Kate Palmer #7
Cornish cream teas in the sun, dog walks on the beach and… a murder investigation? Can Kate Palmer – part-time nurse and cake-loving sleuth – solve her most baffling case yet?
Kate Palmer is delighted when she learns that her home, the beautiful seaside village of Tinworthy, is the setting for a new TV show. She’s even more excited when she, her handsome husband Woody and her drama queen sister Angie are all invited to be extras. But when the cameras start rolling, the trio are in for a nasty surprise when the film’s writer and producer, Crispin Wyngarde, drops dead…
Before long, rumours start flying and Angie is in the spotlight for murder. Kate knows her sister had a brief, stormy fling with Crispin during her younger days as an actress, but surely Angie couldn’t have hated him that much, could she?
Kate is certain of her sister’s innocence, and is determined to prove it. But who would want to kill Crispin and set the stage for Angie to take the fall? Could it be Fergal, Angie’s jealous boyfriend? Sonja, the eccentric director, who had a love-hate relationship with Crispin? Or gorgeous Guy, the hairdresser who’s held a grudge against the problematic producer for years?
Armed with a list of possible culprits, Kate sets out to interview everyone she can. Over cups of tea, secrets start to spill out about overheard conversations and mysterious money transfers. But just as Kate thinks she’s finally on the right track, her main suspect is found dead after a party in the village. To make matters worse, he’s one of Angie’s old flames too…
Kate needs to solve the crime – and quick – to save her feisty sister. Can she untangle the clues and get to the truth, before it’s curtains down for Angie?
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Review
It’s time again for nurse Kate Palmer to put her thinking cap on, because once again a murder has been committed near her home town.
When you say murder, you say Kate Palmer, because she seems to attract it. Often she is present where the killing took place and often she is considered one of the suspect by the local police force.
Of course she is innocent and more than once she has to start sleuthing in order to clear her own name or those of some of her loved ones.
So besides still working a few days in the medical center, doing her housework and being an extra in a tv film, Kate has to try to unmask a killer. Talking a bout a busy bee. 😉
Her husband Woody does not really approve, but Kate just cannot stop herself. Will she be successful again and stay out of the clutches of the culprit?
You just have to love Kate and her family. Kate is sometimes a bit to trusting, believing in the good of people and allowing some of them to pull the wool over her eyes and putting herself in danger.
They say time heals all wounds, but some wounds can never completely heal and revenge is on those persons mind each and every day until the opportunity presents itself…
Another great book in one of the best cozy mystery series. 5 stars
Thank you
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About the author
Aged 18, Dee arrived in London from Scotland and typed her way round the West End for a couple of years before joining BOAC (forerunner of British Airways) in Passenger Services for 2 years and then as a stewardess for 8 years.
She has worked in Market Research, Sales and at the Thames TV Studios when they had the franchise.
Dee has since relocated to Cornwall, where she spent 10 years running B&Bs, and only began writing when she was over 70!
Married twice, she has one son and two grandsons.
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Author Link
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Book Link
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