A Small Hill to Die On, Elizabeth J. Duncan
A Small Hill to Die On, Elizabeth J. Duncan
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A Small Hill to Die On
A Penny Brannigan Mystery

Author: Elizabeth J. Duncan

Narrator: Anne Flosnik

Unabridged: 5 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/30/2012

Synopsis

The North Wales market town of Llanelen is abuzz when a Vietnamese family moves into Ty Brith Hall. It isn't long before the family's business dealings have the townsfolk wondering what's really going on up at the big house on the hill. Things take a sinister turn when Penny Brannigan discovers the body of the new family's teenage daughter. When an elderly woman returns to Llanelen to care for her ailing brother, Penny discovers the truth about another death at Ty Brith Hall, one that hits very close to home. Though Penny's romantic interest, Detective Chief Inspector Gareth Davies, warns her to stay away, Penny can't resist getting involved, and her urge to help will ultimately put her in danger.

About Elizabeth J. Duncan

Elizabeth J. Duncan is a winner of the Malice Domestic Best First Traditional Mystery Novel Competition. She was shortlisted for the Agatha and Arthur Ellis Awards. She lives in Toronto. She enjoys spending time each year in North Wales and lives with her dog, Dolly, in Toronto, where she teaches in the public relations program at Humber College.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Rebecca on May 25, 2014

Things get complicated in Penny's small Welsh town after a Vietnamese family moves into the local manor. The wife owns and runs a string of nail salons, which might take a bite out of Penny's spa business. Then Penny finds the daughter, brutally beaten to death, in the countryside near the town. Pen......more

Goodreads review by Mary on February 08, 2017

Cozy. Good not great. I didn't really connect to the characters. The "newcomers as outsiders" aspect came across as racism which I found a bit disturbing.......more

Goodreads review by Katie on November 03, 2018

Proficient enough as a cozy, I guess, but definitely the weakest in the series. Kind of racist, and the remarks about “how far you can get by playing the race card” are extremely obnoxious. If this was the only book I’d read in the series, I wouldn’t read another.......more

Goodreads review by Debby on April 29, 2020

A sweet mystery, not too intense, yet with a good mixture of 'intrigo'.......more

Goodreads review by Jeanie on January 21, 2016

I had to begin this series with the fourth book because Audible didn't have the first three. The story is completely comprehendable starting here and the author does quite a good job at bringing the reader up to speed in just a few sentences here and there where needed. The story is told economicall......more

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