A Treacherous Tale, Elizabeth Penney
A Treacherous Tale, Elizabeth Penney
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A Treacherous Tale

Author: Elizabeth Penney

Narrator: Henrietta Meire

Unabridged: 7 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 08/23/2022


Synopsis

The second in a charming new cozy series from Elizabeth Penney, set in an English bookshop and following Molly Kimball, who has a habit of bookmarking trouble . . .

Lately, Molly has been feeling that she might have fallen into a fairy tale: she's reinvigorated the family bookshop Thomas Marlowe—Manuscripts and Folios, made friends in her new home of Cambridge, England, and is even developing a bit of a romance with Kieran—a bike shop owner with a somewhat intimidating family pedigree.

Having recently discovered The Strawberry Girls, a classic children's tale, Molly is thrilled to learn the author, Iona York, lives nearby. But while visiting the famous author at her lovely cottage in nearby Hazelhurst, an old acquaintance of Iona's tumbles off her roof to his death.

Then, when one of Iona's daughters—an inspiration for the original Strawberry Girls—goes missing, Molly begins to worry this story might be more Brothers Grimm than happily-ever-after. Especially after Molly learns about the mysterious long-ago death of Iona's husband and coauthor of The Strawberry Girls . . . could past and present crimes be linked? Molly must put the clues together before someone turns this sweet tale sour.

About Elizabeth Penney

Elizabeth Penney is the author of more than two dozen cozy mysteries, among other novels. Elizabeth spent her early years in England and France and now lives in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, where she pens novels and tries to grow things.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Judy on July 18, 2022

This was such a good cozy mystery to get lost in that I just kept reading for hours. I loved the format of including a book within the book. Both stories are enjoyable. This is the second book in the series and I haven't read the first one, but this book is easily read as a stand alone. The book cov......more

Goodreads review by Keri on April 15, 2024

The second in this series finds Molly and her family once again entangled in a murder. As owners of an English bookstore in Cambridge they go to meet with an upcoming guest author at her cottage, where they find a man has fallen from the roof. Detectives soon discover it was murder. The author of th......more

Goodreads review by Louise on August 24, 2022

This is a delightful cozy mystery, with a complex plot. I particularly enjoyed the emphasis on finding treasure from Britain’s Anglo-Saxon history, in combination with a lovely story-within-the-story of a children’s book. I’ve always been interested in archaeology so that theme was a plus for me. Th......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on June 07, 2022

A Treacherous Tale by Elizabeth Penney is a great cozy mystery set in Cambridge and is the second book in the wonderful The Cambridge Bookshop Series. I just love this adorable series. It has so much potential. Molly Kimball is also an excellent lead female character. Joining her again in this book......more

Goodreads review by Deborah on August 28, 2022

What a fun and well written story! I love how our mystery is wrapped around a children's fairy tale, a story within a story. Molly is such a delightful character, she is learning her family heritage and making a new life for herself in England. When she gets involved with an author and her family an......more