Murder at the Altar

‘Combining

sparkling wit

. . .

quirky

acts of fate and

a dramatic ending

, Heley provides all one needs for a satisfying read.’

Publishers Weekly

Meet Ellie Quicke. Devoted cat lady, tea addict, recent widow — and now amateur sleuth!

Everyone in leafy Ealing knows her as the dotty old dear who volunteers at the local charity shop. But there’s more to Ellie than meets the eye . . .Two days after her husband’s funeral, Ellie can’t bring herself to leave the house. But trouble soon comes knocking — in the shape of hysterical flower arranger Mrs Dawes.She’s stumbled on a

dead body

in church.Now it’s up to Ellie to help the police before the killer strikes again.

Meet your next favourite sleuth in this wonderfully witty whodunnit.

Fans of the Reverend Richard Coles, Fiona Leitch,

The Thursday Murder Club

, Sarah Yarwood-Lovett, Agatha Christie, Janice Hallett, Peter Boland and Simon Brett will be hooked from the very first page!

Readers love the one and only Ellie Quicke:

????? ‘A lovely cozy with

a wonderful woman protagonist

. Ellie is wonderfully

endearing

and kind!’ Gail????? ‘I really like Ellie. She has gumption . . .

Bravo to little old ladies with True Grit!

’ Lucy????? ‘A wonderful creation of

a mature heroine

who has been stereotyped by other characters but clearly is much more . . . very much enjoyed!’???? ‘A delightful read . . . just has that cozy vibe that I love!’ Samantha

MEET YOUR NEW FAVOURITE SLEUTH

For the past three decades, fifty-year-old Ellie Quicke has tried to please her domineering husband Frank. Now he’s dead, she must learn to put herself first. She discovers she’s capable of more than she ever dreamed. Like sending emails, saying ‘no’ to her spoiled offspring . . . and even solving the odd murder or two!

ALSO BY VERONICA HELEY

THE BEA ABBOT AGENCY MYSTERIES

Book 1: A FALSE CHARITYBook 2: A FALSE PICTUREBook 3: A FALSE STEPBook 4: A FALSE PRETENCEBook 5: FALSE MONEYBook 6: A FALSE REPORTBook 7: A FALSE ALARMBook 8: A FALSE DIAMONDBook 9: A FALSE IMPRESSIONBook 10: A FALSE WALLBook 11: A FALSE FIREBook 12: A FALSE PRIDEBook 13: A FALSE ACCOUNTBook 14: A FALSE CONCLUSIONBook 15: A FALSE FACE