Isabel Puddles Abroad — M.V. Byrne

Feisty senior sleuth Isabel Puddles -- Lake Michigan's answer to Miss Marple -- strikes out for new territory across the pond in a cozy mystery full of charm, rich storytelling, and mellow humor, sure to delight fans of Jessica Fletcher and Lee Hollis's Poppy Harmon series.

Merry old England has a murderous surprise in store . . .
 
Isabel has crafted a life she loves in her Lake Michigan hometown, but she's eager to use her golden years to make up for missed opportunities. That's why she's traveling to England for the first time to visit her pen pal, Teddy Mansfield, an acclaimed mystery writer who lives just outside the village of Mousehole, Cornwall. First impressions are charming -- Isabel is staying in the guest cottage on the grounds of Teddy's beautiful country manor, and Mousehole is home to an assortment of characters as colorful as any in Teddy's books.
 
Teddy's housekeeper, Tuppence, is a dab hand at baking -- her scones are regularly runner-up in the village bake-off, and this year she's determined to scoop top prize. But it appears that other, possibly more dangerous rivalries have been brewing in Mousehole. And when a resident is found pushing up daisies in a flowerbed, Isabel is drawn into an investigation that will require all of her newly honed skills to solve -- and to survive . . .
         
Praise for Isabel Puddles Investigates
 
“A mellow mystery, down-home characters, and touches of humor add up to a very pleasant read.”
�"KirkusReviews

“A good fit for Murder, She Wrote fans.”
--Publishers Weekly