In a Castle in the remote Scottish Highlands, nobody can hear you scream.Â
When Diane Dimbleby, a retired school teacher, travels to a remote castle in the Scottish Highlands to visit her friends, the last thing she expects to encounter is an apparent murder. But she does just that and is asked for help in finding out who or what the killer is.Â
Was it the lover of the victim?Â
Was it the husband of the lover?Â
Was it an animal activist who has a history of making violent threats?Â
Or was it a mysterious creature?Â
A dead body in a room that has been ripped apart, yet there are no marks on the body. What exactly happened in that room?Â
Diane seeks to find the answers that are puzzling the local police. But with someone or something dangerous on the loose and the hotel on lockdown, will she make it out of the Glen Gorm Castle alive?Â
If you are a fan of cozy mysteries that contain an ingenious but modest woman sleuth then you will love this Diane Dimbleby adventure by author Penelope Sotheby.
Interview with the Author
Q - Who would this book appeal to, who is your target market?
A - This series of books are targeted towards anyone who enjoys a crime thriller or who loves whodunit books.
Q - For those of us who are unfamiliar with the term "Cozy Mystery" what does it mean?
A - A cozy mystery is a mystery novel without the graphic sex or violence that one might expect from some whodunit mysteries. It is a very popular genre at the moment with many cozy mystery free kindle books currently on Amazon.
Q - What other stories have you written? Can you give us a brief overview of some of your stories?
A - I have written a novella called "Murder in the Inn" which has a different setting to the Diane Dimbleby stories. What they have in common though is that they are all whodunit books.
Q - Where do you get your inspiration for these stories?
A - A lot of the inspiration comes from real life experiences, especially with regards to the setting of my stories. The murder details are inspired by decades of reading murder mysteries such as those from the womens murder club and from real life news stories. I have read a lot of the books from the mystery novels best sellers 2018 list which gave me some good ideas.
