'Some people think money is pointless, or stupid. It arouses the monster of greed and jealousy in others. And in still more, money is one of the most important things.
For me, it's different. For me, money is literally my lifeline. Because in my world, when you finally run out of money, your life ends.'
For seventeen year-old Layla Jackson, a life of crime is all she's ever known. Her parents are dead, robbed before she turned three and left with nothing - not even an escape from the authorities. And now, she is alone; not an ally to turn to, let alone a friend. When money is your lifeline, and the spending of your last precious dollar signs your death warrant, there is no such thing as a safe place, because, as we all know, people will do everything they can to live longer. And when money is involved, life quickly becomes even more dangerous.
Frankenstein's Guide (Book 1, the LiteraTours Cozy Mystery Series)
59 parts Complete
59 parts
Complete
Jessica "Ike" Wordsworth can dive into books, but she isn't prepared for a monster - and a ruthless murderer killing her tourists.
Ike is fighting the aftermath of a nasty divorce that left her husband in custody of her homesitting business - and her beloved cats.
With nothing but a turquoise construction trailer to call her home, Ike invests her last quid and becomes partner in a tour company specialising in bespoke trips for book-lovers. When the guide hired to take on the first tour drops out at the last minute, Ike has to take over and steer her guests towards the cradle of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein".
All to soon she realises there truly are monsters on the loose, one of them a ruthless killer who's targetting her tourists.
To unearth the truth, Ike will have to cooperate with her moronic partner, Gary Sands, 13th Baron of Nettlehole and founder of LiteraTours. When they don't succeed in stopping the killer, she realises she'll have to take the plunge and draw on some rather unusual skills her family has been hiding from the world . . .
"Frankenstein's Guide" is the first instalment in the "LiteraTours Cozy Mystery series".
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