I always enjoy his.books, good flowing plots, and good characters
It caught my attention from the first pages
.I recommend this book.as well as the series.
Given arc by Net Galley and Joffe books

The vanilla killer by Peter Boland.
The Charity Shop Detective Agency Mysteries Book 4.
I really did enjoy this book. I love this series. Partial Sue, Fiona, and Daisy are back. I did feel for Bella Daisy's daughter. I certainly didn't like Sophie or Alan. I was unsure about Jed. It certainly wasn't who I thought it was. I was definitely surprised. Twisty and gripping. I read this book in two sittings. I definitely didn't see another twist. I would definitely recommend this book.

I loved this cosy mystery, it was a great read overall and it kept me interested all the way through, looking forward to reading more in the series.

The detectives from the Dogs Need Nice Homes charity shop are back in another cracking read from Peter Boland.
Partial Sue , Fiona and Daisy are joined by Bella, Daisy’s daughter Bella .
Bella has just bought a an ice cream van which unfortunately has its own grisly past when a former owner was found dead in its freezer .
Daisy’s luck goes from bad to worse when she starts receiving nasty letters and someone punctures the tyres will Bella be the next victim of the “ vanilla Killer”?
The ladies begin to investigate who is behind the harassment and what ensues is a humorous and enjoyable cosy mystery .
The ladies make a great team and they always get the culprit!
An easy to read mystery which is well paced and leaves you wanting more !
Looking forward to the ladies next case .
Thanks to NetGalley and Joffe Books.

Fiona, Partial Sue and Fiona are back, and this time are joined by Daisy's daughter Bella. Bella is overjoyed to have found a new vocation in owning an ice cream van, until she finds out what happened to the previous owner! There seems to be a sinister undertone to the world of ice cream in the local area, and the ladies soon discover it's not all sunshine and Greensleeves.

I really enjoy the Charity Shop Detective books, yes they are cosy crime but there's all great characterisation, especially with Fiona, I would definitely pay a visit to the Dogs Need Nice Homes shop if it were on my high street!

When Daisy's recently-divorced daughter Bella invests in an icecream van, she brings more than just frozen treats and Greensleeves to the door of the Charity Shop Detective Agency. Because, unbeknownst to her, Bella's van has a dark past and the icecream scene in Southbourne is hiding some dangerous secrets. Then when Bella begins to receive anonymous threats, Daisy, Fiona and Partial Sue swoop in to try to catch the Vanilla Killer before any harm can come to her.

I think this is my favourite instalment to date. Boland has reigned in the (charming) wittering of the older ladies - a little - and that has had a positive effect on the pace of the story. There's much more action, and to his credit, I did not identify the villain until their identity was revealed. The Epilogue was clever and had me literally laughing out loud.

A great holiday read.

The Vanilla Killer is the fourth book in the Charity Shop Detective Agency Mystery series. Bella, the daughter of Daisy, has brought an Icecream Van and thus this is where the mystery starts. The van’s freezer once held the body of its owner, a poison pen letter, and rebuilding oneself after divorce. When things start to go wrong for Bella, her mother Daisy, and friends Fiona and Partial Sue are on the case to find out who is behind the horrible letters and slashed tyres of Bella’s icecream van.

The ladies throw out some wild theories including an Ice Cream Mafia and a drug dealer. With the prospect that Bella could be in great danger, the ladies go about to solve the mystery that plagues poor Bella. Will they be able to save her or could she end up like the previous owner of the van?

This is a cute little mystery book in the series. Nothing too heavy, a little crazy at times, witty humour and dialogue driven plot, and I swear you can hear Greensleeves playing everytime the icecream van is mentioned.

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This book has an interesting plot and I like the humor it uses :) the dialogs are well written, and the pace of the story is excellent.

I do love a good cosy murder mystery and this one is a a wonderful, fun, crazy and entertaining read. I love the tea drinking (I do love my pot of tea!) and the quirkiness of this book and story. The characters are great and fun but it also has that sense of mystery that keeps you thinking and guessing. It has a bit of everything and is a great addition to an already great series.

Great writing, great storyline and great characters. Look forward to seeing what happens next!

Thank you NetGalley and Joffe Books for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book.

A delightful romp with the tea drinking sleuths who run the Dogs Need Nice Homes charity shop in England.

This cozy mystery kept me engaged and smiling the entire time. I will definitely be going back to read the first three books and will keep reading them as they come out.

If you like tea, ice cream, the mafia, mysteries, or cozy english towns this is definitely a book for you!

Another great addition to this series. I just love these characters and how real they seem. Great plot too that will make you give ice cream vans a second look. I will always use the phrase ‘Goldilocks day’ from now on too.

📱E-Book Review📱

The Vanilla Killer
Peter Boland

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Oh my, this might be the fourth book in a series that I've not read before - but there was something about this front cover and the premise of the storyline that had me hooked.
I wasn't sure what to expect having not read this author before - but this was a brilliant introduction to this series and I can't wait to go back and catch up with the first 3 books!

These characters were definitely already well established - but with such a quirky and diverse group, I couldn't help but become attached.

I used to love hearing the ice cream van arriving on our street when I was a youngster and so having the focus on the van and it's previous - then current owner, this brought back some lovely memories - that is until it's history came to light!!

The case itself was well worked through and I loved following all the clues to try and find out what happened in the past and the attempt to save Daisy succumbing to the same fate.
There were a lot of red herrings throughout and I kept changing my mind about what happened and who to trust - but everything was tied up nicely and brought to a good conclusion.

The writing had me hooked right from the start and there were lots of laughs along the way too.
The perfect cosy crime and a series I know I'll be following in the future.

Another fun cosy mystery with the ladies from Dogs Need Nice Homes! This is book 4 in the series and I just think they're such charming books full of warmth and silliness (in the nicest possible way).

I do think there was a little bit of a pacing issue as it did drag a bit towards the middle but the ending was totally unexpected for me and I loved the epilogue and a chance to see one of my fave side characters again.

Entertaining Instalment..
The fourth outing in The Charity Shop Detective Agency series and the ladies find themselves in a race against time to find the truth and the gruesome history behind a certain ice cream van - given that there’s always a chance that a killer may strike twice. Another entertaining and enjoyable instalment to this series with a glorious cast of eclectic characters and a well imagined backdrop. Full of wit and gentle humour.

Amidst glorious summer weather, Daisy’s daughter Bella seems to have finally found a job to suit her after splitting with her horrible husband and returning home to her mother. That said, everyone at the Dogs Need Nice Homes charity shop, this being Fiona, Daisy, Partial Sue and dog Simon Le Bon, is a little surprised to see Bella pull up outside in a dilapidated ice cream van. Immediately Fiona recognises it as the Murder Van, where two months ago the previous new owner Kevin Masterson was found dead in his large freezer. The very chic DI Fincher and her rather scruffy sidekick DS Thomas investigated and failed to solve the case. After much deliberation, Fiona and Sue decide they must tell Daisy in case Bella is in danger from the murderer who was dubbed “The Vanilla Killer”. Not everyone seems pleased to see the van back selling ices and the ladies come to a decision. If the police can’t do it, then the Charity Shop Detectives must catch the killer themselves. They ponder about the motive. Could it be ice cream wars amongst rival sellers The Ice Queen, The Icely Brothers, Sergeant Bilcone and unlicenced vendors, a problem in Kevin’s personal life or something altogether more sinister? Visiting his mum, they discover some intriguing information about his last few weeks on earth, some disturbing facts come to light and a dangerous plan is hatched.
This is another smashing story in the charming cosy crime series. These three amateur sleuths make a formidable team and there are return appearances from The Wicker Man, Sophie and Gail from The Cats Alliance and Martin the window cleaner/firefighter. There’s also plenty of humour and some great characters in a nice twisty plot with plenty of good suspects and lots of red herrings to confuse the ladies and readers alike. A great addition to the series! 4.5*

Daisy’s daughter Bella has just got out of a nasty marriage and decides to buy an ice cream van, that comes with a bit of sinister history that Bella is clueless about. When Bella starts receiving threats, the charity shop trip begin to worry that something will happen to her. They decide to investigate the history of the van, so that the vanilla killer can finally be brought to justice.

I loved being back with my favourite charity shop ladies, as well as meeting new characters and learning more about the returning ones. I feel like all of the side characters added something to the story. I absolutely love the humour that was sprinkled throughout this book and how it was written, and I truly hope that there is more books in the series cause it is one of my favourites. However, I do wish that we got to see the retribution for some of the characters cause that would have been a satisfying end to the story.

I loved the atmosphere and felt like you could feel how tense it was throughout, especially when the stakes started to increase. I also love how the different POV included in the very beginning added to the atmosphere and really set the tone for the book and how it would progress.

I truly didn’t want to finish this book and kept putting off finishing it as I could have easily binged this book in a day but I wanted to be with the characters longer as I love them and the adventures that they get up to.

There were some little things throughout that often lacked logic for me but I do think this plot line is more on the silly side so I feel like you have to take it not too seriously.

I feel like the part at the end felt a bit disconnected to the rest of the book cause it felt in such a rush to wrap everything up. I would have loved to see more about the particular characters process when it comes to their crimes because I felt like I had so many questions left unanswered. It felt like it had just scratched the surface, instead of going deeper which I would have liked to see.

Thank you NetGalley and Joffe Books for the opportunity to read this book early, in exchange for an honest review.

⚠️ CWs: murder, grief, fire; mentions death of parent ⚠️

It’s a perfect summer’s day in Southbourne. And Partial Sue’s in one of her rare generous moods. She wants to treat all the ladies of the Dogs Need Nice Homes charity shop to supper. But before the ladies can shut up shop and head to the chippie, the air is filled with the strains of ‘Greensleeves’. And a clapped-out old ice-cream van lurches into view. The gang can barely believe their eyes. Especially when they see who’s behind the wheel. Daisy’s recently divorced daughter Bella. The van‘s freezer once held the dead body of its former owner! Everyone in the village knows the van’s sinister history. Except poor Bella.
When Bella starts receiving poison pen letters, the ladies can’t help but worry.
The fourth outing for the ladies & another enjoyable but unbelievable cosy mystery. Whilst I had to suspend belief I also was engrossed in this almost tongue in cheek mystery. I love the ladies, they are eccentric & make me smile. It’s pure unadulterated fiction but also fun, witty & definitely feel good. If you want a few hours of escapism in a cosy mystery delve in
I voluntarily read and reviewed a special copy of this book; all thoughts and opinions are my own

The fourth in the Charity Shop Detectives series sees the trio investigate the murder of an ice cream seller. There is a lot of tea making and drinking which slows the narrative and some implausible incidents. However, there is a lovely dog and the southern county landscape is beautifully described.

I read this E-ARC book in exchange for an honest review.

This is the fourth outing for the charity shop detective agency who work out of the brilliantly named Dogs Need Nice Homes - a place I really wish was real and I would absolutely frequent.

I've read and enjoyed all the books in this series and even though they can be read on their own they're a nice cosy mystery series with just enough grit to make them not too sweet so they're worth reading the first three.

This series definitely has parallels with Richard Osman's Thursday Murder Club books but I like that Peter Boland hasn't fallen into the trap of making out that retired people can't do things. I liked that the characters are more developed and have become more subtle in this novel. In the first book Daisy was ditsy, Fiona was upright and Partial Sue was stingy, the characters still have these features but they're so much more rounded.

A book summer themed read.

Daisy's daughter Bella has moved home and tried to make something of herself post-divorce. She lands on buying an ice cream truck and becoming an entrepreneur. Unfortunately for her, she's purchased a previous murder scene and embroiled herself in the midst of an ice cream mafia. The ladies of Dogs Need Nice Homes are set on solving the mystery and saving Bella.

*****

I really wanted to like this novel. It seemed like such a fun, quirky read to dive into. Unfortunately, I found it tedious, cheesy, poorly paced, and uninteresting. The entirety of the novel hinges on suspending belief to an unreal degree. You're meant to believe a group of random women not only have figured out the exact base of a crime from rumours, but that they can impersonate detectives without issue and question anyone they wish to with no fall back. They can get a drug search warrant called in on a whim, catch multiple leads of interest by fumbling through it, and get a scooby-doo like confession wrapped up in a tidy bow. It was hundreds of pages of circular and very dry dialogue that meandered all over the place. I think it was supposed to present as quirky banter, but instead, it was flat, droll, and had me fighting myself to pull through. The book didn't have any pick up in interest until around the 60% mark, and even then, it was dragged out to boredom, then wrapped up in such an outlandish way that it was less than satisfactory.

I wouldn't recommend this book if you're looking for exciting twists, nor a cozy mystery, as it just didn't hold up to what it promises.

*****

Thank you, NetGalley and Joffe Books, for the digital ARC. All thoughts and opinions are my own.