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Empty Nest

Published
Dec 2015
Main Genre
Cozy Mystery Cozy Mystery
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280

About This Book

If you love M. C. Beaton or Susan Wittig Albert, don't miss the charming Birds of a Feather series from bestselling author Marty Wingate! In Empty Nest, Julia Lanchester's life is interrupted by a murder most foul—and a killer who's watching her like a hawk.
 
Manager of a tourist center in a quaint British village, Julia Lanchester finds herself with more ideas than time. Her boss is the Earl Fotheringill himself, but apart from him, she doesn't mix well with the aristocracy. Unfortunately, toxic mold forces her from her cottage and into one of the earl's countless spare rooms at the Hall. She tries to get a handle on her overload of work, while she finds herself arguing with dinner guests, chaffing at the sudden interest the earl's son has in running the estate, and missing her new beau, Michael Sedgwick.
 
Her life goes from bad to sinister when Julia discovers poisoned sparrowhawks on the expansive estate grounds. And soon after, she finds one of the Hall's visitors murdered—felled by the same poison. While simultaneously both spooked and angry, she still can't keep herself from snooping, and dragging Michael along into her investigation. But will she find the culprit before her own wings are clipped?

Marty Wingate's captivating mysteries can be enjoyed together or separately, in any order:
 
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
 
The Birds of a Feather series: THE RHYME OF THE MAGPIE | EMPTY NEST | EVERY TRICK IN THE ROOK | FAREWELL, MY CUCKOO

Praise for Empty Nest and Marty Wingate's Birds of a Feather series
 
"Marty Wingate's Birds of a Feather mysteries provide a perfect blend of quirky characters and atmosphere. These solid traditional cozies deliver a fabulous setting, lots of birding, intriguing bird lore, and complex whodunits with contemporary themes. Add the marvelous mysteries of this wonderful series to your life list."—Christine Goff, bestselling author of the Birdwatcher's Mystery series
 
"Five stars out of five stars for being a shining example of a beautifully written traditional British cozy."—The Protagonists Pub
 
"If you like cozy mysteries in small English towns, you can't go wrong with either of Marty Wingate's series."—Reading Reality
 
"Put the kettle on and settle into a well-crafted village mystery with a delightful new sleuth."—Connie Archer, bestselling author of Ladle to the Grave, on The Rhyme of the Magpie

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