Penny Dreadful - (The Penny Wanawake Mysteries)

By Susan Moody
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Published: Sep. 07, 2012
Words: 71,669 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781301354900

Short description

Penny Wanawake — big, black and sexy — exploded onto the detection scene in Penny Black. This is her second adventure. When Max Maunciple, a novelist feared for his vitriolic pen, dies from an apparent surfeit of gin, only Penny suspects that his death may not be from natural causes. Aided by a handsome American policeman holidaying in England, she sets out to discover the truth.

Extended description

Penny Wanawake — big, black and sexy — exploded onto the detection scene in Penny Black. This is her second adventure.
When Max Maunciple, a novelist feared for his vitriolic pen, dies from an apparent surfeit of gin, only Penny suspects that his death may not be from natural causes. Aided by a handsome American policeman holidaying in England, she sets out to discover the truth.
The novel is full of splendid characters and elegantly set in Canterbury where historical and Chaucerian references abound. There is a memorable visit to a health farm and another to Boulogne. The action is fast. The dialogue sparkles. The story maintains its pace right to the very last page.
Zest and fun adorn a classic whodunnit plot. The disciplines of the detective novel are observed, the murderer's identity coming as a real surprise when the red herrings have been disposed of.
Very contemporary, full of zip and fizz, Penn's latest case as a sleuth comes as a fine successor to the first. It is a spec.. (Read more) Penny Wanawake — big, black and sexy — exploded onto the detection scene in Penny Black. This is her second adventure.
When Max Maunciple, a novelist feared for his vitriolic pen, dies from an apparent surfeit of gin, only Penny suspects that his death may not be from natural causes. Aided by a handsome American policeman holidaying in England, she sets out to discover the truth.
The novel is full of splendid characters and elegantly set in Canterbury where historical and Chaucerian references abound. There is a memorable visit to a health farm and another to Boulogne. The action is fast. The dialogue sparkles. The story maintains its pace right to the very last page.
Zest and fun adorn a classic whodunnit plot. The disciplines of the detective novel are observed, the murderer's identity coming as a real surprise when the red herrings have been disposed of.
Very contemporary, full of zip and fizz, Penn's latest case as a sleuth comes as a fine successor to the first. It is a spectacular crime novel and a gripping piece of storytelling

'The successful second book in a notable series' Financial Times
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murder and mystery, amateur female detectives, female amateur sleuth, black woman sleuth

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