Another great mystery in this series. It was great to catch up with the usual suspects but the new setting allowed for new people and lots of new details about sheep showing to be introduced. The mystery was a good one although I did spot some of the answers some where a surprise. I was a bit disappointed in the romance element it seemed a bit of a waste of time and was not really necessary to the story and an after thought. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Kate Wells has done it again! All the elements I love about this series are there - our brilliant heroine Jude Gray and her cast of friends and family; a new set of suspects - each with convincing motives and backstories; a satisfying new setting of the county show, with lots of immersive farming-related details; a proper knotty plot to unravel that is neither too easy nor too hard for the reader - the perfect 'Cinderella' zone of cozy crime.

I especially enjoyed the satirical depiction of Zander Pettiford, a musician and influencer-turned-hobbyist-farmer and rewilder. The story makes it clear there are sound arguments for rewilding, but that people who don't understand farming need to examine the topic in depth before jumping to conclusions about land use.

I wasn't entirely convinced by Jude's will-they, won't-they romance with Marco this time, as it didn't seem to have the required time on the page to show her feelings persuasively, but I can see the advantage of having it there in the background too - I just want her to have a happy ending!