Murder on the Menu * Fiona Leitch * Nosey Parker Mysteries #1

Hoping for a quieter life after leaving the London Metropolitan Police, former officer Jodie "Nosey" Parker returns to her picturesque Cornish village to launch a catering business, only to find her very first gig - catering her ex-boyfriend's wedding - upended when the bride vanishes and murder follows.

The Story. Written by British novelist and screenwriter Fiona Leitch, this launches the charming Nosey Parker cozy mystery series. Moving back to the coastal village of Penstowan with her twelve-year-old daughter Daisy, Jodie trades big-city policing for pots, pans, and small-town gossip. When childhood friend and former flame Tony Penhaligon loses his wedding caterer at the last minute, Jodie steps in to save the reception. Between uninvited guests, a fistfight at the rehearsal gathering, and a missing bride on the big day, Jodie puts her old detective instincts back to work and even includes one of her own tried-and-tested recipes in the back of the book.

Perfect For. Cozy mystery readers and fans of witty British village whodunits with a culinary twist alongside Shawn Reilly Simmons's Red Carpet Catering Mysteries, M.C. Beaton's Agatha Raisin series, Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club, or Joanne Fluke's Hannah Swensen mysteries.

Published 2021 by One More Chapter.

Cozy Mysteries / Culinary & Catering Whodunits / British Village Mysteries / Cornwall Settings / Ex-Cop Sleuth Series