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  • Published: 24 January 2023
  • ISBN: 9781496728357
  • Imprint: Kensington
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 304
  • RRP: $35.00
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Isabel Puddles Abroad



Feisty senior sleuth Isabel Puddles—Lake Michigan’s answer to Miss Marple—strikes out for new territory across the pond in the newest cozy mystery by veteran TV writer M.V. Byrne. Full of charm, rich storytelling, and mellow humor, the Mitten State Mysteries are sure to delight fans of Garrison Keillor’s Lake Wobegone tales, Jessica Fletcher and Lee Hollis’s Poppy Harmon series.

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 . . .
 

  • Published: 24 January 2023
  • ISBN: 9781496728357
  • Imprint: Kensington
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 304
  • RRP: $35.00
Categories:

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Praise for Isabel Puddles Abroad

Praise for The Mitten State Mysteries by M.V. Byrne:

“Endearing characters…This is a good fit for Murder She Wrote fans.” Publishers Weekly on Isabel Puddles Investigates
 
“A mellow mystery, down-home characters, and touches of humor add up to a very pleasant read.”Kirkus Reviews on Isabel Puddles Investigates

“[A] sprightly debut...Fans of Garrison Keillor’s tales of Lake Wobegon will be enchanted.” Publishers Weekly on Meet Isabel Puddles
 
“A charming debut…A captivating cast and many spells of laugh-out-loud humor.” —Kirkus Reviews on Meet Isabel Puddles

“Refreshingly different.” Fresh Fiction on Meet Isabel Puddles

"I was very happy to meet Isabel Puddles and I'm sure readers will enjoy making her acquaintance, too. M.V. Byrne's small-town sleuth with a big heart sees the possible in impossible, whether she's cooking up a delicious pot roast or solving a devious crime." Leslie Meier, author of Irish Parade Murder on Meet Isabel Puddles

"When you meet the delightfully witty and no nonsense Isabel Puddles, you'll never want her to leave."
Lee Hollis, author of Poppy Harmon and the Hung Jury on Meet Isabel Puddles

"I've met Isabel Puddles and I love her. She's a smart, funny AARPster who can whip up a mean pot roast while solving a diabolical murder. I eagerly turned the pages of this charming, action-packed whodunit. What a fun read!" —Laura Levine, author of Death of a Gigolo on Meet Isabel Puddles