Fatal Tribute P J Skinner
Fatal Tribute
P J Skinner
My thanks to the author for sending me a copy to review and to
Love Books Tours for inviting me to take part on the Tour.
How do you find the murderer, when every act is convincing?
Tanya Bowe, an ex-investigative journalist, agrees to interview the contestants of the National Talent Competition for the local newspaper, but finds herself up to her neck in secrets, sabotage and simmering resentment. The tensions increase when her condescending sister comes to stay next door for the duration of the contest. Several rising stars on the circuit hope to win the competition, but old stager, Lance Emerald, is not going down without a fight. When Lance is found dead in his dressing room, Tanya is determined to find the murderer but complex dynamics between the contestants and fraught family relationships make the mystery harder to solve.
Can Tanya uncover the truth before another murder takes centre stage?
In this enthralling English, small-town, cozy mystery, book three of the Seacastle Mysteries, Tanya finds herself out of her depth in the cut-throat world of Talent competitions. If you love a cozy whodunnit set at the seaside, with a cast of recurring characters, this is the series for you.
My review
This is the third book in The Seacastle Mysteries and what is there not to love about Tanya, harry and Mouse ? i have become absolutely hooked on these mysteries and am over the moon when I get the next one to review.
They capture the light hearted quirkiness of a vintage shop and cosy cafe in a sleepy seaside backwater with, technically , not much going on, and add in a hunky house clearance guy, a teenager who has been previously rejected by his Dad, who is , incidentally Tanya's ex husband and the local DI, plus friends, family and a National Talent competition with its fair share of divas; and you have all the ingredients for yet another amazing instalment in the brilliant, easy to read mysteries.
P J creates characters that you feel as though you know personally and you feel all the trials and tribulations that they have to ensure as part of life's sweet tapestry.
however, I have decided that I do have one issue with the books and that is..... Each time they are in the cafe they are all eating delicious sounding cakes. So come on P J how about adding recipes to your books so that we can all create and dn enjoy Elderberry and Pomegranate cake, or Lemon and Orange cake with a lovely coffee as we read the next instalment in The Seacastle Mysteries.
About the Author
I have been writing in various genres and under various pen names for nearly ten years. In 2020, I moved to a small town on the south coast of England where I spent lockdown during the Covid pandemic. During that time, I published a sci-fi mystery, Mortal Mission under the name of Pip Skinner and realised I had a great idea for a series of Cozy/Cosy Mysteries set at the English seaside. I have always been a massive fan of crime and mystery and I guess it was inevitable I would turn my hand to a mystery series eventually. I planned the Seacastle Mysteries with half an eye on the classic mysteries of Agatha Christie, so they are classic whodunnits, but I have set up modern scenarios and twists.
Before I wrote novels, I spent 30 years working as an exploration geologist, managing remote sites and doing due diligence on projects in over thirty countries. During this time, I worked in many countries in South America and Africa in remote, strange, and often dangerous places where I collected the tall tales and real-life experiences. These inspired the Sam Harris Adventure Series, chronicling the adventures of a female geologist as a pioneer in a hitherto exclusively male world.
Books
The Seacastle Mysteries, English small town cozy mysteries set in a seaside town
The complete Sam Harris Adventure series of seven books covers the career of a female geologist, from rookie adventures in remote sites in Africa and South America, to forays into the concrete jungle.
PJ also writes under the pen names Kate Foley and Pip Skinner. The Green Family Saga (Kate Foley) starts with Rebel Green, set in Ireland at the beginning of the Troubles in the North. Mortal Mission (Pip Skinner) is a science-based murder mystery, think The Martian with fewer potatoes and more bodies.
Find out more and keep up to date at;
https://pjskinner.com
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