Shrink Solves Murder is a warm, witty, and perceptive crime caper from the nation’s favourite therapist. With thanks to Jo for the below review!
The title says it all really, but it doesn’t suggest what humour and characters lie within. I loved Pat, the lead character who is a psychotherapist, seeing her very relatable thoughts and analysis – many of which made me smile and laugh out loud. Thoughts I might just have shared but of course would never say out loud!
With one of her patients found at the base of a cliff, according to the police it was just another suicide. Pat knew he was not suicidal so declares it murder and tries to solve it as the police will not. Her partner in the investigation is a very eccentric man who injects even more humour. The other locals were well described and were very relatable.
The humour is sprinkled throughout the book, throwaway comments, attitudes and thoughts of the characters were clever and I found them funny. Cosy crime genre – this was a very enjoyable read.
About the Book
Her 3 o’clock just became a murder case…
When a body is found near Beachy Head, the police chalk it up to suicide ― a tragic but not uncommon end in these parts.
But local psychotherapist Patricia Phillips isn’t convinced.
The victim? Her three o’clock patient, Henry Clayton.
The cause of death is supposedly self-inflicted. Yet Pat can’t shake the belief that someone wanted Henry Clayton dead. She spends her working life listening to histories and secrets, and she has a nose for when a story doesn’t quite ring true.
Drawn from the therapy room to the crime scene, Pat begins to notice what others appear to overlook.
At her side is her best friend Prichard ― a home-brewer of fearsome, stomach-turning concoctions, an excellent cook, and a man who seems to get along with everyone. Which makes him useful for infiltrating village life.
As Pat and Prichard look beneath the village’s thin veneer of normality ― one that barely conceals its appetites ― they discover a killer hiding in plain sight.
Shrink Solves Murder is a warm, witty, and perceptive crime caper from the nation’s favourite therapist.
About The Author
PHILIPPA PERRY is an artist and psychotherapist as well as a TV and radio presenter. She is the number one Sunday Times bestselling author of The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read and The Book You Want Everyone You Love* To Read?(*And Maybe a Few You Don’t), published by Cornerstone Press. Her books have been translated in over 40 languages.
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