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Frauds On Favourite
by P.J. Fitzsimmons
Series: Teddy Quillfeather Mysteries #2
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Published by Phillip Fitzsimmons Setting: 1920s Kent, England
Genres: Traditional Mystery
Format: Kindle, Paperback
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Also in this series: Hardy Haul at Hardy Hall
Large-living, lark-loving, golden-age flapper Teddy Quillfeather is off to the races in her second caper, a multi-layered multiplier mystery of dark horses and dodgy courses, pawky jockeys, unstable stables, impossible odds, crooked bookies, and a track-wide conspiracy to deny the punter an even chance. That’s more than enough to invite a counter-con from Teddy, but when the family paddock is implicated in race-fixing, she does what she does best when the odds go against her — she raises the stakes.
Like all of Teddy’s titles, Frauds On Favourite is a clean and clever cozy in the canon of Quillfeather and Boisjoly, and will appeal most to those who like a little comedy in their crime.
Frauds On Favourite by PJ Fitzsimmons has Teddy investigating at a horse race.
Will Teddy unravel all these mysteries? Are they all connected? Do they have one thing in common?
Teddy Quillfeather
Teddy Quillfeather is back for another mystery. She and her fiancé, Tilden ‘Stilts’ Stollery, are going to her uncle’s house to watch some horse races. The problem is that right away, Teddy gets a whiff of a mystery, and she has to solve it. I love Teddy so much. She’s such a hoot and always seems to make me laugh. It’s always fun to return to Teddy’s world and help her solve a mystery.
The Mysteries
Teddy’s uncle is getting pushback from a so-called friend about how one horse lost five races in a row, but all of a sudden wins one race. As Teddy is solving this mystery, she gets caught up in two more mysteries that involve betting at a horse race. Teddy has her work cut out for her as she tries to solve all of these cases. I can’t believe how Teddy was able to solve all of these cases and how some of them were practically interconnected. Mr. Fitzsimmons did excellent work on this one.
Five Stars
My rating for Frauds On Favourite by PJ Fitzsimmons is five stars. I like how Mr. Fitzsimmons is focusing on cases that don’t involve death for Teddy’s mysteries. It seems like always solving a mystery about murder would be hard on the sleuth. It’s nice and refreshing. Teddy Quillfeather is one of my favorite characters in this series, and the other one is her Aunt Azalea Boisjoly. Azalea Boisjoly is amazing. I love how she doesn’t like strangers and is always dressing up in ways to distract people from talking to her. All of the characters in these mysteries are so full of life. I greatly recommend you give this series and his Anty Boisjoly Mysteries a try.
Teddy Quillfeather Mysteries
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Until the next time,
Happy Reading!
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About P.J. Fitzsimmons
PJ Fitzsimmons paid his way through Cosy Mystery school as a ghost writer and developmental editor of Westerns, Thrillers, Victorian Romances, and non-fiction humour and opinion, always with an eye on a very specific niche pastiche. Anty Boisjoly Mysteries are locked-room cosies written in the style of an homage to both Christie and Wodehouse, featuring a quick-witted 1920s London gadabout and clubman.
PJ and Marie, his wife of 35 years, live in Paris on the shady side of Montmartre within walking distance of their adult children. When he’s not writing he’s reading, and vice-versa, very often while travelling Europe by train.
Reading this book contributed to these challenges:
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