"Quaint, colorful and thoroughly enjoyable"
In the heart of North Wales lies the small bucolic village
of Llanfair, a quiet quaint place where everyone knows
everyone else and crime is practically non-existent.
However when a murder does occur, it is local constable
Evan Evans rather than CID who always solves the case. The
town is peaceful now but events are happening at the nearby
Grove Center for Healing Arts and Celtic Spirituality that
will draw Evan into the biggest case of his career. It begins when an American girl, last seen working at the
Sacred Grove is reported missing by her frantic parents.
When Evan starts asking questions he's told that the girl
quit and took off with almost no notice. Then the director
of the center, a famous American psychic married to the
owner of the property, is murdered. Evan is asked by the
CID team to help out, which he gladly does though his main
concern is a local girl named Betsy who quit her local job
as a bartender to work at the cushy center. He senses
she's in danger but by the time he figures out who the
killer is, Betsy is already in the perp's clutches. The Evan Evans mystery series is quaint, colorful and
thoroughly enjoyable reading, so much so that one can hope
this series never ends. The mystery is cleverly crafted
with many sub-plots tying neatly into the main story line
but it is the hero and recurring characters that make EVANS
TO BETSY a very special novel. Each in his or her own way
makes an indelible impression so that the reader feels as
if old friends have come for a visit. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted February 7, 2002
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