Mysterious Happenings at Tihonet Village
On Saturday, March 29, from noon to 2 p.m., Edward Lodi will be lurking about the Tihonet Village Market, threatening to sign copies of his newly released mystery novel, Marmalade and Murder. Lodi will be easily recognizable: he’s the suspicious-looking fellow with a grizzled beard; he’ll be brandishing a pen and disguised as an aging and cantankerous bog worker.
Lodi grew up in Wareham, attended school there, and worked on the cranberry bogs for many years. He has written nearly twenty books. Many of them, such as Murder on the Bogs, Cranberry Gothic, and last year’s Moonlight Harvest, feature bogs as atmospheric settings for strange deeds, murder most foul, and other criminous activities. Marmalade and Murder is about the mysterious death of a cranberry grower and the misguided — and highly dangerous — attempt by a pair of amateur detectives to solve the crime. The action, which takes place in Wareham and surrounding towns, makes use of legends and landmarks that will be familiar to many local readers.
For more than a decade Lodi regularly reviewed mysteries for The Armchair Detective; his own contribution to the genre draws upon the traditions of the classic British cozy as well as the more gritty American novel of detection.
The Tihonet Village Market is located at 146 Tihonet Road in Wareham. The Tihonet Village Market is a year–round, country style store operated by the A. D. Makepeace Company in Wareham. The market offers a selection of locally grown or produced products and are participants in Massachusetts’ Buy Local Campaign. The market’s full service delicatessen and bakery can provide everything from a mid-day sandwich to a fresh baked cranberry apple pie. Visit their website, www.admakepeace.com, or call 508.295.5437 for more events or information.