Author: Elizabeth Penney
Published: August 23rd 2022 by St. Martin's Paperbacks
Format: Kindle, 320 pages
Genre: Amateur Sleuth
Source: My thanks to Netgalley and the Publisher for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book.
Series: The Cambridge Bookshop Series #2
First Sentence: Books, books, glorious books.
Blurb: 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 the handsome 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 co-author of The Strawberry Girls…could past and present crimes be linked? Molly must put the clues together before someone turns this sweet tale sour.
My Opinion: A story within a story, one for adults and one a child’s book -- which work in concert to reveal those involved in two murders.
The timeframe confused me. The book is supposed to be the current day, but occasional word usage came across as lingo from decades ago. Additionally, Elizabeth Penney is heavy-handed and redundant when describing the general area leaving the reader scanning until something new appears.
Cozy Mysteries/amateur sleuths aren’t for everyone, but I like the mental break after a hectic week.
Blurb: 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 the handsome 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 co-author of The Strawberry Girls…could past and present crimes be linked? Molly must put the clues together before someone turns this sweet tale sour.
My Opinion: A story within a story, one for adults and one a child’s book -- which work in concert to reveal those involved in two murders.
The timeframe confused me. The book is supposed to be the current day, but occasional word usage came across as lingo from decades ago. Additionally, Elizabeth Penney is heavy-handed and redundant when describing the general area leaving the reader scanning until something new appears.
Cozy Mysteries/amateur sleuths aren’t for everyone, but I like the mental break after a hectic week.
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