Murder at Anchor Point: A Waterfront Gala Mystery of the Canal Trust

About Murder at Anchor Point: A Waterfront Gala Mystery of the Canal Trust

PENNY WREN CAME TO MARLOWMERE CANAL FOR A FRESH START. ANCHOR POINT IS WHERE THE CANAL TRUST ENDS IT. The Anchor Point gala is meant to sell Marlowmere’s future: fairy lights on the water, champagne on the deck, donor speeches about “heritage,” and a redevelopment plan that would quietly push boaters and small businesses off the towpath for good.

Penny is invited as the pretty proof the Canal Trust can’t be challenged. Then the Trust’s star fundraiser is found dead in a locked donor lounge. In a town that loves tidy stories, Penny is the easiest villain.

She’s been trouble since Lock Seven. She asks questions. She keeps receipts.

And now her mooring is suddenly “under review,” her tearoom is on the line, and the Trust is ready to erase her the way it erased others before. But this murder isn’t just about a body. It’s about a missing packet of proof tied to Penny’s late aunt—proof that could finally explain why Dot died, and who benefited.

With DS Ravi Singh boxed in by politics and the gala guest list closing ranks, Penny has one chance to force the truth into daylight before Anchor Point becomes a permanent lock. Because if she fails, she won’t just lose her business.