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A Most Unusual Demise
The Most Unusual Mysteries (Book 1)
- Author
- Katherine Black
- Narrator
- Jonathan Keeble
- Publisher
- Bloodhound Books
- Publish Date
- 25 February 2025
- Run Time
- 6 hours 58 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Retired librarian and bookshop owner May Morrigan lives in the affluent village of Blackheath with Fletcher, her best friend since they met decades ago, and May's two dogs. What could be more normal? But May is not your average little old lady . . .
After an unpleasant church volunteer and an annoying local butcher meet their untimely ends, Fletcher and May team up to do some sleuthing. Soon, the elderly pair start working with a young journalist to investigate the case of a missing girl and its possible link to previous unsolved crimes. May finds this new project quite intriguing. She's never met a murderer before—and now she just may get the chance, if they play their cards right . . .
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Details
- Author
- Katherine Black
- Narrator
- Jonathan Keeble
- Duration
- 6 hours 58 minutes
- Release Date
- 25 February 2025
- ISBN
- 9781917214407
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Bloodhound Books
- Genre
- Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Humorous fiction
Synopsis
A well-read old dear has an unhealthy interest in murder, in this sharp, witty, and refreshingly original cozy crime novel. Retired librarian and bookshop owner May Morrigan lives in the affluent village of Blackheath with Fletcher, her best friend since they met decades ago, and May's two dogs. What could be more normal? But May is not your average little old lady . . . After an unpleasant church volunteer and an annoying local butcher meet their untimely ends, Fletcher and May team up to do some sleuthing. Soon, the elderly pair start working with a young journalist to investigate the case of a missing girl and its possible link to previous unsolved crimes. May finds this new project quite intriguing. She's never met a murderer before—and now she just may get the chance, if they play their cards right . . .
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