The Sunken Sailor by Patricia Moyes

The Sunken Sailor

 by Patricia Moyes



The Sunken Sailor by Patricia Moyes was published by Farrago

 on 2nd April 2026 and is the second book in The Inspector Tibbett series.

My thanks to Farrago for sending me a copy to review and to 

Random Things Tours for inviting me onto the tour.






Synopsis


Inspector Henry Tibbett and his wife, Emmy, are enjoying a holiday on a friend's yacht, lazily sailing from one little English sea-town to the next. It should all be delicious indolence... except that Henry can't stop thinking about death. Well, one death in particular. The death of a local sailor. And he really can't stop thinking about it when it starts looking as though the drowned sailor is somehow connected to the robbery at a nearby manor house.






My Thoughts


The Sunken Sailor is a Cosy Crime Mystery that was written in the late 1950’s/60’s following on from the likes of Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers whose writings were now in the past.

In the Inspector Tibbett series Moyes rekindles the interest in these humorous murder mysteries that were intended to test your sleuthing skills without subjecting you to lots of blood and gore in the process. Although this is one of a series, The Sunken Sailor reads very well as a standalone in its own right as there is not any background information knowledge concerning Henry and Emmy that is needed in order to understand the plot and the characters you encounter throughout.

The progression of the storyline through your visit to Berrybridge Haven with the London weekend sailing set and their contrast to the locals who live characters will have you laughing , whilst at the same time trying to deduce “Who Dunnit” . There are several twists and turns within the plot that will have you heading off down one path only to turn back and revisit the understanding you have gained so far. Will you decide who the murderer was before the end of the book, well I’ll leave that to you to find out !!!!

Even though Patricia Moyes is no longer with us she has left a legacy of cosy crime fiction that rightly deserves its place in the history of literature and it is good that Farrago are initiating a revival in her novels.




About Patricia Moyes






Patricia Moyes (1923-2000) was an acclaimed British mystery novelist, best known for her long running series featuring Inspector Henry Tibbett. The tenth book in the series, Who Saw Her Die?, was nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe award, and Moyes was inducted into The Detection Club, presided over by Agatha Christie, in the same year. Her early career also included work as a radar operator in the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force; as a screenwriter – with credits including the Robert Hamer film School for Scoundrels and Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected –; as an assistant editor for Vogue magazine; and as a translator

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