Murder is for Keeps, Elizabeth J. Duncan
Murder is for Keeps, Elizabeth J. Duncan
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Murder is for Keeps

Author: Elizabeth J. Duncan

Narrator: Anne Flosnik

Unabridged: 6 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/02/2017


Synopsis

Local artist and amateur sleuth Penny Brannigan has been spending her summer painting views of the once-lovely Gwrych Castle, which is now in a heartbreaking state of disrepair. So when she hears that one of the locals, Mark Baker, is leading a team of enthusiastic volunteers to restore the castle, she is thrilled. However, after disagreements over how the work should proceed break out, the body of an overbearing volunteer is discovered and Mark is implicated. Convinced that he is innocent, Penny asks Gareth Davies, a recent retiree from the North Wales Police Service, to join her investigation. However, it is surprisingly not Gareth who finds the most important clue: while examining the estate's watercolors, Penny discovers that 90-year-old paintings might hold the key.

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 Betty

A long-running cozy mystery set in the Welsh countryside. This is the second book I have read of this series, both out of order but I had no trouble following along. The Gwrych grounds are being restored after years of neglect. Volunteers are working in gardens. Penny Brannigan is painting the castl......more

Goodreads review by Ed

#8 in the Penny Brannigan series. Average series entry. Not much activity at Penny's spa, and only one scene has her working (folding towels). Much of the book takes place at the ruins of Gwrych Castle where Penny is busy painting (watercolors) and finding bodies. The book will appeal mostly to seri......more