
Murder in the Grotto
by Amy Myers
Title:
Murder in the Grotto
Author:
Amy Myers
Series (if any):
A British Stately Home Mystery
Format:
Hardback
Number of pages:
208 pages
Publisher:
Canongate Books
ISBN-13:
9781448309993
EAN:
9781448309993
Publication Date:
06/05/2025
Classifications:
Crime and Mystery
Weight (g):
448
Dimensions (mm):
224 x 147 x 23
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
Café-owner and divorcee Cara Shelley gets caught up in a deadly ghost hunt in this warm and engaging cozy mystery set in a quirky British stately home.Forty-something single mother Cara Shelley is very content running the Happy Huffkin café in the grounds of a quirky stately home. But her daily routine is shaken up by the arrival of a guest at Tanton Towers: the flamboyant Lady Izzy, who has plans for an extremely peculiar celebration . . . and wants Cara to cater for it.Ten years ago, Lady Izzys nephew, the former chair of the local ghost society, died after a ghost hunt in the Towers spooky subterranean grotto. Now, she plans to commemorate his life and death with a fresh hunt in the very same place.But the morning after the event, Cara makes a horrifying discovery in the network of caves. Unless spirits can kill, theres a murderer in their midst! Soon, the Towers is full of police, including the handsome but annoying DCI Andrew Mitchem. Can the irrepressible Cara keep her feelings in check and catch a cunning killer before she becomes the grottos next ghost?A contemporary Downton Abbey meets Agatha Christie with a splash of Bridgerton! The British Stately home mysteries are gentle, very English cozy mysteries, peopled with engaging, eccentric characters and packed with red-herrings for the enjoyment of armchair sleuths everywhere.


















