A Most Malicious Messenger: A new unmissable, humorous, cozy crime mystery (The Most Unusual Mysteries Book 2)

A Most Malicious Messenger: A new unmissable, humorous, cozy crime mystery (The Most Unusual Mysteries Book 2)

by Katherine Black

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4.3 stars from 822 reviews. Top 92% of Contemporary Fiction books we track.


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Perfect for you if...

  • You enjoy cosy mysteries with genuine wit rather than forced quirkiness, where the humour serves the story.
  • You like amateur sleuths who are competent and curious without being superhuman or impossibly clever.
  • You appreciate village settings populated by real characters with actual secrets and complicated histories.

Maybe not for you if...

  • You need fast-paced plots with constant action and danger rather than character-driven investigation and banter.
  • You prefer standalone mysteries without needing to know the previous book's setup and running characters.
  • You want dark, gritty crime procedurals rather than cosy mysteries that treat death with a lighter touch.

About this book

May Morrigan is in her bookshop when she and other customers receive an anonymous text referencing a Shakespeare quotation, apparently directed at the vicar and his partner, Juan. The following morning, one of them is found dead. May's elderly mother, Minty, is staying with her along with her old friend Fletcher and two dogs. Minty seems preoccupied with death and makes cryptic references to her past that puzzle May. As threatening texts continue to arrive in the village of Blackheath, residents face further exposure and intimidation. Fletcher becomes a target of the texter and narrowly survives an attack on his life. May must act to identify and stop the killer before more harm occurs. This is the second book in The Most Unusual Mysteries series by Katherine Black, author of A Most Unusual Demise.

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