Storm Publishing 2024 ISBN: paperback tbc – will also be available as an ebook
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Georgina Drake – professional photographer, amateur sleuth – investigates a decades-old mystery at a picturesque lighthouse…
Georgina Drake’s latest photography assignment takes a dark turn when she discovers the body of unpopular property developer, Eliot Manson, at the scenic Summerstrand Lighthouse. The police suspect a carbon monoxide leak, but to Georgina’s professional eye, something about the scene looks too staged to be an accident.
As if one body wasn’t enough, Georgina has barely managed to share her concerns with charming DI Colin Bradshaw when her spaniel, Bert, digs up human remains buried near the lighthouse. Could these decades-old bones be connected to Manson’s death?
Manson had no shortage of enemies, from his embittered ex-wife to the local residents opposed to his development plans. But one suspect is about to be ruled out in deadly fashion, and if Georgina doesn’t watch her back, she might well be next…
An unputdownable cosy mystery full of twists, turns, and unforgettable characters. Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Faith Martin and Midsomer Murders.
Behind the book
- It’s dedicated to my big sister, Jackie
- It’s partly in Little Wenborough, a fictional village in Norfolk (actually a mash-up of the Wensum (the river where I take my spaniels for a walk in the mornings) and Attleborough (the town where I grew up)) and Summerstrand (a fictional village on the Norfolk coast, which is a mash-up of Happisburgh and Winterton)
- References the legend of Black Shuck and the smugglers
- There’s a cold-case crime and a modern-day crime to solve in each book in the series
- The idea for the series started when I got hearing aids, a few years back, and wondered: what if I could hear things that other people couldn’t? (Which is why there’s a character you might not expect…)
- Like me, my heroine Georgina is deaf – but neither of us let it hold us back!
- It’s not just about the murder: it’s about friendship, about making a new start in life and about second chances.
- And you can expect to find Shakespeare, spaniels, good cake, and a few sneaky musical references mixed in there
- Oh, and you might need tissues. (This is a Kate Hardy book. Of course there’s a weepie bit!)