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There is excitement in the air as the travelling theatre arrives in Seal Bay.
When The Spriggan Travelling Theatre Company arrives in Seal Bay to perform a Cornish version of King Arthur the locals flock to be entertained. But for Morwenna Mutton, sexagenarian librarian, wild swimming enthusiast and amateur sleuth, the theatre brings intrigue too. Actor and director Daniel Kitto is not the most popular member of the cast and unbeknownst to him, his role of Uther Pendragon on the opening night is to be his swansong.
In front of a horrified audience, he collapses during the dying moments of the performance in a pool of fake blood, and although the police are content that the causes of his death are natural, Morwenna isn’t so sure. And once it becomes clear that there are a number of people who stand to gain from Daniel’s death, Morwenna’s investigation takes a dangerous turn.
If you love Miss Marple and The Thursday Murder Club, then you'll love The Morwenna Mutton mysteries.
Review:
This book is the follow up to Foul Play at Seal Bay and involves all the characters from the previous book. Things have settled down some for Morwena. Her daughter and granddaughter have recovered from incidents in the previous book and are making at adding some changes, allowing for more babysitting time for Morwena and her ex-husband. But before they can settle on a schedule, there is the new play in town, a love interest for Morwena's mom, and inevitably, a murder. It's a fun, quick read, and it's great to have an older character that is making changes in her life and taking on new experiences with glee. You may figure out who the murderer is, but the why may have you questioning til the end! Get the series, and you'll be read for Spring break reading!
About the Author
I'm Judy Leigh. I've lived all over the UK from Liverpool to Cornwall, but currently I live in Somerset. After teaching theatre, writing lyrics for a punk band and setting up Shakespeare Festivals, I completed an MA in Professional Writing. Since then, I have been writing novels and having the time of my life doing it.
Over the last few years I have written many stories that feature characters of all ages, but focus on the lives of older women.
These novels celebrate communities, fun and friendship, love and relationships, the power of laughter and the belief that everyone should have another chance at happiness. Dig beneath the surface a little, and you'll find some issues that are close to my heart: the fact that older people are full of surprses, that we can all change, develop, move away from difficulties we have experienced, grow and be happy. We deserve it.
I also write under the name of Elena Collins, which was the name of my grandmother. These are dual timeline historical stories, and they are slightly spooky. Writing in this genre gives me the opportunity to focus on history, injustice and to think about the lives of women then and now.
I also write cozy crime. The Morwenna Mutton 'Seal Bay' series is another genre that Boldwood Books asked me to write. They are just the greatest publishers to work with. These novels are set in a beautiful coastal town in Cornwall, and Morwenna is a sixty-something sleuth who works in a library and the family tearooms, cycles everywhere, swims in the sea whatever the weather and gets into lots of mischief solving local crimes. Please do check out these books - they are so much fun to work on.
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