also enjoy books by M. C. Beaton, Dorothy Cannell, Jeanne Dams, and Caroline Graham.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Trite and predictable, June 11, 2011

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Srdjan Pesic (Minneapolis, Mn United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Murder at the Altar (Ellie Quicke Mystery Series #1) (Paperback)

In the past I enjoyed the books of few cozy British writers, like M C Beaton, Rhys Bowen or Emily Brightwell. So, I can honestly say that even if my preferance lays in the gritty, edgy crime writing, I am not an unfair judge of the English village subgenre.

Unfortunately, this trite and predictable book follows every cliche possible, without even an obligatory attempt for originality and creativity.

For once, in my compulsive mystery book buying, I stopped with the first in the series. Good bye Ellie Quicke.