Frozen in Crime (Pitkirtly Mysteries Book 5)

Frozen in Crime

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The fifth novel in this series, 'A Quest in Berlin' was published in March As befits a cosy mystery writer, Cecilia Peartree lives in the leafy suburbs with her cat. Where did you grow up, and how did this influence your writing?

I grew up in a very small village in Fife, Scotland. I tended to feel like an outsider there for much of the time as my parents, although both Scottish, had met and married in England, where I and my brother were born. One of my friends later pointed out that I hadn't quite lost my English accent even ten years after moving to Scotland.

I think feeling like an outsider is quite possibly an advantage for a writer as it encourages you to see things from a different perspective and to try to understand various points of view. When did you first start writing? Almost as soon as I could physically write, I wanted to write stories.

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The first one I can remember writing was when I was six years old. I sat at our dining-table all afternoon laboriously writing away with a pencil in a notebook which I still have somewhere.

By the time it was getting dark, I had a story in four chapters and a lump on my finger where the pencil pressed against it - I still have that too. Pitkirtly Mysteries by Cecilia Peartree. Crime in the Community Price: Reunited in Death Price: A Reformed Character Price: Death at the Happiness Club Price: Frozen in Crime Price: Adventurous Quests by Cecilia Peartree.

The Lion and Unicorn Quest Price: The Four Seasons Quest Price: The Coronation Quest Price: A Quest for Clemency Price: A Quest in Berlin Price: This is the 17th novel in the Pitkirtly Mystery series. Penelope Johnstone can't help feeling a bit sorry for herself as she spends a significant birthday alone at home.

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But once she gets involved in a sequence of bizarre events such as being threatened by the driver of an ice-cream van, she no longer has any time to worry about that. And once Amaryllis joins in, things can only get more bizarre.

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This is the 16th book in the Pitkirtly Mystery series. A stolen wheelbarrow gets Stewie into trouble through no fault of his own. Meanwhile, someone takes most of the computers from the Cultural Centre in broad daylight, but this doesn't stop Jemima from running another Family History day. If there's any connection between these apparently random events, Amaryllis is determined to find it. Quest for a Father by Cecilia Peartree Series: This is the 6th book in the 'Adventurous Quests' series of thriller novels set in the world of the s, when people hadn't quite recovered from the war and were on the brink of being plunged into a cold war stand-off with Russia.

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Little does Jock McLean realise that an encounter with a pack of dogs and their dog-walker on the beach is only the start of a sequence of events that will lead him to the dark side of Pitkirtly Island and beyond. His friends Christopher, Amaryllis, Dave and Jemima will also become involved before long in a case of murder, fraud, a dog home and an irresponsible vet.

The 15th Pitkirtly Mystery. Promenade with Death by Cecilia Peartree Series: This is the 14th novel in the Pitkirtly Mystery series, set in a fictitious small town on the coast of Fife. When an amateur theatre group plans a promenade performance on Pitkirtly Island in the dark - on Hallowe'en - this seems to Amaryllis like a recipe for disaster, so naturally she pays close attention to the project Unpredictable Events by Cecilia Peartree Series: Christopher finds that going away on holiday is a lot more trouble than it's worth, while a wedding in the Cultural Centre isn't without its problems.

Amaryllis tries to keep a low profile as she teases out secrets from the tangled threads of everyday life, and Christopher's sister Caroline allows obsession to lead her into danger. It's a place and a situation in which they don't know who to trust. Pitkirtly on Tour by Cecilia Peartree Price: A short Pitkirtly Mystery involving an archives event, lions, stowaways and freezing fog, not necessarily in that order.

Christopher unexpectedly acquires yet more boxes of archive material and gets involved in a literary event.

These apparently harmless coincidences have a deadlier outcome than he could have imagined. The Pitkirtly Triangle is the 11th novel in the Pitkirtly Mystery series, set in a small town on the coast of Fife, in Scotland. Amaryllis is puzzled when the people she has been hired to track keep vanishing without trace.

This book is a collection of three novels and a short story by Cecilia Peartree, all previously published and featuring the same central characters: It is set in s Britain, mostly in Cambridge. Mysterious Pitkirtly by Cecilia Peartree Price: A coach party arrives unexpectedly in Pitkirtly, and causes consternation among some of the residents. Charlie would like to have had the chance to sell them drinks, Jemima wishes she had scrubbed her doorstep and Christopher resents the intrusion of visitors into forbidden areas of the Cultural Centre.

Closer to Death in a Garden is the tenth novel in the Pitkirtly Mystery series of stories set in a fictitious small town in Fife. Ingredients include a small group of alpacas and a very old crime, and settings include, among others, a garden centre, a derelict hotel and the Queen of Scots pub. Frozen in Crime no.

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View More by This Author. Description Frozen in Crime is the fifth novel in the Pitkirtly mystery series. Other Books in This Series. The Queen of Scots Mystery A Tasteful Crime The Christmas Puzzle Death in a Cold Spring Closer to Death in a Garden The Pitkirtly Triangle A Creative Crime Promenade with Death Customer Ratings We have not received enough ratings to display an average for this book.

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