The Amber Trap #3 in The Thornton Mysteries

This time when we open The Thornton Mysteries, The Amber Trap, we are introduced to another lot of family members! More of a look into the immediate family, we get up close and personal to Joyce, (Benedict's mother) a woman that's as hard and cold as stainless steel, Florrie, (Joyce's sister) who is a sandwhich short of a picnic and good old Ned (Benedict's father). Pets, not animals are more the trend, with a couple of dogs and a dear old Clydesdale horse, all with personal characters of their own.
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Florrie, I found the most disturbing out of the whole lot, she pops right into your face and repeats things.
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Stamps, amber and entrapment, were all the talk of the town that lead to burning like a house on fire, spanner in the works, caning and whipping till bones are cracking and a loss that ends with tears, pooled together with a bittersweet ending and this is what you get when you read Ellen Read's books, I had to rest a couple of days just to get my head around it all.
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Ellen's writing is again, phenomenal and does not wane. This is a strong and steadfast book, with an excellent ending leading into book 4. Not speechless this time, because Ellen's writing is well worth spreading like a wild fire, only you wouldn't want to dampen the flames. The pacing just right for this book with a very climatic ending.
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Giving a rewarding and well earned 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Recommendation - Even though this is a cosy mystery murder, it comes under Historical Fiction, as Ellen has a knack of putting Historical facts into a fiction story and not making it feel like you are getting a history lesson. This also comes under Romance, due to Benedict and Alexandra being reasonably newly weds. Don't forget, this doesn't have to be read as a series, all of The Thornton Mysteries can be read as stand alones.