The Cornish Village Murder

Name: The Cornish Village Murder
Brand: Harper UK
Availability: InStock
Author: Fiona Leitch
ISBN: 9780008527440

Author: Fiona Leitch

Series: A Nosey Parker Cozy Mystery #2

Narrator: Zara Ramm

Unabridged: 7 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: One More Chapter

Published: 02/15/2022

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Cozy, Cozy Culinary, Crime, Women Sleuths, Humorous, Family Life

Synopsis

‘A sparklingly delicious confection to satisfy the mystery reader’s appetite’ Helena Dixon, bestselling author of the Miss Underhay Mysteries When a body turned up at her last catering gig it certainly put people off the hors d’oeuvres. With a reputation to salvage, determined that her next job for the village’s festival will go off without a hitch. But when chaos breaks out, Jodie Parker somehow always finds herself caught up in the picture. The body of a writer from the festival is discovered at the bottom of a cliff, and the prime suspect turns out to be the guest of honour, the esteemed painter Duncan Stovall. With her background in the Met police, Jodie has got solving cases down to a fine art so she knows things are rarely as they seem. Can she find the killer before the village faces another brush with death? The second book in the Jodie ‘Nosey’ Parker cozy mystery series. Can be read as a standalone. A humorous cosy mystery with a British female sleuth in a small village. Includes one of Jodie's Tried and Tested Recipes! Written in British English. Mild profanity and peril.

Reviews

Goodreads review by PamG on March 05, 2021

A Brush with Death by Fiona Leitch brings death, an end of summer art festival and some humor to the second book in the Nosey Parker cozy mystery series set in the Cornish town of Penstowan. Jodie ‘Nosey’ Parker has moved back to her home town after leaving the London police force. Her 12 year-o......more

Goodreads review by Ceecee on January 24, 2021

3.5 stars We return to Penstowan , Cornwall for the second helping of the Jodie (Nosey) Parker series. This instalment centres around the first Penstwowan Art Festival. The focus is on a series of paintings of the area by well known artist Duncan Stovall. Jodie is very attracted to Duncan, in fact s......more

Goodreads review by Jen on February 08, 2021

Book 2 in the Nosy Parker cozy mystery series and I couldn’t wait to see what Jodie and her family and friends would be up to in this book! There is a festival in town with a famous painter as the special guest. After someone falls off a cliff, Jodie has to balance her need to cater the festival wit......more

Goodreads review by Yesha- Books Teacup and Reviews on February 12, 2021

Many thanks to Rachel for tour invite and author and publisher for providing e-ARC of this book via NetGalley. It was interesting sequel to Murder on the Menu. It revolved around Jodie’s life and her being Nosey but this time with approval of DCI as a civilian sidekick in solving the murder case of w......more

Goodreads review by LJ (ljwritesandreviews) on February 11, 2021

I'm so glad to be back with the second in the Nosey Parker cozy mystery series! Don't worry if you haven't read the first, it can easily read as a standalone. While she's catering the opening party of Pentowan gala, Jodie comes to the attention of artist Duncan Stovall. Unfortunately, there are a few......more