Murder at the Opera House

Dawn Brookes

Book 1 of A Lady Marjorie Snellthorpe Mystery

Language: English

Publisher: Oakwood Publishing

Published: Jan 1, 2021

Pages: 201

Description:

Four unlikely seniors team up for a laugh-out-loud mystery series you won't want to miss...

An opera. A murder. A diva.

Marjorie Snellthorpe and her exasperating cousin-in-law, Edna Parkinton set off for a relaxing holiday in Romania. Looking for respite after their last adventure ended up a murder investigation, they have no idea what awaits them. When they encounter Horace Tyler from the previous trip, and find a new friend in Frederick Mackworth, it seems Marjorie has finally found peace - until they meet a sextet of argumentative and irritating people, including a petulant diva.

With their night at the opera ending in murder, Marjorie and Edna must put aside their differences to uncover who was responsible.

As secrets come to light amongst the suspects and those close to the dead woman seem more interested in continuing with their holiday than finding out the truth, Marjorie and her pensioner pals face an uphill battle to solve the mystery before someone else is killed or they end up in jail.

Murder at The Opera House **promises determined sleuths, jaw-dropping surprises and detailed investigative work as Lady Marjorie and friends race against time to expose the sinister plot that lies behind this daring murder.

** Buy Murder at the Opera House to weed out the culprit today!

Review

"Feisty pensioners solve murder..."

"Marjorie reminds me of Miss Marple..."

"Great mystery..."

About the Author

Award winning author, Dawn Brookes lives in Derbyshire, England and holds an MA in Creative Writing with Distinction. She is author of the Rachel Prince Mystery series, a hugely popular cozy mystery series combining a unique blend of murder, cruising and medicine with a touch of romance. She has two other fictional series on the go. Her latest ventures are the Carlos Jacobi series and the Lady Marjorie Snellthorpe Mysteries. Carlos is a PI and his sidekick is Fiona Cook, a troubled, but likeable detective sergeant. The Lady Marjorie Snellthorpe Mysteries begins with the prequel Death of a Blogger.Ms Brookes has a 39 year nursing pedigree and has travelled extensively throughout her life. Nowadays, she loves cruise holidays and says she should do more for research purposes! Dawn brings her passion for cruises, animals and engaging characters along with a love of clean crime to her writing.The surname of the Rachel Prince protagonist is in honour of her childhood dog, 'Prince', who used to put his head on her knee while she lost herself in books.Dawn is also author of a series of memoirs. Hurry up Nurse: memoirs of nurse training in the 1970s, Hurry up Nurse 2: London calling and Hurry up Nurse 3. Dawn worked as a hospital nurse, midwife, district nurse and community matron across a thirty-nine year year career. Before turning her hand to writing for a living, she had multiple articles published in professional journals and co-edited a nurse textbook.She grew up in Leicester where her second Carlos Jacobi Book is based, later moving to London and Berkshire but now lives in Derbyshire. Dawn holds a bachelors degree with honours in community health studies, a Masters degree in education as well as her MA in Creative Writing.Writing across genres, Dawn also writes for children.Dawn has a passion for nature and loves animals, especially dogs and there has rarely been a time in her life when she hasn't had a dog. Animals will continue to feature in her children's books as she believes caring for animals and nature helps children to become kinder human beings.