A Terrible Village Poisoning by Hannah Hendy - Dinner Lady Detectives - Fiction - Paperback

Details
Condition: BRAND NEW
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781800326538
Publisher: Canelo
Age Range: Adult (16+)

Overview
A Terrible Village Poisoning is the third instalment in Hannah Hendy's bestselling Dinner Lady Detectives series, a warm, witty and thoroughly British cosy mystery. Margery and Clementine Butcher-Baker swap the school canteen for a seaside village getaway, only to stumble into a fresh murder investigation. Packed with sharp humour, quirky village characters and a genuinely puzzling whodunnit, this paperback is perfect for fans of gentle, feel-good crime fiction who love a good laugh alongside their mystery-solving.

About the Book
With school out for the summer, Margery and Clementine Butcher-Baker are taking advantage of the break to go on holiday. They plan to explore the pretty village of St-Martins-on-the-Water and rest before the chaos of Mrs Smith's impending hen do. But their relaxing break is short-lived: by the end of their first night, the local mayor lies dead on the floor of the hotel restaurant, poisoned by his own meal. The villagers are quickly convinced of one thing — The Poisoner is back.

As suspicious locals begin to freeze the duo out, Margery and Clementine find themselves with far more questions than answers. Everyone seems certain that the pair — and Clementine in particular — spell trouble, but nobody will say why. As more villagers fall mysteriously ill, the amateur detectives must work out whether the original Poisoner has returned for a second act of terror, or whether a copycat killer is stirring up chaos of their own. Told with Hannah Hendy's trademark warmth and comic timing, this is a mystery that balances genuine tension with laugh-out-loud dialogue, a colourful cast of suspects, and the kind of cosy village setting that readers of the genre adore. Fans of the series will relish watching Margery and Clementine's unlikely partnership deepen as they navigate small-town secrets, old grudges and a killer who is always one step ahead — until, of course, they aren't.

• Third instalment in the bestselling Dinner Lady Detectives cosy mystery series
• Combines laugh-out-loud British humour with a genuine, twisty whodunnit
• Brand new paperback, perfect for gifting or your own bookshelf
• Great follow-on read for fans of Richard Osman and M.C. Beaton
• Standalone-friendly mystery that also rewards series readers
• Ideal escapist read for holidays, commutes or cosy nights in

About the Author
Hannah Hendy swapped saucepans for storylines when her love of writing outgrew the kitchen. Once a professional chef, she now writes deliciously fun cosy crime full-time from her home in a quiet South Wales town, where she lives with her wife, their daughter, and two outrageously spoiled cats. Hannah is the author of the bestselling Dinner Lady Detectives series, published by Canelo Crime and Canelo US, and is represented by Francesca Riccardi at the Kate Nash Literary Agency.

Why You'll Love This Cosy Mystery
Funny, warm and cleverly plotted, A Terrible Village Poisoning delivers everything cosy mystery fans crave — quirky characters, a puzzling crime, and a duo of detectives you can't help but root for.

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