The Deadly Regatta

Ann Parker

Summary

Abigail Summers, dressmaker in life and brilliant sleuth in death, arrives at the Ottersmill Regatta with psychic medium, Hayley Moon.
 
Their plan is to investigate the murder of the club commodore, Leo Spencer. There are plenty of suspects at the marina, but could it be someone from the prestigious gated community, Edenbury Heights?
 
When heiress Adreena Van Derson hires The Deadly Detective Agency, Abigail and the other spirits face their most extraordinary case yet. After another mystery seems to be connected to the commodore's murder, Hayley and her husband, PC Tom Bennett, find their own lives in danger as well.
 
Set in the small village of Becklesfield, the third book in Ann Parker’s Abigail Summers Cozy Mysteries weaves together suspense, humour and a touch of the paranormal.

Available since: 07/04/2024.

Print length: 222 pages.

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