Aunt Bessie Goes (An Isle of Man Cozy Mystery Book 7) (29 page)

Glossary of Terms

Manx Language to English

House Names – Manx to English

English/Manx to American Terms

Other notes:

CID is the Criminal Investigation Department of the Isle of
Man Constabulary (Police Force).

“Noble’s” is Noble’s Hospital, the main hospital on the Isle
of Man.
 
It is located in Douglas,
the island’s capital city.

When talking about time, the English say, for example, “half
seven” to mean “seven thirty.”

A charity shop is a store run by a charitable (non-profit)
organisation
that sells donated second-hand merchandise in
order to raise funds for their particular cause.
 
They are great places to find books,
games and puzzles, as well as clothing, knick-knacks and furniture.

When island
residents talk about someone being from “across,” or moving “across,” they mean
somewhere in the United Kingdom (across the water).

The emergency
number in the UK is 999, rather than 911, as used in the US.

Hospitals in the UK
have “Accident and Emergency” departments (A&E) rather than Emergency Rooms.

In the UK you enter
a building on the “ground floor,” and the floor above that is the “first
floor.”
 
The numbers go up from
there.
 
In the US, it is typical to
count the ground floor level as the “first floor.”

Eve’s pudding is a
dessert of apples topped with sponge cake (similar to a yellow cake in the US).

A bungalow is a
single-story house (in the US it would generally be called a ranch).

The word “smart,”
when talking about a person’s
appearance,
means that
they’ve taken time to dress up a bit (or just more than they normally do).

Pickle is a pickled
mix of various diced vegetables, most often spread into sandwiches.
 
It smells mostly of vinegar.
 
(Hubby loves it and I’ve not tried it!)

Bonfire Night (5
^th
of November) commemorates Guy Fawkes’ attempt to blow up the Houses of
Parliament in 1605.
 
It is usually
celebrated with a bonfire and fireworks.
 
Children sometimes make an effigy of Guy Fawkes and “beg,” saying “penny
for the guy,” although this tradition is dying out.

A-levels are exams
you take at the end of your secondary education before beginning university (or
a trade school or entering the work force).

Homes in the UK are
rarely built with closets.
 
Instead,
you purchase large wardrobes with rails inside for hanging your clothes.

The symbol on the
Manx flag is called the “Three Legs of Man” and shows three running legs
connected at the
centre
.
 
The motto that goes with the symbol is
translated roughly as “Whatever way you throw me, I will stand.”

The island has a
Lieutenant Governor who is the Queen’s official representative on the
island.
 
The House of Keys is the
lower branch of the island’s parliament and
its twenty-four
members are directly elected by the people
.

Acknowledgements

I couldn’t do what I do without a great deal
of help and I’m hugely grateful to many people for their continued assistance,
support, and just plain hard work.

My editor, Denise, works very hard to
correct the same stupid mistakes in every single book I send her.
 
(I do mix it up once in a while and
start making new mistakes!)
 
Thank
you for your continued patience with my grammatical blind spots!
 

Kevin takes the wonderful photos that grace
my covers (and make me miss the island even more).

My beta reading team is incredible and they
never fail to offer keen insights into how readers will receive each book.
 
Thanks to Charlene, Janice, Ruth and
Margaret for being with me from the beginning and sticking with me so far!

And, as ever, thank you, readers!
 
I love hearing from you.
 
My contact details are on the very last
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Coming January
15, 2016

Aunt Bessie’s Holiday

An Isle of Man Cozy Mystery

Diana
Xarissa

Aunt Bessie’s holiday is an unexpected treat.
 
 

When Bessie
Cubbon’s
best friend,
Doona
Moore, wins a week’s stay at an English holiday park,
she’s quick to invite Bessie to join her.
 
Bessie isn’t sure the destination, hugely popular with families with
small children, is one she would have chosen herself, but with all their
expenses paid, she’s determined to make the best of it.

Aunt Bessie’s holiday doesn’t exactly provide the rest and relaxation
she was expecting.

They’ve only just unpacked when
Doona
gets an
unexpected and unwelcome surprise.
 
The next morning the pair
find
a dead body and
Doona’s
the prime suspect in a murder investigation far
from home.
 
Bessie needs to make new
friends fast to help try to find a killer, but how can she tell her friends
from her enemies?

Aunt Bessie’s holiday won’t be over until someone is arrested for
murder.

This is book eight in the Isle of Man Cozy Mystery Series.

Have you
read all of the

Aunt
Bessie Cozy Mysteries?

Aunt Bessie Assumes

Aunt Bessie Believes

Aunt Bessie Considers

Aunt Bessie Decides

Aunt Bessie Enjoys

Aunt Bessie Finds

Aunt Bessie Goes

Aunt Bessie’s Holiday
(release date:
 
January 15, 2016)

By the same author

The Isle of Man Romance
Series

Island Escape

Island Inheritance

Island Heritage

Island Christmas (release
date:
 
December 1, 2015)

The Markham Sisters Cozy
Mystery

Novella Series

The Appleton Case

The Bennett Case

The Chalmers Case (release
date:
 
December 16, 2015)

About the Author

Diana
Xarissa
lived on the Isle of Man for more than ten years before returning to the United
States with her family.
 
Now living
near Buffalo, New York, she enjoys having the opportunity to write about the
island that she loves so much.
 
It
truly is a special place.

Diana also writes mystery/thrillers set in
the not-too-distant future under the pen name “Diana X. Dunn” and
fantasy/adventure books for middle grade readers under the pen name “D.X.
Dunn.”

She would be delighted to know what you
think of her work and can be contacted through snail mail at:

Diana
Xarissa
Dunn

PO Box 72

Clarence, NY
 
14031

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