Trouble in the Cotswolds: The engrossing cosy crime series (Cotswold Mysteries) - Hardcover

Rebecca Tope

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0749014431 ISBN 13: 9780749014438

Publisher: Allison & Busby, 2014

Synopsis

Thea Osborne hopes to spend a quiet Christmas house-sitting in the picturesque village of Stanton. Walks in the local countryside with the dogs are all the excitement she wants. Her arrival at the village coincides with the funeral of Douglas Callender and the murder of his girlfriend the following day.Thea finds herself thrust into the middle of another Police investigation as she unwraps motives and scandals across the village. The arrival of Drew Slocombe is the best present Thea could receive. Amid the bleak winter of Stanton and the murderous scandal, Thea is determined that she will survive the festive season.Thea s interest is stirred but the onset of flu looks to prevent any sleuthing. However, when two people show up brutally murdered the following afternoon, even when battling a fever Thea finds herself thrust into the middle of yet another Police investigation. With the Callendar family linked to most of the village Stanton is bursting with motives for the murders including jealousy, closures of footpaths and secret animal testing. Thea turns to local resident Dennis Ireland for safety but Dennis, as with the other villagers, may not be as safe as first appears and Thea wonders who she can trust to help her survive the festive season.

About this title

Review:

"Terrific entry in this series. One that kept me guessing to the end. No change there. Highly recommended."--Lizzie Hayes "Promoting Crime Fiction "

About the Author:

Rebecca Tope is the author of three bestselling crime series, set in the stunning Cotswolds, Lake District and West Country. She lives on a smallholding in rural Herefordshire, where she enjoys the silence and plants a lot of trees, but also manages to travel the world and enjoy civilisation from time to time. Most of her varied experiences and activities find their way into her books, sooner or later.

About this edition

• Publisher: Allison & Busby
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0749014431
• ISBN 13: 9780749014438
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352