Death at the Village Chess Club is the second Cotswold Curiousity Shop cozy mystery by Debbie Young. Released 3rd March 2025 by Boldwood Books is 234 pages and is available in hardcover, paperback, audio, and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links and references throughout. For Kindle Unlimited subscribers, this book is currently included in the KU subscription library to borrow and read for free. The first book in the series is also currently available on KU.
This is a fun character driven village cozy set in "Little Pride", a fictive village somewhere in the Cotswolds. It's full of the whimsical slightly eccentric secondary characters, hidden motives and secrets, and over-the-top motivations which keep cozy readers turning pages. Obviously it would never fly in real life, and the main characters often seem to be fresh out of middle school instead of their actual ages/supposed maturity levels. It's within the acceptable parameters for a village cozy however; no harm, no foul.
Four stars. The language is clean and there's no questionable content. With two books extant in the series and a third due out in Aug 2025 (available on kindle unlimited), it would be a good candidate for a weekend binge or buddy read.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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