Never Laugh as a Hearse Goes By: A Penny Brannigan Mystery
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A Bloody Words Light Mystery 2014 Finalist Spa owner and habitual amateur sleuth Penny Brannigan finds herself at a clerical conference at Gladstones Library in North Wales. Also attending as a guest speaker is her boyfriend DCI Gareth Davies there to give a talk on theft prevention. But behind the ornate red sandstone facade of this most respectable of Victorian buildings Penny encounters deception blackmail and murder. When the bishops secretary dies of a suspicious case of food poisoning Davies leads the investigation. At Pennys suggestion Florence Semble a friend from Pennys adopted hometown is invited to the Library to decode the secretarys shorthand notebook in the search for clues. As the conference continues another body is found in the beautiful Library itself and Penny must once again search for a killer. Elizabeth J. Duncans Never Laugh as a Hearse Goes By is a fine entry in a series celebrated for its small-town charm Welsh flavor and lovable characters.
