Perhaps the seaside town of Skegness is not as idyllic as it first seemed?
“Perfect for lovers of COZY CRIME!... I loved this book…” *****
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Meet Doris Cudlow
, underemployed journalist, and recent divorcee from London. She's got a lot on her plate, trying to make a new life in the English seaside town of Skegness. Throw in a nosy landlady, an invitation to her ex-husband's wedding and murder, and she's knee deep in a baffling mystery. With wit, warmth, a little help from her landlady, Doris keeps digging. But when she ruffles feathers, things take an unexpected turn. Convinced the police are barking up the wrong tree, Doris puts her journalist skills to the test to untangle a dangerous web of secrets, lies and deceit. As a newbie to town does Doris have what it takes to get to the bottom of this extraordinary murder mystery? |
Doris is ready to settle down as a freelance English seaside reporter.
“Hooked from the first pages… wonderful… fascinating, full of twists and turns… kept me guessing till the end.” ***** |
Doris Cudlow finally has her first journalist assignment—an article on the health benefits of a famous ice-cream shop!
There’s just one tiny problem: The shop closed decades ago, the owners are playing harps, and the only person who can help isn’t talking. But if only her troubles stopped there. With little money and time running out on her bills, Doris is desperate for another seaside job. When a telephone call invites her to an interview, she finds herself face to face with a local comedian. But Doris isn’t laughing when a string of thefts strikes close to home. If that weren’t challenge enough, a mysterious death causes Doris to push her journalist skills into high gear. But with little help from the police she is forced to rely on a bird tamer, a jaded Television celebrity, and her own wits. As Doris attempts to untangle an unusual case, danger lurks at every turn with dead ends and lies blocking the path to the horrifying truth. |
Doris Cudlow is a feisty reporter with a nose for the truth.
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When Doris takes a stroll on a blustery gray Skegness beach, the most she expects is a downpour.
Instead, she walks straight into a baffling mystery—a body on the beach. It looks like the victim died of natural causes. No one believes it was murder, but Doris is not so sure. She soon finds out the town's elite knew the dead person and they don’t want a newcomer from London rocking the boat. Can Doris get to the bottom of a fiendish conspiracy that will expose a dark underbelly to English seaside life? "Compelling…heart pounding…funny…fantastic!!!" ***** |
A sleepy English seaside town rife with secrets.
"Another superb Doris Cudlow mystery." ***** |
Despite settling into life in the English town of Skegness Doris Cudlow hasn't found full-time work as a journalist.
She's working an overnight doughnut shift to pay for her poky boarding house room. When a retiree's festival comes to town an old tale about a sinister murder is re-told. Sensing a great story Doris set's off on the trail to solve a crime that baffled the local police. But disaster strikes as she uncovers a shadowy web of greed and jealousy. In a town where everyone is a suspect and no one is giving up their secrets easily, can Doris uncover the truth or will she, like the original victim, become part of local folklore? |