A Death on Location
ISBN: 9781399621434
Description
It's spring 1990, and in Champton the whole village is aflutter as a glamorous Hollywood movie has taken over Lord de Floures' Champton House as its set location. As the actors and extras hired from the village don their farthingales, gowns and crowns for a masque set in the 1600s, a murder interrupts filming on set - and it's an ingenious one. Can Daniel solve the mystery with help from his sidekick, Detective Sergeant Neil Vanloo - even when things are so sticky between them?
Reviewed on 29th March 2026
The Rector is back, and there's a period drama being shot on location at the manor house, with many of the familiar locals helping out with the crew or as supporting artists. And of course, because this is a murder mystery, there's a murder.
It's a nice twist on the series, bringing some fresh faces into the location while also making the most of the regulars. The ongoing story feels comfortable and develops, and the new story provides a good mystery.
That said, the timeline seems to flow weirdly. Most of the book takes place on a single day, but then at the end we seem to skip through several days quite rapidly and if anything the end feels rushed, despite me taking longer to read it.
A nice entertaining read though and a series that I hope to keep coming back to.
