Murder at Tanton Towers
A British Stately Home Mystery
by Amy Myers
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Pub Date 7 May 2024 | Archive Date 30 Apr 2024
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Description
Welcome to Tanton Towers! Explore the eccentric, history-filled house, take tea in the café . . . and visit the site of a recent murder?! First in a delightful new traditional British cozy mystery series.
Everyone told Cara Shelley that she was crazy to set up a café in the shadow of eccentric Kentish stately home Tanton Towers. But now, three years later, the forty-something single mother can’t believe her good luck. The Happy Huffkin café is thriving, and Cara considers the Tanton Towers staff – and its equally eccentric owners, Max and Alison – to be more like family than colleagues. Three cheers for Tanton Towers!
But one beautiful summer evening, when Cara’s hard at work clearing up after closing time, Alison comes hurtling down to the café to beg her for help. It’s trouble – and of the worst kind. Daphne Hanson, queen of the Towers’ costume-clad dancing troupe – and the greatest nosy parker in Kent – is lying dead in the orangery. Strangled! But by whom? And why?
Determined that the culprit should not be one of her friends, and suspicious of the detective assigned the case – the deeply annoying, and annoyingly attractive DCI Andrew Mitchem – Cara launches her own investigation. But the more secrets she uncovers, the more she’s forced to consider the unthinkable: that one of her dear friends could be the killer . . .
Fans of Richard Osman, M.C. Beaton, Simon Brett, and Nancy Atherton won’t want to miss this charming British cozy with a twist of romance!Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781448309979 |
| PRICE | US$29.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 224 |
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Featured Reviews
Cindi A, Reviewer
Cara Shelly runs the cafe at Tanton Towers. After several years she has come to think of her coworkers and the owners of the home as friends and family. When one of them is murdered, she doesn’t trust the detective assigned to the case, so she begins her own investigation. Will she find one of their own killed Daphne, or will she get an even bigger shock and be confronted by the killer as their next victim?
This was a great first entry tint this new cozy series. It provided a great introduction to the characters as well as the setting. It did not disappoint and leaves room for plenty of other adventures and mysteries in the future.
Susan W, Librarian
Cara runs the tea shop inside Tanton Towers and, as such, feels almost a part of the staff. When one of the dancers (and the accountants wife) is killed onsite after hours, Cara wants answers!
Debbie Y, Reviewer
The author has researched the painter Lavinia Fontana (yes she did exist) and Huffkins ( a sweet bread roll from Kent with a dimple in the top and served to cherry pickers , with a recipe similar to a brioche ) and this adds authenticity to the story. I have said before that a good ending to a book makes for a great read, and a poor ending to a good book makes for a disappointing read, in my view. This book fortunately falls into the former category, what twists and turns happen in the last few chapters, made even more intense for me, as with a murderer roaming free and only a few pages to read, we were forced to turn off all our electronic devices due to poor weather at the airport for the landing. Three hours later I managed to find out the killer in a twist I really was not expecting. That combined with a little love interest makes this a delicious cosy crime read
Librarian 431790
I think there's potential in this story as the mystery is well plotted and i liked the setting and the descriptions.
I wasn't a huge fan of the FMC as I think some more details and development would help and make her a relatable characters.
The mystery is solid and it kept me guessing. I'm curious about the next novel in this series
3.5 upped to 4
Many thanks to the publisher for this ARC, all opinions are mine
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