The WISE Enquiries Agency

Created by Cathy Ace
(1960–)

It’s a cute premise, anyway…

Based in  Wales, THE WISE ENQUIRIES AGENCY rounds up four “softly poached” female investigators, one each from Wales, Ireland, Scotland and England — hence the name of the agency.

Sixty-something MAVIS MacDONALD, the oldest of the bunch, is from Scotland, a former army nurse with a straight-to-the-point, no-nonsense manner. She’s serves as the collective’s “unofficial leader.”

ANNIE PARKER is over fifty, and a smoker, has a cheeky sense of humour, a rebellious nature and a “broad” Cockney accent. She describes herself at one point as tall, black and “big-bummed” and admits she can be a little clumsy.

CHRISTINE WILSON-SMYTHE comes from money, Irish money, and is, according to Annie, glamorous and “posh.” She speaks five languages and “knows which fork to use.”

CAROL HILL is from Wales, and the is the baby of the group, and pregnant when we meet her in the first novel.

It’s definitely a cozy series, but the mysteries are smart and well plotted, the motives credible and the detectives have a charming line of patter and good-natured chatter that just flows.

But ohmygawd, do they drink a lot of tea!!!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

UNDER OATH

• “Charming, quirky and completely entertaining! This clever contemporary take on the traditional mystery will have you smiling on every page. The talented Cathy Ace has created an endearing quartet of heroines–hurray for WISE, and I cannot wait for the next adventure!”
  — Hank Phillippi Ryan onThe Case of the Dotty Dowager
• “Cozy fans will enjoy their chitchat as much as their sleuthing.”
  — Publishers Weekly

NOVELS

• The Case of the Dotty Dowager (2015) | Buy this book | Kindle it!
• The Case of the Missing Morris Dancer (2016) | Buy this book | Kindle it!
• The Case of the Curious Cook (2016) | Buy this book | Kindle it!
• The Case of the Unsuitable Suitor (2017) | Buy this book | Kindle it!
• The Case of the Disgraced Duke (2022) | Buy this book | Kindle it!
• The Case of the Absent Heirs (2022) | Buy this book | Kindle it!
• The Case of the Cursed Cottage (2023) | Buy this book | Kindle it!
• The Case of the Uninvited Undertaker (2023) | Buy this book | Kindle it!
• The Case of the Bereaved Burglar (2023) | Buy this book | Kindle it!
• The Case of the Secretive Secretary (2024) | Buy this book | Kindle it!
• The Case of the Unfortunate Fortune Teller (2025) | Buy this book | Kindle it!
• The Case of the Devious Daughter (2025) | Buy this book | Kindle it!
• The Case of the Petrified Potter (2026) | Buy this book | Kindle it!

FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS

• Welsh Eyes
  I feel sheepish, but this is all I could find…

Respectfully submitted by Kevin Burton Smith.