Well and Good

By: Gerald Hammond

Narrated by: Cameron Stewart

Since the death of their mother in a hit-and-run accident, Violet and Jane have been living with Luke Grant, their great-grandfather and his partner Helena. One evening Violets boyfriend goes missing and is finally found badly injured and unconscious. The police investigation follows the suspects to the island of Madeira and uncovers a bizarre and unscrupulous scam...

©2009 Gerald Hammond (P)2014 Audible Ltd

Excellent story, well performed.

This is another story that takes place in Newton Lauder, lowlands of Scotland. Luke, a widower, is raising his great grand daughters Jane and Violet. He is a rakish photographer and sportsman who wears an eye patch. Violet is quite near as good a photographer as Luke and helps him with computers and digital stuff. Jane loves training her dog and the outdoors, she's also quite clever. Helena is Lukes live-in ladyfriend of many years.

When Violet's beau goes missing, everyone in the county tries to find him. Jane sets off with her dog, that she's been training to follow a scent, to see if she can do some good. She finds him. This leads to links to a much larger and more involved investigation with the inspector Honey Laird showing up and getting Luke's help.

This is a really good story with lots of information and little nods and winks to other books about the people of this town. It is a stand alone novel, though and is perfectly wonderful on its own.

The performance is excellent. The accents and female voices are not distracting . . . they add to the story.