Chapter and Curse

Elizabeth Penney

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St. Martin's Press
28 September 2021

Fiction & Literature; Crime & Mystery; Cosy Crime

Series: Cambridge Bookshop

"In Elizabeth Penney's Chapter and Curse, Molly Kimball is used to cracking open books . . . but when a poetry reading ends in murder she must use her skills to crack the case.

A MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD NOMINEE!

""With its bucolic British setting, engaging heroine, and unsolved murder dating back decades, Elizabeth Penney has penned the perfect cozy.""-Ellen Byron, USA Today Bestselling Author

Librarian Molly Kimball and her mother, Nina, need a change. So when a letter arrives from Nina's Aunt Violet in Cambridge, England requesting their help running the family bookshop, they jump at the chance.

Thomas Marlowe--Manuscripts and Folios, is one of the oldest bookshops in Cambridge, and--unfortunately--customers can tell. When Molly and Nina arrive, spring has come to Cambridge and the famed Cambridge Literary Festival is underway. Determined to bring much-needed revenue to the bookstore, Molly invites Aunt Violet's college classmate and famed poet Persephone Brightwell to hold a poetry reading in the shop. But the event ends in disaster when a guest is found dead--with Molly's great-aunt's knitting needle used as the murder weapon. While trying to clear Violet and keep the struggling shop afloat, Molly sifts through secrets past and present, untangling a web of blackmail, deceit, and murder."

By: Elizabeth Penney
Imprint: St. Martin's Press
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 1
Dimensions: Height: 176mm, Width: 120mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 204g
ISBN: 9781250787705
ISBN 10: 125078770X
Series: Cambridge Bookshop
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 28 September 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Elizabeth Penney is the author of more than two dozen cozy mysteries, including the Apron Shop Series, which begins with Hems & Homicide. She is a member of the Women's Fiction Writers Association and the owner of 2 Penney Productions. A former consultant and nonprofit executive, Elizabeth grew up in Maine and now lives in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, where she also operates a small farm.

Reviews for Chapter and Curse

Chapter and Curse is a delight from start to finish. Molly's pure joy in her new life and appreciation of her historic surroundings makes her a character you can't help but love. And want to meet again--Vicki Delany, national bestselling author of the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop series and Tea by the Sea series More from Elizabeth Penney, please! Chapter and Curse is pure delight - a first class cozy mystery set in a completely believable 400-year-old bookshop in Cambridge, England, with characters who immediately feel like the best kind of friends.--Molly MacRae, National bestselling author of the Highland Bookshop Mysteries and the Haunted Yarn Shop Mysteries Praise for Elizabeth Penney: Quirky-meets-fun. --Woman's World Sharply written . . . . Cozy fans will love it all. --Booklist