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A Little Bird Told Me by Rachael Gray

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A Little Bird Told Me was the second place BBNYA 2025 finalist!


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Book Details


Page Count: 290 Pages
Genre: Mystery, Contemporary Fiction
Age Category: Adult
Date Published: September 5, 2024
Amazon Link: https://a.co/d/dK66PwT (Canada) https://a.co/d/j4daCTz (USA) https://amzn.eu/d/9pvaA3E (UK)
Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/216399658-a-little-bird-told-me
The Story Graph Link: https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/bf862f80-96f9-470e-a6b5-898e1da24a81

Blurb

A fresh start leads to murder and mystery…

Laurel Nightingale wants to start again. However, after discovering a dead body shortly after arriving in the tight-knit community, she wonders if village life is as wholesome as she first thought.

Local police are convinced the death was accidental, but Laurel suspects murder, and enlists new friend Maggie to join her quest in uncovering the truth.

When a second body is found, Laurel ruffles feathers by pointing the finger at one of the locals. But, when her accusation backfires, she’s left alienated and afraid.

With her fear at an all-time high, her sleuthing partner missing and village gossip spreading like wildfire, Laurel wonders who she can truly trust.

Is it time to move on, yet again? And will her newly-formed friendships be enough to save her from this mysterious murderer?

A Little Bird Told Me is a clever cosy crime murder mystery that will put your sleuthing skills to the test.

Author Bio

Rachael Gray is the author of the Elderwick Mysteries series: A Little Bird Told Me, A Turn-up for the Books, and A Storm in a Teacup.

Though she’ll always be a Yorkshire girl at heart, Rachael now lives and writes from the home she shares with her husband in Normandy, France.

She can be found at:
Bluesky: @rachaelgray.bsky.social
Facebook: RachaelGrayauthor
Or visit her website for the latest book news: https://welcometoelderwick.godaddysites.com/

My Review I had this delightful book in all my rounds of BBNYA. And it was my Winner!! It felt like an Agatha Christie with a bit of Midsummer Murders style to it. A gentle murder mystery that wasn’t graphic set in a village where everyone knows everything about everyone!! I never guessed the culprit which I loved. It kept me turning page after page devouring the richness of the characters and atmosphere of country village life.

Finding new friends and learning to trust them when a murderer is about, questioning your sanity when things around you are making you question your memory is extremely difficult. But our Lauren dives in and is smart and finds the true answers.