Widows and Orphans - (Quill & Packet Mystery) by Kate Hilton & Elizabeth Renzetti (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

In Port Ellis, there's no off-season for murder.

Journalist Cat Conway is looking forward to an easy assignment covering a major wellness and self-actualization summit at the Pinerock Resort, featuring Bliss Bondar and Bree Guthrie, creators of the Welcome, Goddess empire and widows with attitude. Cat's mother, Marian Conway, bestselling author and defiantly mediocre parent, is on the agenda--and so is murder.

When one of the influencers turns up dead, suspicion falls on the high-profile guests. Could the killer be a jealous business partner? Or the Instagram-famous poet? The empowerment guru whose wife hates him? Or Cat's mother, who has a reputation to protect and a shocking secret to hide?

Cat's pulled into investigating another celebrity death, but this time while facing the possible demise of her livelihood: The Quill & Packet is struggling financially, and may be headed toward its final edition. A convoy of protesters, angry at Cat's reporting, has besieged the Quill's newsroom. Can Cat rescue her mother and her newspaper, or will the killer stalking Port Ellis beat her to the deadline?

Review Quotes

"A darned good whodunit full of whiz-bang characters." -- Winnipeg Free Press

"A fun mystery ... underlined by a biting critique of conspiracy quackery which reads as all too timely." -- Pickle Me This Blog

"A smart whodunnit." --Chatelaine 

"A witty and delectably crafted whodunit." --The National Post

"Great fun and perfect for that first weekend at the cottage." - The Globe and Mail

"Hilton and Renzetti deliver zingy one-liners as they skewer pseudoscience, social influencers, self-help culture and local politics, built on a plot that would make any judgy mother proud." --Zoomer Magazine

"(A) Timely, page-turning, enjoyable cozy." -- Booklist

"Well-paced, guided by three-dimensional characters, full of details and blessed with depth beyond its mysteries ... a welcome entry to the murder-mystery family." --The Globe and Mail

"Zingy, high-octane, and brimming with humour." --Literary Review of Canada