Christine McHaines

Broschiertes Buch

The Mystery of the Hidden Fortune

Totally gripping cozy private detective fiction

Beschreibung

A typically useless twenty-something must grow up quickly when a house-sitting job gets him mixed up with serious crime... Quentin Cadbury is left in charge of his late aunt's home in Greenwich, London, when his parents up sticks and head to Australia. However, his rather abrupt, and unwelcome, introduction to adult life is upset by a series of break-ins. Someone is looking for something in the house, and Quentin has no clue what it is. But he knows it's valuable because whoever's looking won't give up. Feeling abandoned by his parents, with only Magpie the stray cat as company, Quentin appeals to his new neighbour, the alluring but elusive Wanda, for help. But their chaotic amateur sleuthing will draw them into danger. To get shot of the burglars, Quentin will need to solve a tricky puzzle. And grow a backbone. Is he up to the task? The Mystery of the Hidden Fortune is a light-hearted, humorous cozy mystery by Christine McHaines. If you like your sleuthing heroes a bit fallible and rather clumsy, you'll love Quentin and his clever cat. Look out for the other standalone mysteries in the series. The full list is as follows: 1. The Mystery of the Hidden Fortune 2. The Mystery of the Lucky Cat 3. The Mystery Down Under 4. The Mystery on the Cornish Coast This book will appeal to fans of Rachel Ward, Anita Waller, T.A. Williams, and Julie Highmore.

Autor

Born in the maritime city of Portsmouth, books and libraries were Christine's mainstay during her formative years. As a teenager she enrolled in night classes to learn to type, something she is grateful for since she began writing novels. She has worked for the Telephone Service, now British Telecom, as a receptionist in her husband's hairdressing salon, then with her husband again running a busy sub post-office. These roles have given Christine an invaluable insight into the lives of many different people. After having her two daughters, she worked for the civil service until she retired. Throughout these years she wrote poems and short stories, some winning competitions and one being aired on radio. Following the birth of grandchildren who have serious health concerns she got heavily involved in charity work, and became a governor of a school specialising in teaching children with disabilities. Now enjoying the relatively slower pace of life in Cornwall, Christine has been able to follow her life-long ambition to become a novelist. Her cosy crime series, featuring a young, somewhat inept detective, Quentin Cadbury, and his female partner, Wanda Merrydrew, is deliberately light-hearted. In Christine's own words, 'Life can be full of darkness, disappointments and disasters. People deserve some escapism from the real world.' Apart from novels Christine writes for two local magazines. And when she's not writing or reading, she enjoys classical and popular music, gardening, the theatre and watching the surfers from Cornwall's idyllic beaches.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: The Book Folks
• Seitenzahl: 246
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Juli 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 127mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 300g
• ISBN-13: 9781804620946
• ISBN-10: 1804620947
• Artikelnr.: 72732933