MYSTERY

The Corpse with the Silver Tongue

A Cait Morgan Mystery
by Cathy Ace
The Corpse with the Silver Tongue: A Cait Morgan Mystery. Touchwood, dist. by Midpoint Trade. Apr. 2012. c.240p. ISBN 9781927129098. pap. $14.95. M
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Welsh Canadian criminology professor Cait Morgan is attending a conference in Nice, France, when a chance encounter with her old boss, Alistair, leads to a dinner party invitation. Alarmingly, Alistair dies of food poisoning at dinner. But his young widow seems most distraught because her birthday gift—a rare and storied necklace known as a Celtic collar—is missing. When another party guest subsequently dies, the connection between the necklace and the victims becomes evident, and the killer moves to silence Cait as well.
VERDICT In the finest tradition of Agatha Christie, debut author Ace brings us the closed-room drama, with a dollop of romantic suspense and historical intrigue. The ending involving Cait's friends in Vancouver feels tacked on but leaves an effective opening for Cait's return. I like matching this author with Anne Zouroudi for tone and locale, and M.L. Longworth for the book's French history.
Reviewed by Teresa L. Jacobsen , Apr 01, 2012
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