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Book Synopsis''While Oxford had Morse, Whitstable, famous for its oysters, has Pearl'' Daily Mail
Murder-on-Sea is the second book in Julie Wassmer''s popular crime series - now a major Acorn TV drama, Whitstable Pearl, starring Kerry Godliman as private detective and restaurateur, Pearl Nolan.
It''s not the season of good will to all men...
The festive month is kicking off in style and Pearl is rushed off her feet with her restaurant, The Whitstable Pearl. She''s also busy planning her own family Christmas and providing mulled wine for a charity church fundraiser when Christmas cards begin arriving all over town - filled with spiteful messages from an anonymous writer.
Pearl''s curiosity is piqued but having pledged not to take on a case at her detective agency before Christmas, she reluctantly agrees that Canterbury''s DCI Mike McGuire should take over; poisoned pen cards are after all a matter for th
Trade Review
While Oxford had Morse, Whitstable, famous for its oysters, has Pearl . . . True to the tradition of classic crime, [Julie Wassmer] weaves a strong story into a setting that has more to offer than murder and mayhem * Daily Mail *
If you enjoy cosy crime fiction and you still haven't picked this series, then you are missing out * Alba in Bookland *
This is just straightforwardly excellent cosy crime ... Julie Wassmer really knows how to tell a story -- Victoria Best * Shiny New Books *
If you enjoy cosy mystery stories and good, solid whodunits, without gruesome details or gratuitous violence, Murder on Sea may be just your cup of tea -- Bec Stafford
If you like the TV series 'Midsomer Murders', then May Day Murder should be right up your alley * The Crime Warp on May Day Murder *
