THE BRITTANY MURDERS

Discover your new favourite cozy mystery series set in Brittanny.

Jennifer and her family are starting their new life in a small village in Brittany. The views are stunning, the locals are mostly friendly, and the bread is amazing. But life in France still has its perils . . .

It’s their first family Christmas in the village of Louennec and Jennifer decides to throw a Christmas party for some of the other expats. The wine is flowing and her new friend Pippa’s homemade biscuits are going down a treat. But before they can get started organising this year’s Christmas panto, they realise estate agent Adam is missing . . .

They are horrified to find him sprawled face down in the fish pond.

Adam’s death shakes the whole community. All the Brits in the area bought their houses from him. Who would want to hurt him?

The French police are making slow progress. So Jennifer and Pippa start doing some digging. But can they solve the mystery before the killer strikes again?

From bestselling author Anne Penketh, this is a warm and witty murder mystery full of twists.

Perfect for fans of Martin Walker, Peter Boland, Fiona Leitch, Rachel Ward, Emylia Hall, Katie Marsh, and L.J. Ross’s atmospheric mysteries.

MEET OUR AMATEUR SLEUTHS

Jennifer and her family moved to France when she’d finally had enough of the rat race. With her husband, Jonathan, she took on a smallholding in the idyllic Brittany countryside — complete with chickens and rabbits and sheep. But the fresh start and change of scenery hasn’t fixed the problems in their marriage.

Pippa is reinventing herself as a baker after leaving her old life as a City banker behind. She was delighted to meet fellow Brit Jennifer on the stalls at the weekly market. She lives next door to a friendly gendarme who inadvertently provides helpful tidbits for Pippa and Jennifer’s investigations.

THE SETTING

The remote village of Louannec lies in the far west of Brittany, where Atlantic storms sweep across the sheep-dotted hills and valleys. The countryside is beautiful, but earning a living as a farmer in this wild terrain can be tough, and the locals are not always so welcoming towards newcomers, or the British fondness for le curry . . .

ALSO BY ANNE PENKETH
BRITTANY MURDER MYSTERIES
Book 1: THE BRITTANY MURDERS

DI SAM CLAYTON SERIES
Book 1: MURDER ON THE MARSH
Book 2: THE BAD SISTER
Book 3: PLAY DEAD
Book 4: MURDER AT THE MANOR