The Widows’ Guide to Skulduggery is book 3 in Amanda Ashby’s cozy mystery series, The Widows’ Detective Club. I had the pleasure of reading an advanced copy of book 2, and was pleased to also get approved for an advanced copy of this book.
Ginny Cole is a relatively new resident in the small town of Little Shaw, and is attending the wedding of Grace a young Little Shaw resident, and Theo a resident of the nearby town of Walton-on-Marsh. The towns have a long standing rivalry, so when an old skull makes an appearance at the wedding, rumours that the infamous curse affecting the two villages makes an appearance.
The Widows’ club into which Ginny has been accepted are asked by the bride’s aunt to identify the person who she believes sabotaged the wedding, and to be fair, there were a number of people who seemed thrilled that the wedding was stopped, not the least of which is Theo’s former girlfriend.
Since the skull appears to have been part of an old mystery, and the investigation is not involving a murder, Ginny reluctantly allows herself to be drawn into the investigation, but soon it’ clear things are much more dangerous than they first appeared.
With an abundance of suspects to investigate, and many secrets to be revealed, The Widows’ Guide to Skulduggery was a fun, entertaining mystery. I did miss Ginny’s next door neighbour in this novel as he was a really fun character, but if you know who I’m talking about, don’t worry, he’s just away temporarily.
The books have interesting mysteries, but are relatively light so are quick reads, and I look forward to reading more of this series.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
The Widows’ Guide to Skulduggery will be available on June 30 2025.
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