The Cold Light of Mourning
Book 1 of Penny Brannigan Mysteries
Language: English
Beauty operators City and town life Crime Crime & Thriller Crime & mystery Detective English Canadian Novel And Short Story Fiction Fiction - Mystery General Investigation Murder Mystery Mystery & Detective Mystery & Detective - General Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths Mystery And Suspense Fiction Suspense Wales Women Sleuths
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: Jun 29, 2010
Description:
SUMMARY: "Marriage. Murder. Nail polish...One woman's would-be wedding has an entire Welsh town on edge in Elizabeth J. Duncan's "The Cold Light of Mourning"--winner of the Malice Domestic Best First Traditional Mystery Novel Competition."THERE GOES THE BRIDE...The picturesque North Wales market town of Llanelen is shocked when Meg Wynne Thompson, a self-made beauty who has turned out to be something of an unpopular bride, goes missing on her wedding day--and turns up dead. WAS SHE LOVED TO DEATH?The last person believed to have seen Meg alive is local manicurist Penny Brannigan, who vows to find the killer. Seems that several people--including those on the guest list--had reasons to wish Meg dead. But when the trail leads Penny to the groom, a red-hot secret threatens to shake the small town to its very core..."Admirable and appealing...a worthy plot, a congenial heroine."--"Richmond-Times Dispatch""""Duncan lulls readers with her depiction of small-town life...then startles them with a shocker."--"Library Journal"""