The Tale of Castle Cottage (Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter Series #8)

by Susan Wittig Albert

Overview

 Beatrix Potter’s tales have bewitched readers for a century. Now, fans of all ages cherish Susan Wittig Albert’s Cottage Tales mysteries, starring Miss Potter herself…

Beatrix is eager to marry her fiancé, solicitor William Heelis. But with remodeling work at Castle Cottage, their future home, going at a snail’s pace, Beatrix finds frustration when the building contractor fires his best carpenter, Mr. Adcock, for stealing. At the same time, Will is investigating thefts on other construction sites—an inquiry that comes to a screeching halt when Mr. Adcock is found dead.

Besides the construction debacle, there’s another hurdle for Beatrix and Will to overcome: the Potters have yet to give their blessing on the marriage. And when Beatrix’s brother decides to tell their parents about his own decade-long secret marriage, Miss Potter knows that any chance she had of finding her own happy ending is about to be destroyed…

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780425251539
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	10/02/2012
Series:	Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter Series , #8
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	4.10(w) x 6.60(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Susan Wittig Albert grew up on a farm in Illinois and earned her Ph.D. at the University of California at Berkeley. A former professor of English and a university administrator and vice president, she is the author of the China Bayles Mysteries, the Darling Dahlias Mysteries, and the Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter. Some of her recent titles include Widow’s Tears, Cat’s Claw, The Darling Dahlias and the Confederate Rose, and The Tale of Castle Cottage. She and her husband, Bill, coauthor a series of Victorian-Edwardian mysteries under the name Robin Paige, which includes such titles as Death at Glamis Castle and Death at Whitechapel.

Date of Birth:

1940

Place of Birth:

Danville, Illinois

Education:

Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“Albert’s delightful eighth Beatrix Potter cozy smoothly blends fact and fiction.”--Publishers Weekly


“A wonderful, entertaining tale.”--Genre Go Round Reviews

“Susan Wittig Albert is a rare author, one who can always be relied on to deliver a great story, wonderful and memorable characters, and writing that is top-notch.”--Cozy Library

“A consistently charming series.”--Booklist

Editorial Reviews

Albert’s delightful eighth Beatrix Potter cozy smoothly blends fact and fiction.”—Publishers Weekly

“A wonderful, entertaining tale.”—Genre Go Round Reviews

“Susan Wittig Albert is a rare author, one who can always be relied on to deliver a great story, wonderful and memorable characters, and writing that is top-notch.”—Cozy Library

“A consistently charming series.”—Booklist

From the Publisher

Set in 1913, Albert's delightful eighth Beatrix Potter cozy (after 2010's The Tale of Oat Cake Crag) smoothly blends fact and fiction. Beatrix is struggling to finish The Tale of Pigling Bland while overseeing the reconstruction of Castle Farm, her new property that she hopes to share with her fiancé, lawyer Will Heelis, when and if they are married, a prospect her parents accept only grudgingly. Meanwhile, the residents of Near Sawrey start missing things, from food to heirlooms, and the body of a construction worker on Castle Farm is found hanging in a shed. Beatrix and Will become involved in the subsequent investigation into the various mysteries in a tale that charmingly brings to life the people and animals of England's Lake District a century ago. (Sept.)

Publishers Weekly

Beatrix Potter (The Tale of Oat Cake Crag) is still weak from influenza, but she's back home in the Lake District. Big changes are afoot in this latest entry in a cozy favorite. Recipes included.

Library Journal