‘Kate Solly’s latest Fleck Parker mystery is as clever as it is charming – a winning, witty mix of kids, crafts, crime and quirky community antics. This series just keeps getting stronger.’
Description
A cosy crime/mystery novel from the beloved author of Tuesday Evenings with the Copeton Craft Resistance and The Paradise Heights Craft Store Stitch-Up.
Something is amiss at the Paradise Heights Miniature Railway. And this suits Fleck Parker just fine – she’s on the hunt for a new puzzle to solve. Expensive equipment and supplies have disappeared and nobody knows why. Who could possibly wish harm on a community group delivering Sunday afternoon fun on a fleet of jolly little engines?
Fleck is frenetic as ever as she feeds a hungry baby, placates a cranky toddler, executes an (almost) on-time school run and investigates crime – all without losing her Wordle streak. Her best friend, Trixie, is scrambling to manage the Many Hands Society Craft Shop, where volatile volunteers are becoming a real problem.
Fleck has never met a puzzle she didn’t want to solve, and this one is just the ticket. Nobody suspects the cheerful mum asking questions at the railway as she tries to untangle the conundrum. But idyllic bushland and miniature villages hide a sinister mystery, darker and more complex than anyone imagined. Will Fleck’s attempts to derail the thief land her on the wrong side of the tracks?
Reviews
‘Clever, witty – charm for days! Reading a new Kate Solly is the literary equivalent of coming home.’
'A delightful story interwoven with mystery, humour and real insight. Heartwarming and genuinely uplifting.'
'Simply knowing Kate Solly has a new book out in the world is enough to make me smile. Kate’s books remind us that friendship and fun are the best antidote to a troubled world. This is the feel-good book we all need right now. Kate's stories are full of humanity, authenticity and love for humankind. Add in a mystery and railways and it's a winner.’
