{"id":4414,"date":"2025-01-08T21:45:22","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T21:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/entertainment\/books\/the-cream-tea-killer-judy-leigh-bookshine-and-readbows\/"},"modified":"2025-01-08T21:45:22","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T21:45:22","slug":"the-cream-tea-killer-judy-leigh-bookshine-and-readbows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=4414","title":{"rendered":"The Cream Tea Killer \u2013 Judy Leigh \u2013 Bookshine And Readbows"},"content":{"rendered":"


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*I received a free\u00a0copy of this book\u00a0with thanks to the author,\u00a0Boldwood Books<\/a>\u00a0and Rachel Gilbey\u00a0at\u00a0<\/strong>Rachel\u2019s Random Resources<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0blog tours. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.*<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Blurb: Morwenna Mutton should be living the quiet life of a librarian and grandmother in Cornwall\u2019s beautiful Seal Bay \u2013 if only dead bodies would stop turning up\u2026<\/strong><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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After the excitement of her last investigation, amateur sleuth Morwenna is looking forward to things getting back to normal. When local DJ Irina asks to meet however, desperate to share information she has discovered regarding nefarious goings-on, Morwenna can\u2019t resist.<\/em><\/p>\n

But Irina never arrives for their drink \u2013 instead her body is washed up on the beach, an apparent victim of an accidental drowning. At once keen wild bather Morwenna knows something is amiss as Irina was a strong swimmer who knew the local conditions well. What had Irina uncovered and who would want her dead?<\/em><\/p>\n

When the local news dubs Irina\u2019s murderer The Cream Tea Killer in honour of Cornwall\u2019s famous delicacy, the clock starts ticking. Now the murderer knows Morwenna is on their trail, no one in her family is safe. She must get to the truth before the killer gets to her\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

If you love The Thursday Murder Club, Agatha Christie and Richard Coles then you\u2019ll love The Morwenna Mutton mysteries.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Morwenna and her little family of Mutton maids (four generations: mother, Morwenna, daughter and granddaughter) return to solve another Cornish murder mystery (well, technically, only Morwenna does that bit \u2013 Tamsin is busy serving tea and scones and having a social life, Elowen is mainly begging for a dog, and Lamorna sticks to grumbling, meddling and definitely not swimming!) <\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know where Morwenna finds her energy to be honest \u2013 perhaps it\u2019s the fresh Cornish sea air or those icy sea dips? \u2013 but she somehow manages to hold down two part-time jobs, keep up with her granddaughter, go out dating, regularly brave the freezing sea and STILL find the time to solve murders\u2026 even the police are in awe at her competence at this point!<\/p>\n

In this story we get more ghostly goings-on from the alleged library ghost, more cuteness from precocious Elowen and the multiplying Oggys, and more will-they, won\u2019t-they romance between Morwenna and her two potential suitors, one old and one new. Honestly, I am firmly in Ruan\u2019s camp here, no matter how charming Barnaby is, and I am getting increasingly irked with Morwenna\u2019s reluctance to admit that they belong together\u2026 it can only be the legendary Mutton stubbornness holding her back now. Oh, and someone get that poor child a real<\/em> Oggy already (that\u2019s my two only miffs out of the way!)<\/p>\n

This is definitely a must-read series for fans of light and cosy mysteries with a real authentic British flavour and plenty of character, and this latest instalment is as delightfully easy to read as its predecessors (which you don\u2019t need<\/em> to read to follow this one, but should anyway).<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t wait to see what Morwenna gets up to next\u2026 hopefully with a certain loyal and reliable fisherman sidekick as back-up!<\/p>\n

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\u2018You see all the goings on in Seal Bay from here \u2013 you know most of the locals?\u2019
\u2018Yes, I suppose so.\u2019 Morwenna wondered what Irina was getting at.
\u2018And I hear you\u2019re a bit of a sleuth,\u2019 Irina said. \u2018We mentioned it on Bay Radio \u2013 that business with Spriggan Theatre a couple of months back.\u2019
\u2018I\u2019m learning on my feet. I helped Jane out a couple of times.\u2019 Morwenna remembered the scrapes she\u2019d got into twice solving crimes, last autumn and again in the spring. \u2018Why do you ask?\u2019
Irina narrowed her eyes. \u2018I might need your help.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2013 Judy Leigh, The Cream Tea Killer<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Purchase Link: The Cream Tea Killer<\/em> on Amazon<\/a><\/h3>\n

About the author<\/strong><\/p>\n

Judy Leigh is the USA Today bestselling author of The Old Girls\u2019 Network and Five French Hens and the doyenne of the \u2018it\u2019s never too late\u2019 genre of women\u2019s fiction. She has lived all over the UK from Liverpool to Cornwall, but currently resides in Somerset.<\/p>\n

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Website:<\/strong>\u00a0https:\/\/judyleigh.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Facebook:<\/strong>\u00a0https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/judyleighuk\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Twitter:<\/strong>\u00a0https:\/\/twitter.com\/JudyLeighWriter<\/a><\/p>\n

Instagram:<\/strong>\u00a0https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/judyrleigh\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t forget to check out the other blog stops on the tour for more great reviews and content (see the poster below for details)!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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