Murder at the Boat Rally: A Narrowboat Festival Mystery of Rival Restorers

About Murder at the Boat Rally: A Narrowboat Festival Mystery of Rival Restorers

PENNY WREN FINALLY HAS A CROWD ON HER CANAL. THEN SOMEONE MAKES SURE IT’S A CRIME SCENE. The Marlowmere Narrowboat Rally should be Penny’s best week yet.

Her floating tearoom is stocked, the bunting is up, and tourists are lining the towpath for tea, scones, and a glimpse of the glittering showcase boats. Then the rally’s celebrity restorer is found dead inside his own cabin during judging. With Penny’s mooring lane at the center of the commotion, the whispers start fast: the new woman brings trouble.

Sponsors want damage control. Rivals want a scapegoat. And the Canal Trust would love an excuse to shut Penny down before she becomes permanent.

DS Ravi Singh calls it a delicate investigation. Penny calls it a mess with a timetable. As the festival heats up with petty feuds, polished smiles, and prize-hungry competitors, Penny follows the only trail she trusts: who had access, who controlled the lists, and who had time to lock a door and sell a story.

With her chaos-loving rescue lurcher, Nib, at her heels and a camera-happy crowd turning everything into content, Penny has to find the truth before the rally ends and the wrong person takes the fall. Because this murder wasn’t just about rivalry. It was about control.