Slated for Death, Elizabeth J. Duncan
Slated for Death, Elizabeth J. Duncan
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Slated for Death
A Penny Brannigan Mystery

Author: Elizabeth J. Duncan

Narrator: Anne Flosnik

Unabridged: 6 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/28/2015


Synopsis

When the body of well-liked and respectable Glenda Roberts is discovered at the bottom of a former slate mine, now a busy tourist attraction, pandemonium erupts in the North Wales town of Llanelen. Penny Brannigan finds herself drawn into the investigation when jars of her house-brand hand cream are found among counterfeit inventory Glenda and her sister were selling. Police are convinced that the mine operator whose asthmatic son suffered an almost-fatal attack due to the merchandise is responsible for Glenda's death. But Penny's not so sure. A visit to Glenda's mother only deepens her conviction that a hidden family secret is the real reason for the murder.

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 Susan on August 06, 2016

I did really like this, but the sad remnants of Penny's romantic life left me feeling rather flat at the ending. Penny's friend and business partner Victoria is involved in the St. David's Day concert, which is going to be held in a slate mine repurposed for the tourist trade. Unfortunately, the org......more

Goodreads review by Mystereity Reviews on May 06, 2015

Slated For Death A likeable series, and this installment had a great plot, lots of twists and turns and moved along very well.  I had the who in whodunit figured out fairly early on, but that didn't dampen my enjoyment.  A few more details were filled in about Penny's past, and I have to say the rom......more

Goodreads review by Helen on October 05, 2022

The best thing about this cozy is the setting - North Wales. The initial murder occurs in a slate mine, its resources depleted, that is now a tourist attraction. The series character, Penny Brannigan, is part owner of a local spa (actually a comprehensive beauty salon) and, through her, the reader i......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on August 13, 2015

I wasn't paying attention and picked this up at the library, not realizing it was #6 in the series.......more

Goodreads review by Lorne on April 25, 2022

This is my second book in the unabashedly cozy Penny Brannigan series. I liked the fist I read and I enjoyed this one too. There is a difference between cozies and silly cozies. Elizabeth Duncan seems to be a Canadian but she manages to do what so many American writers of UK cozies can’t do: she can......more