Murder at the Cider Mill: A Harvest Fair Mystery of Poisoned Tastings

About Murder at the Cider Mill: A Harvest Fair Mystery of Poisoned Tastings

PENNY WREN IS READY TO PROVE SHE BELONGS IN MARLOWMERE. THE CIDER MILL HAS OTHER IDEAS. The Towpath Harvest Fair is the biggest weekend of the year, and Penny has fought hard for her place in it.

Her floating tearoom is booked to provide tea pairings for the cider tastings, the bunting is up, and for once, the village is looking at her like she might actually fit. Then the cider mill’s charismatic owner collapses after a headline tasting. Within minutes, whispers turn into accusations.

Penny’s ingredients. Penny’s timing. Penny’s boat, sitting too close to the heart of the festival.

With winter bills looming and her license already under scrutiny, Penny can’t afford a single stain on her reputation. DS Ravi Singh calls it an investigation. The Canal Trust calls it “a safety concern.

” Penny calls it a planned demolition of her new life. As the fair turns vicious, Penny follows the trail she trusts: who controlled access, who handled the paperwork, and who benefits when the mill’s future changes hands. Between rival cider makers, desperate staff, sponsor pressure, and heritage campaigners who want to “protect” the mill by owning it, Penny discovers the death isn’t just a tragedy.

It’s a distraction. And whatever the killer stole is worth more than a body.