Foul Play at Seal Bay

 

Foul Play at Seal Bay by Judy Leigh- Crime and Mystery

Another gem of a read from Judy and one that made me smile so many times. Morwenna Mutton and her family have run the seaside tea shop in Seal Bay for over thirty years. Most is done by her daughter Tamsin who lives with her partner Jack and her young daughter Elowen. Morwenna helps out and also works in the local library. The teashop has been struggling and local businessman Alex is trying to buy it as he has done with several local businesses but the family are not budging. At her daughter's beachside engagement party Alex is stabbed and it's Morwenna who finds him. The local police have little to go on and Morwenna is determined to find out who did it not only to clear her family but to also put the village at rest.

This is such a wonderful cozy crime with Judy’s talent for characters that leap out of the page like old friends. Each one is different and perhaps colourful (depending how you see life?) but there's a down to earth feel good atmosphere of wanting to do the right thing and help others whilst trying to live your best life. There’s a camaraderie and smiles and descriptions which put the reader at the heart of the drama as well as in a Cornish seaside village (with a few Cornish words explained for us emmets) I'd love a sea swim dreckly! A wonderful fun read I highly recommend.

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Foul Play at Seal Bay It was meant to be the start of quiet season in the sleepy Cornish village of Seal Bay, but not for sexagenarian librarian and wild swimming enthusiast Morwenna Mutton. Because when a local businessman is found on the beach with a bread knife is his back, bungling police officer DI Rick Tremayne is soon out of his depth. Morwenna knows it’s going to be down to her to crack the case. The list of people the victim upset is long, the evidence is slight, and an arrest illusive. Morwenna has plenty to occupy her time what with ghostly goings-on at the library and skullduggery at her granddaughter’s school, but she could never resist a challenge. And even the most ruthless of murderers should quake at the sight of this amateur sleuth getting on her bike to track them down. If you love Miss Marple and The Thursday Murder Club, then you'll love The Morwenna Mutton mysteries. Purchase Link - https://mybook.to/sealbaysocial

Author Bio – Judy Leigh is the USA Today bestselling author of The Old Girls’ Network and Five French Hens and the doyenne of the ‘it’s never too late’ genre of women’s fiction. She has lived all over the UK from Liverpool to Cornwall, but currently resides in Somerset. Social Media Links – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/judyleighuk/ Twitter https://twitter.com/judyleighwriter Instagram https://www.instagram.com/judyrleigh/ Newsletter Sign Up: https://bit.ly/JudyLeighNews