Murder Fest

Pearl prepares to offer a warm welcome to a group of special visitors. A local Arts Festival is being held to honour a cultural exchange visit from representatives of Whitstable's Twin Town in Germany. Yet very soon, personality clashes surface among the participants; local politicians try to use the festival for their own ends while others jostle for improved billing on the festival programme. Then on the eve of the first event, a cryptic message is received by the local police and before DCI Mike McGuire has a chance to investigate, a celebrated author is found brutally murdered. Soon the only "Arts" on display are dark ones, as Whitstable's celebration of local culture transforms into a real-life murder fest.
Murder Fest by Julie Wassmer, narrated by Karen Cass