Bloodshed on the Boards
(Morwenna Mutton Mystery #2)
by Judy Leigh
There is excitement in the air as the traveling theatre arrives in Seal Bay. When The Spriggan Travelling Theatre Company arrives in Seal Bay to perform a Cornish version of King Arthur the locals flock to be entertained. But for Morwenna Mutton, sexagenarian librarian, wild swimming enthusiast, and amateur sleuth, the theatre brings intrigue too. Actor and director Daniel Kitto is not the most popular member of the cast and unbeknownst to him, his role of Uther Pendragon on the opening night is to be his swansong.
In front of a horrified audience, he collapses during the dying moments of the performance in a pool of fake blood, and although the police are content that the causes of his death are natural, Morwenna isnāt so sure. And once it becomes clear that several people stand to gain from Danielās death, Morwennaās investigation takes a dangerous turn.
If you love Miss Marple and The Thursday Murder Club, then you’ll love The Morwenna Mutton mysteries.
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Favorite Quotes:
Heād worm his way into someone elseās grave, that man.
No one had noticed her. She smiled to herselfā the invisibility of a woman in her sixties was useful sometimesā¦
Iām comfortable in my own skinā¦ I donāt want to be in anyone elseās.
My Review:
Having not read the first book in this series, Iām not sure what I missed and was not as familiar with the characters as I would have been, but I didnāt experience difficulty following the tale and keeping up with the storylines. The writing was easy to fall into and the characters were authentically quirky and realistically conjured. I always enjoy reading this author, her clever arrangements of words entertain and amuse me.
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Judy Leigh is the bestselling author of Five French Hens, A Grand Old Time, and The Age of Misadventure, and the doyenne of the āitās never too lateā genre of womenās fiction. She has lived all over the UK from Liverpool to Cornwall, but currently resides in Somerset.
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