Happy Friday the 13th! Today we have kooky book for you, or should I say a Cuckoo book. I love a British mystery, so let’s go visit the quirky village of Smeaton-under-Lyme and start getting ready for a wedding in Farewell, My Cuckoo. Wedding planning can drive anyone cuckoo, right?
About the Book
Cozy Mystery
4th in Series
Alibi (April 10, 2018)
Print Length: Approximately 300 pages
ASIN: B073YTFZ53
Julia Lanchester must defend her love nest from an invasive species: her boyfriendâs sister. And then thereâs the little matter of murder . . .
âThe cuckoo comes in April and sings its song in May. In June it changes tune and July it flies away.â
Wedding bells are ringing in the small British village of Smeaton-under-Lyme. Julia Lanchesterâs second-in-command at the local tourist center is finally getting married, and the lovebirds are giving Julia and her live-in boyfriend, Michael Sedgwick, ideas about their own future. But before anyone can say âWill you,â Michaelâs flighty older sister, Pammy, crashes the party, fresh off a breakup and lugging all her worldly possessions around with her in a tangle of plastic bags.
Before long, Juliaâs cozy cottage starts feeling more like Pammyâs bachelorette pad. To keep herself from going cuckoo, Julia throws herself into her pet projects at workâuntil death disrupts her plans. First a body is found on the estate. Then the police discover that Pammy was the last one to see the man alive. And soon Julia gets the feeling that if she ever wants her homeâor her boyfriendâback, sheâll have to get to the bottom of this mystery, even if it means breaking a few eggs.
About the Author
Marty Wingate is a Seattle-based writer and speaker who shares her love of Britain in her two mystery series. The Potting Shed books feature Pru Parke, a middle-aged American gardener transplanted from Texas to England, and Birds of a Feather follows Julia Lanchester, bird lover, who runs a tourist office in a Suffolk village. Marty writes garden articles for magazines including Country Gardens and the American Gardener. She is a member of the Royal Horticultural Society, Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, and the Crime Writers Association. She leads garden tours to England, Scotland, and Ireland, spending free moments deep in research for her books. Or in pubs.
Marty Wingateâs captivating mysteries can be enjoyed together or separately, in any order:
The Birds of a Feather series: THE RHYME OF THE MAGPIE | EMPTY NEST
| EVERY TRICK IN THE ROOK
| FAREWELL, MY CUCKOO
The Potting Shed series: THE GARDEN PLOT | THE RED BOOK OF PRIMROSE HOUSE
| BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE
| THE SKELETON GARDEN
| THE BLUEBONNET BETRAYAL
| BEST-LAID PLANTS
Author Links
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/martywingate
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/453259.Marty_Wingate
Website: www.martywingate.com
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/marthawingate/
Amazon author page: http://www.amazon.com/Marty-Wingate/e/B001JS1AIS
Purchase Links
There isn’t a giveaway for this one, but never fear! Look at the column on the right. đ