THE BIRTHDAY MYSTERY an absolutely gripping whodunit full of twists (Jenny Starling Book 1)
<b>Discover a new series of whodunits by million-selling author Faith Martin. You'll be gripped from the first page to the last.</b> These classic-style mysteries will have you scratching your head to work out who the murderer is, and look out for some real twists and turns. <br> <br><b>Meet Jenny Starling: travelling cook and reluctant amateur detective. </b> <br> <br>Please note this book was first published as “BIRTHDAYS CAN BE MURDER” under Faith Martin’s pen name JOYCE CATO. <br> <br><b>Jenny Starling</b> is catering the twenty-first birthday party of upper-class twins, Alicia and Justin. <br> <br>She arrives at their parents' country house and is immediately met by the police. <b>A young man has drowned in the pond. Was it an accident or murder?</b> <br> <br>But the birthday party goes ahead. Then just after midnight, <b>everyone gathers for a champagne toast . . . and one of the guests falls down dead.</b> The police are baffled and there is a whole party full of suspects. <br> <br>When it comes to someone adding the extra ingredient of poison to her own precious recipes, Jenny isn't going to take it lying down. She has a reputation to protect. <br> <br><b>Jenny Starling won't stop until the murderer is found.</b> <br> <br>This is the first of a series of enjoyable <b>murder mysteries with a great cast of characters and baffling crimes</b> which will keep you in suspense until the final page. <br> <br>Perfect for fans of classic whodunits by authors <b>like Agatha Christie, LJ Ross, TE Kinsey, and J.R. Ellis.</b> <br> <br><b>What readers are saying about THE BIRTHDAY MYSTERY</b> <br> <br>“It felt (in a way) like I was reading a young Miss Marple, with Jenny's straight talking and the way she solved the mystery. <b>It looks like we are in for another great series.</b>” Louise <br> <br>“I’m a huge fan of Faith Martin’s Hillary Greene series and I have a feeling I’m going to get <b>just as hooked</b> on the Jenny Starling series.” Nerys <br> <br>“<b>Plenty of action</b> in the book with some light humour.” Barbara <br> <br>“Probably even <b>more atmospheric</b> than the Hillary stories.” Jane <br> <br><b>JENNY STARLING</b> <br>In her late twenties, Jenny Starling is an impressive woman. Physically, she stands at 6ft 1inch, and has shoulder-length black hair and blue eyes. Curvaceous and sexy, she’s a modern single woman, living the lifestyle that suits her – that of a travelling cook. Her famous (and now very rich) father, is a ‘celebrity’ cook, divorced from Jenny’s mother. Jenny drives a disreputable cherry-red van, and is happy travelling the country catering events and cooking great food. She is on a one-woman crusade to bring back ‘real’ food. And definitely doesn’t like having to divert her attention from achieving the perfect Dundee cake or creating a new sauce recipe by having to solve a murder. She finds crime very distracting, especially when there is chocolate to temper or pike to poach. Nevertheless, she is very good at reading people, and with a quick and agile brain, becomes very good at unmasking killers. And her always-undaunted sense of humour goes a long way in keeping her sane when all around her people are dropping like flies. <br> <br>FAITH MARTIN is the best-selling author of the <b>DETECTIVE HILLARY GREENE mysteries</b>, which have sold over 1 million copies globally in just over a year.