Murder Keeps No Calendar (Anthology) - Softcover

Ace, Cathy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1775175405 ISBN 13: 9781775175407

Publisher: Four Tails Publishing Ltd., 2017

Synopsis

Twelve 'killer' tales, each connected with one month of the year!For those who already know Cathy Ace's characters Cait Morgan and Bud Anderson - or the women of the WISE Enquiries Agency - this collection of novellas and short stories will bring the delight of finding out how they met their 'significant others' and began their murderous adventures.For those discovering this award-winning author for the first time, you're in for a treat...with twelve tales of intrigue and murder to enjoy, two of which have already been produced for BBC Radio 4.These stories take you on journeys to Wales, China, Canada, Scotland, Italy and England...where you'll meet unforgettable characters who all have something in common - MURDER! Soak up the local atmosphere as you consider some puzzling crimes, enjoy thrills and suspense, and take a sideways glance at devious, dastardly deeds. PRAISE FOR CATHY ACE’S WORK'In the finest tradition of Agatha Christie...Ace brings us the closed-room drama, with a dollop of romantic suspense...' Library Journal'...touches of Christie or Marsh but with a bouquet of Kinsey Millhone.' The Globe and Mail'...fans will enjoy (the WISE women's) chitchat as much as their sleuthing...' Publishers’ Weekly' ...a pleasant mélange with a garnish of death and danger...' Kirkus Reviews'...sparkling, well-plotted and quite devious...'Hamilton Spectator

About this title

About the Author

Born and raised in Wales, Cathy Ace now lives in British Columbia, Canada, and is the author of the Cait Morgan Mysteries, featuring her Welsh Canadian foodie criminology professor sleuth who travels the world tripping over corpses and solving puzzling traditional mysteries, and The WISE Enquiries Agency Mysteries, featuring a quartet of female PIs, working from a Welsh stately home. Both series are traditional, entertaining and have been well reviewed. A BC Bestseller, Cathy's work has been shortlisted twice for the prestigious Bony Blithe Award for best Canadian light mystery, and also for the Arthur Ellis Award for best crime short story. She won the Bony Blithe Award in 2015. Her short story "Dear George" appeared on the UK's O Level English Language syllabus and, together with another story, "Domestic Violence", has been produced for BBC Radio 4. You can find out more about Cathy, her books, and events she'll be attending, at www.cathyace.com

Review

'...touches of Christie or Marsh but with a bouquet of Kinsey Millhone...' The Globe and Mail

'In the finest tradition of Agatha Christie...Ace brings us the closed-room drama, with a dollop of romantic suspense...' Library Journal 

' ...a pleasant mélange with a garnish of death and danger...' Kirkus Reviews

'...fans will enjoy (the WISE women's) chitchat as much as their sleuthing...' Publishers’ Weekly 

'Ace is, well, an ace when it comes to plot and description.' The Globe and Mail

'...sparkling, well-plotted and quite devious...' Hamilton Spectator

'As an avid fan of both of the author's series I enjoyed learning the back story of the characters. The other stories were wonderful too! A good book to curl up with on snowy afternoon along with my three cats.' KSue Anderson, reader

Edition details

• Publisher: Four Tails Publishing Ltd.
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1775175405
• ISBN 13: 9781775175407
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 242