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Teacakes and Tamgos by Rosie Green #Review #LittleDuckPondCafeBook41

  Welcome to Book 41 in the Little Duck Pond Cafe series! Teacakes and Tangos  is the latest novella by Rosie Green.   Clara’s dance school is finally open, much to the excitement of the residents of Sunnybrook. The stress-busting, lights-off ‘Dancing in the Dark’ sessions are a big hit with the Little Duck Pond Café girls. But when the school is threatened with closure, will Clara’s dream be over before it’s even begun? Love is in the air for new recruit Anika, but could her dreams of romance be about to turn sour, too? My Thoughts In this latest visit to Sunnybrook, we take up Clara's story again as she prepares to open her long wished for Dance School. However, she begins to wonder whether her trusting nature has been abused as suspicion falls on her sisteras to her motives and doubts are raised in her engagement. You are willing her to sort out her personal life and take a stand  in a wish for the truth.     The latest off shoot of the Little Duck P...

The Silver Rose Dating Agency by Angelena Boden #Review #APeakDistrictCosyMysteryBook2

 

I always enjoy a cosy mystery and I am delighted to be featuring one on the blog today: The Silver Rose Dating Agency by Angelena Boden.


When lonely widow Kitty Merriweather moves to Derbyshire’s Hope Valley, she joins the Silver Rose online dating site because it offers a safe place for the over sixties to find romance.

There, she meets the enigmatic Harvey, a scientist working on a conservation project in Bali who promises her “hot days and stormy nights.”

Love blooms quickly but Kitty breaks all the rules laid down by the agency, putting herself at risk. When little things don’t add up she dismisses them as being unimportant. Nothing matters more than her plans for them to live happily ever after.

When she confides in her new friend, Edna Reid, octogenarian and former café owner, Kitty gets angry at Edna’s implication she is likely the victim of a scam. The more Edna hears about Harvey, the more she is convinced he’s only interested in Kitty for her money.

Using her knowledge of computers Edna finally uncovers the truth, but where does black magic and murder fit into this intriguing cosy mystery?

My Thoughts

It is always refreshing to read a story which is centred around older protagonists and the range of characters in this story do not let you down. There is humour amongst the everyday life on show and at the same time, touches of poignancy at some character's loneliness and air of being misunderstood. Edna is indefatigable and the driving force behind the unravelling of the central mystery and I must admit that I found the character of Kitty to be difficult to read. I could never quite get the measure of her until near the end.

The setting is rural and has all the idiosyncrasies which a remote village might have. There is certainly an air of Agatha Christie about the tale and the inclusion of the internet scam gives the story a contemporary feel. 

In short: sleuthing in the Peak District

 

About the Author

 


Angelena Boden has spent thirty- five years as an international training consultant, specialising in behavioural management and conflict resolution. She trained in Transactional Analysis, the psychology of communication and behaviour, her preferred tool for counselling and coaching.

She originates from the Peak District but has spent a life time travelling and living in places as far apart as Vancouver, Dubai, Paris, Seville and Iran. Now semi-retired in Great Malvern, she writes every morning, walks the hills and paints landscapes every afternoon and fits family and reading in between.

She is the author of two novels published by Urbane Publications (rights reverted) and two self-published cosy mysteries and a number of business books (Management Pocketbooks). Angelena is a regular blogger for a mental health publisher (Trigger) and Autumn Voices website which promotes authors over 60.

You can follow Angelena here:  Website

Book link:  Amazon UK  |  Amazon US

Thanks to Angelena Boden and Rachel of Rachel's Random Resources for a copy of the book and a place on the tour.

Check out the rest of the tour!

 


 
 

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