Hello, I'm Elle
I'm Elle Abernathy, and this is Black Cat Mysteries: a little corner of the internet for anyone who likes their murders with a pot of tea and a village fête.
It all started with Midsomer Murders. I grew up watching Barnaby wander through picture-perfect English villages where everyone had a secret and someone was always found face-down in the prize marrows. Somewhere along the way I realised I didn't just want to watch cozy mysteries, I wanted to read them. I've been hooked ever since.
My other great love is a good rummage. Charity shops, car boot sales, that one box under the table marked "books 50p": I can't walk past any of them. Black Cat Mysteries is what happened when I decided to put my two obsessions together, finding cozy mysteries in unexpected places and helping them find their next reader.
That's where our First Friday Find comes from. Every month I send a book I've found on my rummages to one lucky subscriber, with a note tucked inside asking them to pass it on when they're done. If you've found a book with our black cat stamp inside, come and tell us where.
Case file: E. Abernathy
- Last seen
- In bed, under a heap of blankets, "just one more chapter"
- Drink of choice
- A mug of gingerbread spice chai
- Known haunts
- Charity shops and car boot sales
- Weakness
- Any shelf with a handwritten "books 50p" sign
- The original black cat
- Timmy, who was actually black and white, but I like to think he'd have approved
- Long-term plan
- Become the village's resident cat lady
If you love a small village, a nosy amateur sleuth and a body in the library, you're in the right place. Pop the kettle on and come and join us.
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