Chapter and Curse, Elizabeth Penney
Chapter and Curse, Elizabeth Penney
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Chapter and Curse

Author: Elizabeth Penney

Narrator: Henrietta Meire

Unabridged: 8 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/28/2021


Synopsis

In Elizabeth Penney's Chapter and Curse, Molly Kimball is used to cracking open books . . . but when a poetry reading ends in murder she must use her skills to crack the case.

Librarian Molly Kimball and her mother, Nina, need a change. So when a letter arrives from Nina's Aunt Violet in Cambridge, England, requesting their help running the family bookshop, they jump at the chance.

Thomas Marlowe—Manuscripts and Folios, is one of the oldest bookshops in Cambridge, and—unfortunately—customers can tell. When Molly and Nina arrive, spring has come to Cambridge and the famed Cambridge Literary Festival is underway. Determined to bring much-needed revenue to the bookstore, Molly invites Aunt Violet's college classmate and famed poet Persephone Brightwell to hold a poetry reading in the shop. But the event ends in disaster when a guest is found dead—with Molly's great-aunt's knitting needle used as the murder weapon. While trying to clear Violet and keep the struggling shop afloat, Molly sifts through secrets past and present, untangling a web of blackmail, deceit, and murder.

About Elizabeth Penney

Elizabeth Penney is the author of more than two dozen cozy mysteries, among other novels. Elizabeth spent her early years in England and France and now lives in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, where she pens novels and tries to grow things.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kim on September 19, 2021

I don’t read many English Cozy Mysteries, and I am not sure why since I always end up enjoying them. And Chapter and Curse, the first book in The Cambridge Bookshop Mysteries by Elizabeth Penney is very enjoyable! Penney really shines in all three areas that are essential to cozies; the well develope......more

Goodreads review by Kristina on October 06, 2021

Molly Kimball and her mother, Nina relocate to Cambridge, England after receiving a letter from Nina’s Aunt Violet Marlowe. Violet needs help getting the bookshop back in the black. During a poetry reading at the shop during the Cambridge Literary Festival, a local woman is murdered using Aunt Viole......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on July 16, 2021

I enjoyed reading Chapter and Curse, a first in a new series by Elizabeth Penney. The book introduces us to Molly Kimball and her mother, who are summoned to England to help with the family bookstore. When a sudden death unleashes a series of secrets, Molly can't resist getting involved in the inves......more

Goodreads review by Keri on April 05, 2024

A fun new-to-me cozy mystery series. Molly and her mum Nina move to Cambridge, England after her father’s death. This is Nina’s home, and her Aunt Violet asks for their help in running the bookshop that has been in the family for generations. A fresh start is what they need so if they go! The bookst......more

Goodreads review by Parris on July 23, 2022

I guess “cozy” means “plot with no friction”? This mystery was a miss for me. I feel like I could really go into it…. Hmm… let’s go. - I don’t remember any of the characters except for Molly, her mom, love interest, and her aunt. There were like 20 other characters and they all felt the same. - Everyon......more