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In the picturesque North Wales market town of Llanelen, Meg Wynne Thompson—a self‑made beauty and soon‑to‑be bride—vanishes on her wedding day and is later found dead. The last person believed to have seen her is Penny Brannigan, an expatriate Canadian manicurist who has lived in the region for nearly a quarter of a century. When Penny notices something unsettling at the funeral of her close friend, she becomes personally invested in uncovering the truth. Driven by loyalty and curiosity, Penny launches her own investigation, navigating the town’s hidden tensions and uncovering secrets that threaten to unravel otherwise quiet lives.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Cozy Mystery
Authors: Elizabeth J. Duncan
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