The cost of living rachel ward5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() It is this that has kept Bea living at home and working nearby so that she can attend to her mother’s need for order and routine.Īnt is a young man with troubles of his own. Bea is our protagonist a bright young woman who deserves more than life is currently offering her, Bea is a check out attendant who likes to take an interest in her customers.īea lives with her mum, Queenie, who has been experiencing mental health issues since the death of her husband, Bea’s father some six years earlier. The Cost of Living is primarily set in the local supermarket of the small town of Kingsleigh. ![]() ![]() I wasn’t sure what to expect from Rachel Ward’s first crime novel for adults, but I enjoyed reading this book. The Cost of Living is a warm, contemporary story with likeable leads, an engaging cast of supporting characters and a dark thread running throughout. While fear stalks the town, Bea finds an unlikely ally in Ant, the seemingly gormless new trainee, but risks losing the people she loves most as death comes close to home. Colleagues and customers become suspects, secrets are uncovered. When a young woman is attacked walking home from her local supermarket, Bea Jordan, a smart but unfulfilled checkout girl, is determined to investigate. ![]()
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