Cathy Ace (Author of The Case of the Dotty Dowager)

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Cathy Ace

Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Author

Born

Swansea, Wales, The United Kingdom

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Genre

Mystery, Crime

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I am a huge fan of Agatha Christie, Ngaio Marsh, Sir Arthur Conan Doyl ...more

Member Since

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Cathy Ace migrated from her native Wales to Canada at the age of 40. She is the award-winning author of the traditional Cait Morgan Mysteries featuring her Welsh Canadian criminology professor sleuth who travels the world tripping over corpses, which have now been optioned for TV. She also writes the cozier WISE Enquiries Agency Mysteries featuring a quartet of female PIs who run their business out of a Welsh stately home. Both series have been well-reviewed. Her award-winning standalone, THE WRONG BOY, is a gripping novel of psychological suspense, set in Wales, and has also been optioned for TV.

"Ace is, well, an ace when it comes to plot and description.â€� The Globe and Mail

Cathy's work has won the prestigious Bony Blithe Award for best Ca ...more

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Average rating: 4.17 · 11,278 ratings · 1,187 reviews · 45 distinct works â€� Similar authors

	The Case of the Dotty Dowager (WISE Enquiries Agency #1) 4.03 avg rating — 2,155 ratings — published 2015 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Welsh Murder Mystery Box Set #1â€�4 (WISE Enquiries Agency #1-4) 4.51 avg rating — 1,728 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Missing Morris Dancer (WISE Enquiries Agency #2) 4.14 avg rating — 1,433 ratings — published 2016 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Curious Cook (WISE Enquiries Agency #3) 4.22 avg rating — 1,017 ratings — published 2017 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Unsuitable Suitor (WISE Enquiries Agency #4) 4.23 avg rating — 1,010 ratings — published 2017 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Corpse with the Silver Tongue (Cait Morgan, #1) 3.55 avg rating — 823 ratings — published 2012 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Corpse with the Golden Nose (Cait Morgan #2) 3.87 avg rating — 444 ratings — published 2013 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Disgraced Duke (WISE Enquiries Agency #5) 4.55 avg rating — 263 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Absent Heirs (Wise Enquiries Agency #6) 4.52 avg rating — 223 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Corpse with the Emerald Thumb (Cait Morgan #3) 3.93 avg rating — 220 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The one thing I know you can rely on in this world is the stupidity of the people within it.”
― Cathy Ace, The Corpse with the Platinum Hair

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“hungry. Taking charge, she made the introductions”
― Cathy Ace, A Welsh Murder Mystery Box Set #1â€�

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“The law is a ass,â€� thatâ€™s what Dickens said, and he might have had a point.”
― Cathy Ace, A Welsh Murder Mystery Box Set #1â€�

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