A Lake District Christmas murder

Emma — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000

As Christmas draws nearer, Simmy Henderson is invited to a party in Glenridding at the heart of the Lake District. However, the festivities are overshadowed by two alarming discoveries: a man’s body in the beck above the village and a vulnerable newborn baby, apparently abandoned by its mother. Caught in the crosscurrents and tensions of the inhabitants of Glenridding, Simmy is drawn into the investigation. The season of goodwill has been eclipsed by far darker emotions and a murderer must be found.

A Cotswold Christmas Mystery

Emma — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Christmas is coming to the picturesque Cotswold countryside, and the days are merry and bright at the Slocombe house. Thea’s daughter Jessica has come to stay, much to her stepdaughter Stephanie’s delight, and the family are looking forward to the festivities. But things soon take a turn for the worse. A local family, the Frowses, find themselves increasingly harassed by an aggressive landlord and his overbearing new wife. When Beverley Frowse suddenly goes missing without a trace, Thea and Stephanie both feel they should help to investigate her disappearance, if only to ease the growing concern of Beverley’s son, and Thea’s friend, Ant.Christmas Day arrives, with all the traditional trimmings and general goodwill, despite Thea’s barely suppressed hankering to be involved in events at the Frowses’ house, where a dead man has just been discovered nearby …

Tope, Rebecca – The Bell Bookshop

A Lake District Christmas murder

A Cotswold Christmas Mystery