Librarian Jemima Jago is enjoying a peaceful summer in the Isles of Scilly – until a puzzling crime comes in with the tide…
Between her work in Cornwall’s oldest library and catching up with old friends over tea and chocolate biscuits, Jemima Jago is spending the season the only way she knows how: sunbathing, swimming and sailing. But her postcard-perfect summer is turned upside down when the body of well-to-do businessman Hermie Castleberry is found on the sweeping white sands at the foot of Candlewick Castle.
Jem doesn’t mean to get involved, but when her old flame Rhys Tremayne is arrested for murder, she springs into action to prove his innocence. With her gift for uncovering hard-to-find information, Jem discovers Hermie had been keeping secrets and ruffling a few feathers in the ordinarily tranquil islands. Did the quiet wife, the belittled business partner or the slimy salesman want Hermie out of the way?
The discovery of a pair of silver gloves by little dog Buck could be just the clue Jem needs to crack the case. But can she catch the real culprit, and keep her heart in check, before the killer sends her down to Davy Jones’ locker too?
A totally charming cozy mystery from the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Emma Jameson. Fans of M.C. Beaton, Faith Martin and Agatha Christie will adore A Death at Candlewick Castle.
Thanks to Bookouture and NetGalley, too For my copy of this book, here’s my honest review: If cosy murder mysteries are what you crave With a feisty heroine who doesn’t always behave Check out this book and try to solve the mystery Before anyone else is killed and history! Set in the Isles of Scilly where Jem’s returned She can’t resist solving puzzles and mysteries I’ve learned. She’s actually a librarian who is cataloguing a collection Discovering letters and diaries in this unique selection. However, when she’s out having fun with friends She makes a discovery that fun ends Below the castle walls another body they find She hopes Hack really won’t mind! As the police investigation starts at a pace Jem and friends are sure they’re in the wrong place. When a childhood friend is arrested and sent to jail They need to clear his name quickly, without fail! This is another delightful, intriguing read One I thoroughly enjoyed, so please pay heed If you enjoy small communities and brill mysteries, too This could be a book that’s ideal for you!
Title; A Death at Candlewick Castle
Series: Jemima Jago #2
Author: Emma Jameson
Publisher: Bookouture
Pub Day: August 20th 2021
Pages: 192
Rating: 5*
Emma Jameson writes mysteries that readers call witty, romantic, and full of surprises. An aspiring novelist since age seven, she took a long, twisty route to the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists. After years of working at a major medical center, her first novel, cobbled together on nights and weekends, became a runaway e-book bestseller. Now she writes full-time and has sold over half a million books. A compulsive reader and information hoarder, Emma is always searching for that fascinating nugget or startling fact that will spark another novel. A lifelong Anglophile, she resides in the United States, where she enjoys swimming, yoga, and serving the needs of not one, not two, not three, but four cats.
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