Sleight of Hand: A Samantha Duncan Mystery (Samantha Duncan Mysteries Book 5)

Yet another skillfully crafted and thoroughly researched work. In Thurbin's 5th Samantha Duncan mystery, the retired Oxford don summons all of her analytical and observational skills to ferret out the villain. In a rare lull in her busy lecture schedule, Samantha finally has a few weeks to relax and enjoy the balmy English weather in the idyllic Oxfordshire village of Chipping Norton where she shares her cozy thatched cottage with Pushkin, her capricious feline companion.
When she reluctantly agrees to accompany her friend and former colleague, Annie, to a Women's Institute meeting in the town hall, little does she realize that the outing will lead to yet another intriguing conundrum.
Yet more unanswered questions arise when Samantha attends a friend's wedding festivities at a posh Kensington address.
Could there be a connection between the two unlikely events? Is there mischief afoot? if so, who is behind it? And most importantly, can Samantha discover the answers before irreparable damage occurs. Once again Thurbin gives her readers a tale filled with memorable characters, an intricate plot and a heroine who never ceases to delight.