Summary

Elizabeth J. Duncan spins a charming tale of murder and intrigue in this winning first novel.The picturesque North Wales market town of Llanelen is shocked when Meg Wynne Thompson, a self-made beauty who has turned out to be something of an unpopular bride, goes missing on her wedding day…and turns up dead. The last person believed to have seen her is manicurist Penny Brannigan, an expatriate Canadian who has lived in North Wales for almost twenty-five years. When Penny notices that something is not quite right at the funeral of her dearest friend, she becomes emotionally invested in the case, and sets out to investigate.It seems that several people, including the bride’s drunken, abusive father, had reasons to wish Meg dead, but when the trail leads to her groom’s home, an explosive secret will shake the small town.With its bucolic Welsh setting and vivid, colorful characters, this mystery is sure to delight the most discerning of traditional-mystery fans.




Title: The Cold Light of Mourning (Penny Brannigan #1)

Author(s): Elizabeth J. Duncan

Published May 28th 2009 by Minotaur Books (first published April 28th 2009)

Language: English

Length: Hardcover, 277 pages

Series: Penny Brannigan #1



Awards:
Agatha Award Nominee for Best First Novel (2009)




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