Michelle L. Cullen: A Field Guide to Murder
Schedule
Thu Jun 25 2026 at 06:00 pm to 07:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Frederick Book Arts Center | Frederick, MD
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Join Curious Iguana on Thursday, June 25 at Frederick Book Arts Center from 6:00-7:00 pm for an evening of mystery with author Michelle L. Cullen and her new release, A Field Guide to Murder. The story follows Harry Lancaster, a retired anthropologist who now spends his days as a nosy neighbor with his binoculars and young caretaker Emma in tow. Michelle will be joined in conversation by fellow mystery writer Melinda Mullet, author of A Ghostwriter’s Guide to Murder. Following their discussion, Michelle will answer questions and sign books.This event is free and open to the public. For accessibility requests, email [email protected] at least two (2) weeks prior to the event.
About the book: A cranky widower and his spirited caregiver team up to solve his neighbor’s murder in this charming and original mystery, perfect for fans of Richard Osman and Benjamin Stevenson.
Once a globe-trotting anthropologist, Harry Lancaster is now certain that all his grand adventures are behind him. Recently widowed and suffering from a fractured hip, Harry spends his days and nights behind a pair of binoculars, nose-deep in his neighbors’ affairs. His millennial caregiver, Emma, is determined to get him out of his armchair and back into the world.
Fate intervenes when Harry’s mysterious neighbor, Sue, phones, pleading for help. But instead of rescuing her, Harry and Emma find Sue dead: poisoned, days after a break-in at Sue’s house. Harry resolves to find out what happened, and Emma insists on going along for the ride. Together, they discover motives and suspects abound in Harry’s quaint condominium community—putting them both in the crosshairs of a cold-blooded killer.
About the author: Michelle L. Cullen has lived and traveled all over the world, from working as a bilingual secretary in Paris to backpacking around Europe, Central America, and Southern Africa to helping rebuild communities after war throughout Africa, East Asia, South Asia, and the Pacific. She obtained her PhD from the London School of Economics’ Sociology Department and her master’s degree in anthropology from Melbourne University in Australia. A fan of adventure, she has a black belt in Taekwondo, has summited 900 feet rock climbing, snorkeled the Great Barrier Reef, and hiked up an active volcano. She currently lives in Annapolis, Maryland, where she’s either doing yoga, playing outside, or plotting murder.
About the moderator: Melinda Mullet is the author of the Whisky Business Mysteries, a six-part series of traditional mysteries set in and around a boutique single malt whisky distillery in Scotland. Her new traditional series begins with, A Ghostwriter’s Guide to Murder, set on a houseboat along the Regent’s Canal in London. Melinda is a travel junkie and a life-long advocate for children’s literacy causes both domestic and international. When she is not in the UK, she lives just outside of Washington, DC with her whisky-collecting husband and two wild Covid canines named Bailey and Captain Jack. Find her at http://MelindaMullet.com or on Facebook and Insta @melindamullet.
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