Series: Crouch End Confidential
Paperback: 308 pages
Publisher: Across the Pond Press (March 29, 2016)
Language: English
Crouch End Confidential, the agency started by housewife and mother, Cathy O’Farrell, with ex-cleaner, Pimple is failing badly. Hardly surprising when Cathy’s too soft-hearted to charge their only clients, little old ladies seeking lost pets and a school kid searching for his stolen bike.
A new case involving a teenager in possession of an unexplained Glock pistol promises to change all that. Quickly Cathy’s deep in waters over her head, forced with hilarious results to pose as a mathematics tutor, a subject of which she’s truly clueless. There’s also the tricky situation of best friend and new mother Rosa hiring her to investigate her fiancĂ©, Alec, plus the mysterious sabotage of Cathy’s friends’ cycle shop and a gang of yobbos dealing drugs at her children’s primary school.
Worst of all, an ill-fated trip to rural Norfolk has Cathy’s husband, Declan, intent on buying a post office and transplanting the family to safer climes, threatening to tear Cathy permanently from her beloved North London home.
Pretty soon Cathy’s risking her friendships, her marriage and even her life untangling all these messes. But that’s what you get for meddling in murder…
I enjoyed this book.With laughter and humor and a side of murder the author keep you captivated by the story and likable characters. Once you start it you won't be able to put it down. I look forward to reading more by this author.
About The Author
Ellie Campbell is a pseudonym for sister writing team, Pam Burks and Lorraine Campbell. Running wild as tomboys in Scotland, playing imagination games, they couldn’t dream that one day they’d co-author novels despite an ocean between them. From boring clerical jobs in London to a varied life of backpacking and adventure travel, both started almost accidentally as short story writers, Lorraine when working in publishing, Pam as a fun hobby while an at-home mother of three.
By the time each had 70 short stories published internationally, Pam was settled in Surrey, England, and Lorraine had finally taken root in Boulder, Colorado. Long telephone chats about life and fiction led to their current collaboration. They have produced five acclaimed novels – How To Survive Your Sisters, When Good Friends Go Bad, Looking For La La, To Catch A Creeper and Million Dollar Question. They write contemporary women’s fiction laced with humour, romance, and mystery.
When not hunched over computers, Lorraine, a certified ROTH ‘horse whisperer’, can usually be found messing about with her four rescue horses and Pam on a fund raising bike ride, madly cycling over mountains to Paris, Barcelona or Gibraltar on the back of her husband’s bone-shaking tandem.
Author Links:
Webpage: http://chicklitsisters.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ecampbellbooks
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EllieCampbellbook
I haven't heard of this book, or these writing sisters! It sounds good! Thanks!
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In the process of reading their book, " When Good Friends go Bad". This book sounds good also!
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Thanks so much Shelley for joining in the Blog Tour and Giveaway! So glad you enjoyed Meddling With Murder - Pam and Lorraine (Ellie)
ReplyDeleteThe book sounds very fun and I would love to win a copy! Thanks!
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Sounds like an entertaining and fun read. Looking forward to reading.
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