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Body in the Woods (A Reverend Annabelle Dixon Mystery Book 3) Kindle Edition

by Alison Golden (Author), Jamie Vougeot (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Book 3 of 8: A Reverend Annabelle Dixon Mystery

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★★★★★ “Now that was a fun book!”

*** SERIES NOW COMPLETE ***

A dark discovery. Buried bones. A sweet confection of lost love and murder…

When a young boy running through the woods unearths a buried human bone, a cold case is soon re-opened. And Reverend Annabelle Dixon, with her insatiable appetite for mystery and crime, simply can’t leave it alone.

In the peaceful village of Upton St. Mary, word of the grisly discovery quickly spreads. The rest of the body has been found in the woods. The forensic team believes that it has been there for over a decade. But the question remains: whose bones were buried there all those years ago?

In this sequel to Murder at the Mansion, Reverend Annabelle once again finds herself in the thick of a murder investigation. With her knack for gaining people’s trust, teasing out their secrets, and piecing together clues, Annabelle is determined to solve the mystery. But first, she’ll need a double helping of cake to set her mental gears spinning…

On a sugar high, Annabelle gets herself into a new series of scrapes. A newcomer to the village has his heart set on love. The antagonism with her crush, Inspector Nicholls grows. And church secretary Philippa supplies Annabelle with gossip, cake, and her own little puzzle that gets the vicar a-thinking. What will become of them all? And will Annabelle solved the decades-old mystery?

You’ll love this cozy mystery because it’s exciting and charming, plus there are plenty of laughs!

Body in the Woods is the third in a furiously fast-paced, funny new series featuring a young female vicar whose passion and dedication to her parish are matched only by her weakness for cake.

**This series of books are clean cozy mysteries that contain no swearing or graphic descriptions of violence or bedroom activities. There are even recipes in the back!**

“I just want to tell you how much I love Annabelle and the cast of characters in your novels. They remind me of old movie detectives and Agatha Christie novels.”

Praise for the Reverend Annabelle Dixon cozy mystery series:
“Alison Golden has a way of grabbing my attention right from the beginning.”
“Annabelle is one of my favourite cozy heroines, and I read a lot of cozies!”
“I need my Reverend Annabelle fix!”

Books in the Reverend Annabelle Dixon cozy mystery series:
Death at the Cafe
Murder at the Mansion
Body in the Woods
Grave in the Garage
Horror in the Highlands
Killer at the Cult
Fireworks in France
Witches at the Wedding

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Praise for the Reverend Annabelle Dixon cozy mystery series:"Never saw that one coming.""What a great book!""Very nicely plotted." "5 thumbs up again!! Love, love the Reverend!!""You have done it again. Kept me guessing until the very end.""Keep up the great work. Look forward the next one!""It's great!""Loved it.""Please don't let it be long before the next books."

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01DDY4QEA
Publisher ‏ : ‎ (March 23, 2016)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 23, 2016
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2858 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 234 pages

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Alison Golden is the USA Today bestselling author of the Inspector David Graham mysteries, a traditional British detective series, and two cozy mystery series featuring main characters Reverend Annabelle Dixon and Roxy Reinhardt. As A. J. Golden, she writes the Diana Hunter thriller series.

Alison was raised in Bedfordshire, England. Her aim is to write stories that are designed to entertain, amuse, and calm. Her approach is to combine creative ideas with excellent writing and edit, edit, edit. Alison’s mission is simple: To write excellent books that have readers clamoring for more.

Alison is based in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and twin sons. She splits her time between London and San Francisco.

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JR

Well done mystery

Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2023

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The author has created an interesting and unique plot to go with an imaginative group of characters making this hard to put down

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Glynn Young

Solid mystery, a bit more serious than its predecessors

Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2020

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The Rev. Annabelle Dixon of the village of Upton St. Mary in Cornwall has a particular knack or gift. Wherever she goes, or wherever she happens to be, murder and crime rear their heads. And he position as reverend allows her access to places and minds that would otherwise be closed. People says things to a vicar they might not say to police.

Author Alison Golden has six books in the Annabelle Dixon cozy mystery series. "Body in the Woods" is the third in the series, and Annabelle continues to find herself at odds with Detective Inspector Mike Nicholls, who has to deal with Annabelle’s way of ferreting out information from people that he and police officers can only marvel out. Not that she’s right all the time, mind you, but right often enough to make a difference in murder cases.

A young boy trips in the woods near Upton St. Mary, and what he trips over is a partially emerged skeleton, buried at least 20 years before. The body turns out to be a young woman who had gone missing and was presumed to have run off from both her sister and her boyfriend. The Rev. Annabelle is naturally nosy, and always intrigued, and she talks to people who knew the young woman.

The vicar comes across a number of unrelated mysteries in the process. Why has her housekeeper suddenly become afraid of everything? Why is Inspector Nicholls constantly in a bad mood? And why is the visiting forensic specialist from London so sad?

"Body in the Woods" is a solid mystery, a bit more serious than its predecessors.

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Audrey Armstrong

Cute, quick cozy mystery

Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2017

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This was my first Reverend Annabelle’s books and I’m hooked. A boy who is staying with his aunt is running home from schools and cuts through the woods. He stumbles and falls ruining his school uniform! Knowing his aunt will be angry with him he looks to see what caused him to trip and finds a bone sticking out of the ground. He runs home to tell his aunt and after convincing her it’s not his run away imagination. She calls the police. As reverend Annabel drives by and see the police she stops by to see what’s going on and that’s all it takes for her to start investigating. The body is of someone on who disappeared 20 yrs earlier. She then sets about the village talking to everyone if they know about anyone missing from a long time ago. Once she discovers who the body is she starts her investigation. The inspectors is none to happy about it but as he’s getting no information from anyone and is easily frustrated he realizes people are talking to the reverend. After several strange events take place in the village Reverend Annabel uncovers the secrets of her village and solves the mysteries that follow. Very well written book. Although I figured out who dunnit fairly early in the book I still enjoyed it.

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MKW

Never got hooked by story or characters

Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2017

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I wasn't really blown away by the story or characters. It was my first Annabelle Dixon cozy but the story stood on its own. I didn't feel lost with the characters' backstory. In truth, I didn't initially like Annabelle but put that to the cultural differences between British and American attitudes. She was ok by the end of the book but not a character I'd look forward to reading again. And frankly, the police should be fired because they come across as wholly incompetent in this book. The plot was simplistic and the mystery solved itself, which was disappointing. I want my characters, even in a cozy, to deduce the solution; not have it fall in their laps. The story and unraveling of the mystery didn't really intrigue me and I kept reading just to finish the book. I was never hooked.

So overall, this is just ok. I can't say I'd read another one, even for free.

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robinlace

Now, that was a fun book!

Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2018

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This was my first book by this author, but I'm collecting and reading many more from this and her other series. I had a great time reading it. The central character is, for me, the most important single factor in my enjoyment of a book. In this case it's small-town English vicar, the reverend Annabelle Dixon. She's spunky, yet always concerned for the well-being of those around her. She's matter-of-fact and both worldly wise and innocent at the same time. She's one of my favorite cozy heroines, and I read a lot of cozies! The story is also well-written and well-developed. I can see her church, her town, and the countryside she travels in her beloved little car. There's nothing contrived about finding the murder or about how the clues are found and interpreted. There is, of course, the detective who, while having to admit that Annabelle is helpful, still is seriously bothered by her interference in police matters. But things do work out in the end, and the end is not easily figured out by the reader. All in all, the book is thoroughly engaging, with just the right blend of suspense and humor.

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Who is the Body in the Woods?

Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2016

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For a quiet little town like Upton St Mary there is certainly a lot of excitement. Young Dougie Dewar is on his way to his Aunt Shona's house where he is staying until his mom gets better. Walking along, minding his own business, he suddenly trips. He's more worried about tearing his school clothes than looking at what he tripped on. He then takes a closer look and realizes it's a human bone. So starts the story of the Body in the Woods.

Reverend Annabelle always takes an interest in what is happening in her town and often finds information regarding the crime; information that the police couldn't have found without her. It must have something to do with her kindness and maybe her malarkey meter is a bit more sensitive than the police give her credit for.

The dead body Dougie discovered belongs to young Lucy Montgomery who disappeared quite some time ago. It is determined that she was badly beaten and had many more healed fractures than normal. The mystery begins. Who killed Lucy Montgomery and why?

Reverend Annabelle is so well written I feel like I know her. She cares about her parishioners and is always steady to help if she can. Her faith is put to work daily for those who belong to her church and those who don't. I keep waiting for a love interest to appear for her and maybe she does ,too. Whatever happens next, I'm sure it will be interesting.

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Great read!

Reviewed in Canada on May 11, 2018

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Love this series! Keep them coming!

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Reviewed in Mexico on October 8, 2017

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Lovely, fun, relaxing but yet intriging mystery. A different approach, with good recipes at the end.
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P. Matthews

Good clean mystery

Reviewed in Australia on August 23, 2017

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Great characters. Loved Annabelle, so real and so compassionate. There are plenty of humorous bits and witty dialogue. The mystery is interesting and the developments keep you hooked. Great read.

Kimmsie

If only...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 1, 2021

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All English villages were like Upton St Mary. Mind you it does seem to have it's fair share of crime. But with Reverend Annabelle around the baddies are sure to be found out.

Cheryl E

One Boy's Exuberance Reveals A Mystery

Reviewed in Australia on August 31, 2017

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This is a 3.5 star read.

Another interesting mystery for Annabelle to insert herself into! I read this novel out of sequence but as all the novels are stand-alone it really didn't matter, although it certainly explained the reason for the Inspector's surliness.
Exceptionally well written and paced in a way that before you know it you have reached the end and the mystery has been revealed. A wonderful array of new characters are introduced in this story, I especially loved the exuberance of little Dougie, the school boy who had the misfortune of discovering the body.
I felt this installment of the Reverend Annabelle Dixon series was not quite as exciting as the other books I have read, but an enjoyable, relaxing, cosy read nonetheless and one I would have no hesitation in recommending.

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