The annual St. David's Day concert is fast approaching in the tiny Welsh town of Llanelen, where local spa co-owner Penny Brannigan also moonlights as an amateur detective. To honor the town's rich mining history, the concert organizers decide to hold the musical extravaganza in Llyn Du, an abandoned mine recently transformed into a popular tourist attraction. Everything goes according to plan until the concert organizer, Glenda Roberts, turns up dead in the mine. The show must go on, however: there's too much money at stake. Penny steps up to take charge of the show, slipping into her now-familiar role of local sleuth in the process. She works alongside DCI Gareth Davies, who still carries a torch for her, as they investigate the mine's dark history—many of the townspeople lost loved ones there—and Glenda's own past—her abrasive ways earned her few friends.
VERDICT The charming, unusual setting and quirky cast of characters make Duncan's sixth (after 2013's Never Laugh as a Hearse Goes By) book in the series an entertaining read that's only enhanced by the many tutorials on slate mining and Welsh history.
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