When a gossip blogger joins a tour party along with victims of her malicious words, there can only be one outcome! A river cruise from Amsterdam turns deadly. When Lady Marjorie Snellthorpe embarks on her first river cruise with companions Rachel Prince and Sarah Bradshaw, she's not expecting murder for company! It's bad enough knowing there might be a murderer among their travelling party, but then Lady Marjorie finds herself saddled with a most unwelcome guest. Edna Parkinton, Marjorie's estranged cousin-in-law is loud, brash and tells it as it is. Marjorie can't wait to be shot of her. With Rachel and Sarah intent on enjoying a holiday for once, Marjorie decides to investigate a guest's suspicious death herself. Will she find the killer before the killer finds her? Laugh out loud fun and mayhem, this prequel provides an appetising taster for the series to follow. Edna Parkinton is a welcome addition to Dawn Brookes's intriguing characters. What readers say: "I have read the whole Rachel Prince series. I loved this book. The characters are so real. Edna is a memorable character." "Just started reading - and it's already a hoot!!!!!! Gotta love Lady Marjorie!!!" "I decided to delay reading the Sunday paper and read Death of a Blogger instead. I loved it! So much fun having my favorite characters on a river cruise. Edna is definitely going to be fun going forward!" "Loved it. I liked they way they stayed overnight in Amsterdam. Having been on a lot of coach tours in my younger days I could relate to some passengers! I just loved Marjorie's cousin!"
Four seniors and a dog club together to solve a festive crime... Lady Marjorie's plans for a quiet time are in tatters when her son asks her to host his business guests the week before Christmas... Time to bring in reinforcements. The awesome foursome get together again. Pandemonium isn't a word Marjorie Snellthorpe is used to, but when an array of eccentric guests descend on her London home, along with a quirky cook and a large dog, even Edna Parkinton's advice is welcome. With her son Jeremy and his extravagant wife Octavia swanning off elsewhere, Horace calls in the ever capable Faith Weathers to help manage the unruly crowd. During a visit to a Christmas market one of the guests dies under suspicious circumstances. Marjorie and her senior friends are determined to find the person responsible and protect one of her own from being arrested by the officious detective inspector in charge of the case. Will the four friends find a killer before one of them becomes a Christmas catastrophe? This laugh out loud cozy mystery is just what's required over the festive season. Grab your copy now.