I’m beyond excited to welcome Elizabeth J. Duncan to introduce the tenth in the Penny Brannigan mystery series set in North Wales:
Author name: Elizabeth J. Duncan
Book Title: Remembering the Dead
Book Genre: Cozy mystery
Release Date: Sept. 10, 2019
Publisher: Crooked Lane Books
Synopsis: Artist and spa owner Penny Brannigan has been asked to organize a formal dinner to mark the centenary of the armistice that ended World War One. After dinner, the guests adjourn to the library for a private exhibition of the Black Chair, a precious piece of Welsh literary history awarded in 1917 to poet Hedd Wyn. But to the guests’ shock, the newly restored bardic chair is missing. And then Penny discovers the rain-soaked body of a waiter.
When Penny learns that the victim was the nephew of one of her employees, she is determined to find the killer. Meanwhile, the local police search for the Black Chair. The Prince of Wales is due to open an exhibit featuring the chair in three weeks, so time is not on their side. A visit to a nursing home to consult an ex-thief convinces Penny that the theft of the Black Chair and the waiter’s murder are connected. She rushes to Dublin to consult a disagreeable antiquarian, who might know more than he lets on, and during the course of her investigation confronts a gaggle of suspicious travellers and an eccentric herbalist who seems to have something to hide. Can Penny find the chair and the culprit before she is laid to rest in the green grass of Wales?
About the author: A two-time winner of the Bloody Words (Bony Blithe) Award for Canada’s best light mystery, Elizabeth J. Duncan is the author of two series of traditional mysteries: the Penny Brannigan series set in North Wales and Shakespeare in the Catskills featuring costume designer and amateur sleuth Charlotte Fairfax. A former journalist, public relations practioner, and college professor, Elizabeth is a faculty member of the Humber School for Writers. She divides her time between Toronto, Canada, and Llandudno, North Wales. Find her at www.elizabethjduncan.com.
This sounds wonderful, Elizabeth. I always enjoy stories set in the time around both world wars. And I love books set in the UK. Best of luck with this new book.
My favourite Penny mystery because the historical background is so vividly and feelingly portrayed and woven smoothly into the present day plot. Her cast of characters captivates the imagination as always with a young addition that the reader doesn’t want to let go of at the end of the story. Life in Llanelen beside the River Conwy is full of character and charm.
Thanks for sharing your reading experience, Sylvia. I love this series, too.
Thank you for your kind, thoughtful words, Sylvia. They mean so much to me.