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Book Review
Reviewed: 29 September 2024

An Alibi A Day

by: A.R. Winters

Allie Day Cotswolds Mystery - Book 1

  • Rating: full starfull starfull starstar outlinestar outline (3/5)

What to write? This story has some complex characters and a complex plot, while still being a cozy mystery. We have Allie, who is described as having OCD, Obsessive–compulsive disorder, a mental and behavioral disorder. However, the more the story develops, it seems more like how movies and other stories characterize those with Asperger's. Though not having first hand experience I cannot say for sure. In some ways, Allie also reminds me of the old tv show detective Monk. I think it is a brilliant concept for the lead character. 

Allie's life has not been idyllic but we don't yet know the full story.  What we do know is that Jackie is her roommate, adopted sister and all-around partner in crime. The two of them, with help from family solve the mystery despite the allegations that they are the culprits.

One part bugged me as it was not resolved, but overall a pleasant read.  Who knows what Allie and Jackie will get up to next.

Happy Reading!

Plot Summary

Allie Day’s life has turned upside down.

Her normally well-planned-out days are upended when she tries to help out her friend Bree, owner of her favourite Cotswolds café.

Before she knows it, Allie is accused of murder, and written up in the local papers as a killer – and worse, she seems to be in the real killer’s crosshairs!

Join Allie and her sister Jackie as they try to sort things out. But throw in a handsome Detective Inspector, a mysterious new villager, and a sudden jackpot win – will life ever go back to normal?