Murder in a Cornish Teashop - Blog Tour

 


Review - 4 out of 5 stars:


I have been enjoying Fliss Chester’s Cressida Fawcett series for years, so I was pleased to be able to sample Murder in a Cornish Teashop, the first book in her new Maddie Penrose series.


I really enjoyed this book. I liked the two main characters, Maddie and Nor Penrose, and their relationship, very much. Though Nor seems much better able to take care of herself than Maddie!


The plot was an interesting one. It seemed to start with to be lots of separate elements, but as the book went on, they all gradually came together.


The setting was lovely. A Cornish seaside town, with the farms around it. I enjoyed the descriptions, which didn’t interfere with the pace of the plot at all. 


The only, very slight, thing I didn’t like, was there being slightly too much peril for my taste. Maddie would keep on blundering into dangerous situations! However, I like the characters and setting enough to continue with the series. 


Overall, this was an excellent start to a new series. I can’t wait to see what Maddie blunders into next!


I was given a copy of this book, my opinions are my own.



Author Bio:


Fliss Chester lives in Surrey with her husband and writes historical cozy crime. When she is not killing people off in her 1940s whodunnits, she helps her husband, who is a wine merchant, run their business. Never far from a decent glass of something, Fliss also loves cooking (and writing up her favourite recipes on her blog), enjoying the beautiful Surrey and West Sussex countryside and having a good natter.



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Blurb:


A Cornish clifftop, a sunny afternoon, a quaint little teashop… but wait a minute. Is that jam, or blood? Maddie Penrose is determined to find out!


Maddie Penrose is staying with her beloved grandmother, Nor, at her gorgeously idyllic Cornish farm. She’s looking forward to days helping out in Nor’s little teashop and evenings wandering down the cliff path to watch the sunset. But before Maddie has even finished serving up scones on her first morning, a man bursts through the door: Nor’s neighbour Clive has found a body in the field behind the teashop…


Maddie is straight to the scene, fancying herself as a bit of an Agatha Christie. But solving this mystery is far from a piece of cake. Her list of suspects is jam-packed with locals, with some a little too close to home: the newcomer renting out one of Nor’s barns is acting suspiciously, the victim’s boyfriend has disappeared without trace, and Clive isn’t really Maddie’s cup of tea either…


But the proof is in the pudding when there’s another murder – her prime suspect is dead. And when Maddie finds a backpack belonging to the first murder victim, her diligent notetaking and quick thinking leads her to discover that the killer will act again, and soon. Maddie is horrified to discover that it looks like she is their next target…


Can Maddie and Nor work as a team to piece together the puzzle? Or will murdering Maddie be the icing on the cake for the killer?


A totally addictive, witty and warm cozy mystery that will keep you reading late into the night, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, T.E. Kinsey and Verity Bright.


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