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Murder in Time: An Ellie Quicke British murder mystery (An Ellie Quicke Mystery Book 15) Kindle Edition

by Veronica Heley (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Ellie Quicke has her work cut out when past wrongdoings put the future of a child she’s grown to love at stake

Ellie opens the door to a man who is a stranger but instantly recognisable as the father of her housekeeper’s brilliant but difficult young son. Mikey had been conceived at a party during which his mother Vera, a schoolgirl, had been drugged and raped. Abdi hadn’t wanted anything further to do with her – then. Twelve years later he is a high-flying consultant whose wife cannot have children, and he aims to pay off Vera and adopt Mikey: a suggestion that does not go down well.



Ellie discovers that Vera still thinks fondly of her then boyfriend, even though he had also rejected her after that fatal night. But was that because he had fallen out of love with her, or because his father had been murdered that same weekend? Could the two events have been connected? And what part had Vera’s closest friends and her family played in the tragedy?



Uncovering betrayals between friends and discovering the greed and jealousies behind past events only makes it more difficult for Vera and Mikey to decide on their future . . .
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“An absorbing plot starring the always-charming Ellie, and a slam-bang ending, makes this one a pleasure to read.” ― Booklist

“Heley’s prose is sure, her characters well-drawn, and though her tone is light, the plot is satisfyingly dark and sinister.” ― Publishers Weekly

“An intriguing plot and well-drawn, appealing characters” ― Library Journal

About the Author

Veronica Heley is actively involved in her local church and community affairs. She lives in Ealing, West London. Veronica is the creator of the ever-popular Ellie Quicke mysteries, as well as the Abbot Agency series. For more information, or to sign up for the author’s monthly newsletter, please go to: www.veronicaheley.com

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00LMDXKGU
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Severn House; Large type / Large print edition (September 1, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 1, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1108 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 368 pages
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4.4 out of 5 stars
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Heartwing
5.0 out of 5 stars Another Great Mystery!
Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2023
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How Veronica Healy can continue to write such wonderful mysteries is beyond me. I enjoyed this one a lot! Strong work!!
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Robin Gray
4.0 out of 5 stars Good not to have very much about Diana
Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2015
Brought some closer to a few of the characters. Good not to have very much about Diana.
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Jim Cooper
5.0 out of 5 stars talented author
Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2015
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Great book - this series just keeps getting better. when I started this I wasn't sure if it would meet my expectations but it exceeded them. This is a talented author who enjoys what she is doing. Dont underestimate this series or author. Thanks Veronica!
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5.0 out of 5 stars another winner
Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2014
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I enjoyed this latest story from Veronica Heley. The story focused on Ellie's friend/ housekeeper/boarder Vera. An ugly past is revealed and Ellie finds the way to the truth and a happy ending.. I particularly liked that there wasn't much about Ellie's nasty daughter Diana.
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Lady O
3.0 out of 5 stars Needlessly complicated plot twists and side stories.
Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2015
This latest in the series fell a bit short for me. The plot, backstories, and story twists were more complicated than need be, and quite unbelievable for the most part. Three seemingly unrelated events in the past just happened to converge on one horrific night, setting the stage for complications in the present. The reader must suspend all sense of belief in many instances, including how Ellie and her young friend make their escape from a kidnapper. (BTW, it would have been much more interesting had another character not warned Ellie that Mikey could be kidnapped, thus signalling to the reader that that was exactly what was going to occur). At the end, when Ellie finally forces the truth to be revealed, it becomes even more complicated with the last-minute introduction of a few more characters. On the home front, another far-fetched fairy tale ending when yet another character swoops in at the last minute, waving his magic wand, making everything all right.

Much of the dialogue did not ring true, especially Mikey's in some instances. And it's quite baffling how Ellie can stand up to strangers, even when her life may be in danger, but revert to a simpering doormat to her husband and her obnoxious daughter. Once again, we are treated to Diana's "telling," rather than "asking," her mother that she (Ellie) will be babysitting her grandchild, and Ellie just puts up with it -- several times throughout the book. This happens repeatedly in all the books, and it's getting tiresome. I would love for one book to be baby-free, just once . As the series progresses, the books also have become more "preachy" and religion-focused, especially this one. Not what I look for when reading mysteries.

The introduction of Dan is a bit worrisome. Seemingly a nice guy, but already a prime manipulator. Future spouse abuser, perhaps?

HOWEVER, even though I wouldn't consider this installment her best, the book did manage to hold my interest, and I enjoyed spending time with Ellie, warts and all. Three and a half stars.
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CWRKR
5.0 out of 5 stars Love Ellie!
Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2015
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As always love Veronica Heley's books. Great characters, well paced and believable story lines. Love the moral tone missing in so many other books.
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Colleen French
5.0 out of 5 stars Another great Ellie Quicke story
Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2014
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Fabulous, as always.
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Miss Ivonne
5.0 out of 5 stars a wonderful read
Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2015
Generous, helpful Ellie Quicke finds herself drawn to the aid of Vera Pryce, a onetime cleaner turned college student who now acts as housekeeper in the Quicke home. Readers will learn the devastating secret about Vera's son Mikey's birth -- and a threat of exposure of said secret.

Murder in Time, the 15th novel in this delightful series by British cozy-writer Veronica Heley, introduces a set of new characters, including Dan McKenzie, Vera's naïve former boyfriend. Ellie's husband Thomas comes across as considerably more of a prig than he has in novels past, but I enjoyed Ellie's newfound decisiveness and grit. I also enjoyed 12-year-old Mikey's becoming Ellie's resourceful sidekick in crime. He's a boy who's clever and knows it perhaps a bit too well, yet he delights in outwitting anyone who would do harm to Ellie or his mother. How wonderful to see Mikey, once solitary and selectively mute, blossom into this quick-witted young man!

Murder in Time also contains very little of Ellie's unreasonable daughter Diana, which let me realize how tired I am of her! All in all, this novel's excellence will make it all the harder to wait until October for the next volume in the series,  Murder by Suspicion !
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Alison Robinson
3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
Reviewed in Canada on July 17, 2018
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Enjoyed the mystery, not so much the 'sappy' ending.
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Damaskcat
5.0 out of 5 stars Murder in Time
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 11, 2014
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This the fifteenth book in an excellent series of cosy murder mysteries rooted firmly in everyday life. Families need to be fed shopping needs to be done and errands need to be run in between solving murder mysteries and righting wrongs. Ellie Quicke has grown and developed as a character over the series and is more than capable of standing up to most people but all her talents will be given a rigorous workout in this latest mystery.

Vera - Ellie's tenant and part time housekeeper - is being threatened by a man from her past who is the father of her twelve year old son, Mickey. In order to remove the threat Ellie must try and solve a twelve year old murder without revealing something in Vera's past which she doesn't want made public. Can Ellie find a way forward which will bring justice and still keep Vera's secret?

I thoroughly enjoyed this fast paced and thought provoking mystery and liked the way Ellie manages to find the solution as well as helping to re-organise the lives of those around her. The book is well written and the characters interesting and believable and the plot, even though there is no on the page violence doesn't skate over difficult issues.
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Carol C. Stone
4.0 out of 5 stars I like the Ellie Quicke mysteries because they are so character ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 8, 2015
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I like the Ellie Quicke mysteries because they are so character centered and I feel as though I am hanging out with old friends.
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Mrs. D. H. Wood
5.0 out of 5 stars I have always loved any book by Veronica Heley in ther Ellie Quick ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 16, 2014
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I have always loved any book by Veronica Heley in ther Ellie Quick serial and also the False serial she is a brilliant writer and if you have never read a book by this wonderful author you really are missing a way of life in particular as they are British murders as well.
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Yvonne
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant series
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 3, 2020
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Love the Veronica Heley books. Received in good condition.
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