A Body Under the Bridge

The West Wales Murder Mysteries, Book 6

By: P.F. Ford

Narrated by: Andy Cresswell

A lonely widower. A body in a stream. An impossible puzzle.

It's an ordinary Tuesday morning when pensioner Alun Edwards turns up at Llangwelli station. He doesn't want to make a fuss but he's worried about his friend Gareth. Every Monday, they meet up for a game of chess. But Gareth wasn't at home yesterday. He's not answering his phone—and he's left his dog behind. He'd never do that.

Detective Norman searches Gareth's cottage—and finds a woman's photograph, torn to shreds and dumped in the bin.

The next day, the body of an elderly man is discovered in a stream under an old railway bridge. The name on his bus pass is Gareth Jenkins. But that's impossible. According to the pathologist, the body has been in the water at least three or four days. And Gareth was seen walking his dog, just two days ago.

Norman is facing an impossible puzzle. And what is the secret behind the woman in the photograph . . . ?

©2024 P.F. Ford (P)2025 W.F. Howes Ltd

I really enjoy this series.

I REALLY ENJOY THIS SERIES. GREAT NARRATIOÑ AND GREAT STORY. KEEPS YOU INTERESTED THROUGH THE WHOLE BOOK. THANK YOU.

Good read

Not as good as the other ones in the series but still a four star rating.

unbelievable plot twists; and the bald faced lying!

The woman DC, Morgan, sometimes gets on my nerves but she mostly knows her stuff! Give more romance with Bridger and Southall

Sadly dissapointing

Unlike the other books in the series, this book was a hard slog to get through. I got the impression the author didn't like writing it either, throwing in red herring after red herring to pad the main story. For every event that unfolded they had a character explain it to us. There's a reason for the expression "show don't tell." Hopefully the next book will be a joy to read, but this one? It wasn't.