Murder Is a Must, Marty Wingate
Murder Is a Must, Marty Wingate
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Murder Is a Must

Author: Marty Wingate

Narrator: Marisa Calin

Unabridged: 10 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 12/01/2020


Synopsis

Determined to make the First Edition Library a success, Hayley Burke wasn’t expecting to have to solve an old friend’s murder in this all-new mystery from USA Today bestselling author Marty Wingate.

Hayley Burke, curator of Lady Fowling's collection of first edition mysteries, is settling into her position at the First Edition Library in Middlebank House. She's even made progress with Lady Fowling's former secretary, the ornery Miss Woolgar. The women are busily preparing for an exhibition that will showcase Lady Fowling's life and letters. Hayley knows the exhibition is a huge undertaking and decides, against her better judgement, to hire Oona Atherton, her former boss from the Jane Austen Centre to help with the planning.
 
     Oona is known for being difficult, but all seems to be going swimmingly until she and Hayley uncover a one-page letter that alludes to a priceless edition of MURDER MUST ADVERTISE signed by several Golden Age of Mystery authors. Oona feels this book could be the focal point of the exhibition and becomes obsessed with finding it.
 
     When they find clues that appear to point to the book being somewhere in the First Edition Library, Oona is certain she's unraveled the mystery and texts Hayley the good news, but upon arriving back at Middlebank, Hayley finds her old boss dead at the bottom of the stairs. Did her discovery of the rare book get her killed or was it some angry shadow from her past? Hayley must read between the lines to catch a malicious murderer.

About The Author

A Seattle native, Marty Wingate is a member of the Royal Horticultural Society and leads garden tours through England, Scotland, and Ireland when she is not killing people in fiction.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jim

Sometimes I find myself binge watching a television series. The same thing can happen when I find a new-to-me author. MARTY WINGATE is the latest writer I am binge reading. I recently heard her speak at a writer’s conference and decided that among her several series the one that might be in my field......more

Goodreads review by Cheryl

Fun characters (even tho properly British) jostle about creating an exhibit on mystery books collected by an author of honor. When the primary exhibition manager is killed in a spiral staircase fall, it’s a madcap whodunnit with a couple quirky laughs and characters tossed in. (Dom reminded me of Ig......more

Goodreads review by Mary

Another book that I have mixed feelings about. The story was pretty interesting, but it felt like there was a lot of talk about what the characters were going to do, but they didn't get around to doing them for a long time. It could have been shorter. (SPOILER ALERT): The killer wasn't a surprise. I......more