The Lost Chorister
A chorister missing for twenty-three years. A forgotten room behind the walls. And a murder that forces a cat caf owner to confront her darkest secret.
Twenty-three years ago, thirteen-year-old Kit Lacey sang from the top of St Cuthbert's Cathedral tower at dawn.
By evening, he had vanished.
The river was searched, suspicion fell on a beloved cathedral canon, and the quiet city of Cadminster was changed forever.
Eden Metcalfe, then a young cathedral library assistant, knew more than she dared admit. Instead of speaking up, she left town-and has carried the guilt ever since.
Now the past is about to catch up with her.
When Peanut, a mischievous little tabby cat, disappears behind the panelling of the old Song School house, Eden follows her into a forgotten room that has stood untouched for twenty-three years.
And what she discovers threatens to reopen one of Cadminster's most painful mysteries.
A true-crime podcaster arrives to investigate Kit's disappearance. His stepfather returns, demanding compensation. Old accusations resurface, and people who have kept silent for decades begin to fear what might be uncovered.
Then, on St John's Eve, following the city's traditional river lantern celebrations, Kit's stepfather is found dead beside the mill weir.
This time, Detective Inspector Toni Cresswell wants Eden involved from the beginning.
But the investigation leads straight back to the summer Eden fled Cadminster-and the people she has spent years trying to protect.
Someone knows what really happened to Kit Lacey. And Eden may have to betray those she loves to uncover the truth.
With help from her loyal friends at the Crooked Cat Caf and one unusually inquisitive tabby, Eden must unravel a mystery of old loyalties, buried guilt, and promises that should never have been made.
But the hardest truth of all may be the one she has spent twenty-three years refusing to face.
The Song School Secret is an emotional, cleverly plotted British cat cozy mystery featuring a compassionate former hospital chaplain turned amateur sleuth, lovable rescue cats, intriguing cathedral-town characters, and a decades-old disappearance at the heart of a compelling murder investigation.
Perfect for readers who love cat caf mysteries, traditional British whodunits, English cathedral settings, cold-case mysteries, intelligent female amateur sleuths, and heartwarming stories of friendship, forgiveness, and second chances.
A clean, standalone cozy mystery with no graphic violence or profanity, a satisfying, fairly clued solution, and plenty of summer atmosphere, cathedral intrigue, gentle humour, and feline mischief.
For twenty-three years, Eden Metcalfe has lived with what she didn't say. Now silence is no longer an option.
Customer Reviews
ThriftBooks ® and the ThriftBooks ® logo are registered trademarks of Thrift Books Global, LLC
