Chapter and Curse [Large Print]

by Elizabeth Penney

Book Overview

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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.

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.

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• Format: Paperback
• Large Print: Yes
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1420514016
• ISBN13: 9781420514018
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: Thorndike Press Large Print
• Length: 402 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Refreshing new cozy!!!

At last, a new favorite binge! What’s better than an American moving to Cambridge, England to help run a relative’s antique bookshop?! Murderer was no surprise, but it was great fun to watch them try to get away! Favorites: How refreshing that there was only one suitor, and throughout their growing relationship, he is very supportive, and there are no mysteries there (yet). Also, LOVED that the police are totally open to her help and not threatening her all the time! I can see why this was nominated for a prestigious award. How refreshing to find a cast of characters that aren’t quirky and predictable! No typical cozy here. Can’t wait to read more!