Author: Elizabeth Penney
Published: September 28th 2021 by St. Martin's Press
Format: Kindle, Paperback 320 Pages
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Source: My thanks to Netgalley and the Publisher for an opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book.
Series: The Cambridge Bookshop Series ##1
First Sentence: Spring was much later than usual this year.
From the Publisher: Librarian Molly Kimball and her mother, Nina, need a change. So when a letter arrives from Nina’s Aunt Violet in Cambridge, England requesting their help running the family bookshop, they jump at the chance.
Thomas Marlowe—Manuscripts and Folios, is one of the oldest bookshops in Cambridge, and—unfortunately—customers can tell. When Molly and Nina arrive, spring has come to Cambridge and the famed Cambridge Literary Festival is underway. Determined to bring much-needed revenue to the bookstore, Molly invites Aunt Violet’s college classmate and famed poet Persephone Brightwell to hold a poetry reading in the shop. But the event ends in disaster when a guest is found dead—with Molly’s great-aunt’s knitting needle used as the murder weapon. While trying to clear Violet and keep the struggling shop afloat, Molly sifts through secrets past and present, untangling a web of blackmail, deceit, and murder. (Macmillan)
My Opinion: So refreshing when you start a new series and realize you enjoyed each of the characters from the start. Each person, having their own distinctive voice, with a touch of humor, and not being "back-burnered" by other louder, more demanding views.
By her writing, I could not figure out if Elizabeth Penny is a British author or has just staged the book in Cambridge since her terminology fluctuates, yet after a while, it did not matter. The pace did lag in a few places, but eventually, it picked back up again with an obvious ending, but at the same time, there was a rushed feel.
Will there be more in this series? I certainly hope so since days later, the characters are still playing around in my head.
From the Publisher: Librarian Molly Kimball and her mother, Nina, need a change. So when a letter arrives from Nina’s Aunt Violet in Cambridge, England requesting their help running the family bookshop, they jump at the chance.
Thomas Marlowe—Manuscripts and Folios, is one of the oldest bookshops in Cambridge, and—unfortunately—customers can tell. When Molly and Nina arrive, spring has come to Cambridge and the famed Cambridge Literary Festival is underway. Determined to bring much-needed revenue to the bookstore, Molly invites Aunt Violet’s college classmate and famed poet Persephone Brightwell to hold a poetry reading in the shop. But the event ends in disaster when a guest is found dead—with Molly’s great-aunt’s knitting needle used as the murder weapon. While trying to clear Violet and keep the struggling shop afloat, Molly sifts through secrets past and present, untangling a web of blackmail, deceit, and murder. (Macmillan)
My Opinion: So refreshing when you start a new series and realize you enjoyed each of the characters from the start. Each person, having their own distinctive voice, with a touch of humor, and not being "back-burnered" by other louder, more demanding views.
By her writing, I could not figure out if Elizabeth Penny is a British author or has just staged the book in Cambridge since her terminology fluctuates, yet after a while, it did not matter. The pace did lag in a few places, but eventually, it picked back up again with an obvious ending, but at the same time, there was a rushed feel.
Will there be more in this series? I certainly hope so since days later, the characters are still playing around in my head.
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