Cathy Ace is a prolific author with many books under her belt and it is my pleasure to host the cover reveal for the latest book in her “WISE Enquiries Agency” mystery series, coming in January 2027 and now up for preorder.
Publication Date: January 11, 2027
Name of Series: WISE Enquiries Agency Mysteries, Book 14
Genre: Cozy, Traditional, Private Eyes
Format: Print, Digital
Author Website: www.cathyace.com
Book Synopsis
“He’s always been determined to unearth something to prove that Merlin was real, and Welsh. But he’s disappeared. That’s why I’ve come to you.”
When an old chum of Anwen-by-Wye’s respected publican, Tudor Evans, asks the women of the WISE Enquiries Agency to find a missing fellow metal detectorist, Annie Parker and Carol Hill believe that Carol’s fascination with Welsh mythology will come in handy. But then they dig up some unsettling facts about the obsessed man’s recent activities, and their case develops an urgent pace.
Meanwhile, Christine Wilson-Smythe is commissioned by the duke and duchess of Chellingworth to go to Brighton with her fiancé Alexander, to track down a charismatic antiques dealer whose amorous activities have directly impacted the smooth running of Chellingworth Hall itself.
Which leaves Mavis MacDonald trying to locate the missing member of a pop group that disbanded over forty years ago, and finding she has her hands full when the dowager Althea decides to “help”.
Will the detectorist who’s determined to prove that Merlin and his magic were real, be found? Will Christine and Alexander be able to restore the normal order of things at Chellingworth Hall? And will the band ever get back together again? It’s May in the picturesque Welsh village of Anwen-by-Wye, but all four women of the WISE Enquiries Agency find themselves having to work away from their beloved homes, and they each have missing people on their minds.
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About the author
Ace’s WISE Enquiries Agency Mysteries feature four softly poached female PIs solving cosy cases from their base at a Welsh stately home. Her Cait Morgan Mysteries feature a globetrotting Welsh Canadian professor of criminal psychology who solves traditional who/whydunits alongside her retired-cop husband (the TV series is being developed by Free@LastTV). A past Chair of Crime Writers of Canada, Cathy’s been shortlisted for their awards three times; she’s won Canada’s Bony Blithe Award, IPPY and IBA Awards, and the CrimeFictionLover Editor’s Choice Award for Best Indie Novel. Cathy migrated from Wales aged 40, and now lives in British Columbia, Canada.