The Corpse with the Granite Heart

by Ace

Overview

Welsh Canadian criminal psychologist Cait Morgan, and her retired-cop husband Bud Anderson, are in London, England, to meet their friend John Silver's freshly minted fiancée, the daughter of a recently deceased Shakespeare aficionado, and captain of industry. The trip is supposed to be filled with art galleries, good food, and Christmas spirit. However, an untimely death at a posh dinner party threatens to send shock waves through the upper strata of London society.

Cait and Bud's desire to seek out the truth is blocked by a shadowy figure who's been tasked with keeping the incident hush-hush, but - as the body-count rises - the investigation develops a dreadful momentum.

This is the eleventh Cait Morgan Mystery, and it finds our usually unstoppable duo running up against the immoveable machinery of power...with tragic consequences.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781990550003
Publisher:	Four Tails Publishing Ltd.
Publication date:	10/26/2021
Series:	Cait Morgan Mysteries , #11
Pages:	318
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.71(d)

About the Author

Cathy Ace's Cait Morgan Mysteries feature a criminal psychologist sleuth encountering traditional whodunits around the world (optioned for TV); her WISE Enquiries Agency Mysteries feature a quartet of soft-boiled female PIs solving cosy cases from a Welsh stately home. Her Welsh suspense novel, The Wrong Boy, has also been optioned for TV. Shortlisted for Canada's Bony Blithe Award three times, winning once, she's also won IPPY and IBA Awards; her work's also been shortlisted for a Crime Writers of Canada Award of Excellence, and the CrimeFictionLover Best Indie Novel. She migrated from Wales aged 40, and now lives in Canada.

Editorial Reviews

"Cathy Ace makes plotting a complex mystery look easy. As the threads here intertwine in unexpected ways, readers will be amazed that she manages to pull off a clever solution rather than a true Gordian Knot of confusion. Cathy Ace's books always owe a debt of homage to Grand Dame Agatha Christie, but with The Corpse with the Granite Heart the blend of "cozy" mystery, tragic family dynamics a' la Shakespeare, and her incredible descriptions of gastronomical delights are pure catnip for crime fiction aficionados." Kristopher Zgorski, BOLO Books

"Cait and her husband are engaging protagonists, with their honesty and compassion forming a striking contrast to the wealthy but corrupt family with which they become entangled. The Corpse With The Granite Heart is a fascinating read, which I recommend." Carol Westron, Mystery People

"...one of the best books in this endearingly enticing series." Dru Ann Love, Dru's Musings

"Tragedy, love, and optimism all meet in a charming British setting, where the enviable winter holiday Dickensian charm is matched only by the amount of intrigue...Shakespearean quotes starting each chapter further establishes the tone, making this the perfect Christmas mystery for any time of the year." Cynthia Chow, Kings River Life magazine

"I used to be a real stickler for reading a series in order, start with #1 and proceed, and I still prefer that. However, with age comes letting go of some of my hard, fast rules and learning to be more flexible. I have wanted to read Cathy Ace's Cait Morgan series for some time, and I kept getting further and further behind. Well, with this year's book, The Corpse with the Granite Heart, #11, I decided to dive in. I'm so glad I did." Kathy Boone Reel, The Reading Room

"Cathy Ace has written The Corpse with the Granite Heart from the first-person perspective of Cait, which works really well as a story-telling device due to how sympathetic and engaging Ace has made her lead character. While needing to be shrewd and insightful in order to solve the crimes that she regularly encounters in her professional and personal lives, Cait always maintains a strong sense of empathy and an even stronger sense of humour, which is particularly important in this most recent case...she is supported as ever by Bud, who experiences his own issues when dealing with members of London's monied class. Their relationship, which allows their complementary characteristics to shine, is one of the real strengths of the series." Erin Britton, Crime Fiction Lover

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