Finally Lady Eleanor and her beloved Chief Inspector Hugh Seldon are walking down the aisle but there's just the pesky matter of a murder or two to solve before they can say their 'I do's'.

I love this series but I especially enjoy when the gang are together and close to home. This time the village as a whole is affected when a mass food poisoning outbreak turns out to be a very deliberate act resulting in the death of Ellie's wedding caterer. Along with incidents relating to the wedding, Ellie begins to wonder if she may be a target too. Along the way we are introduced to the community on 'the other side of the bridge' which gives us a much more working class and industrial angle to the usual idyllic country life. With a larger pool of suspects than usual and red herrings abound there is plenty of investigating for Ellie and co to dive into all set against the ticking clock of the imminent wedding day.

I always love the mysteries on offer in this series but a lot of the joy I get comes from the characters and the relationships that have been built up over the course of the series. I'm so happy Ellie and Hugh have finally taken the next step and that we've had the Henley Hall crew be so instrumental in the action of this book. Looking forward as always to the next instalment - romance and murder in Paris will make for a great read!

Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for a digital review copy of "A Recipe for Murder " in exchange for my honest and voluntary review.