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A Cotswold Casebook

Author : Rebecca Tope
Publisher : Allison & Busby Ltd
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2016-10-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780749020095

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A Cotswold Casebook by Rebecca Tope Pdf

A brand-new collection of twelve short stories, featuring the popular characters from Rebecca Tope's Cotswold mystery novels.A suspicious funeral, a fatal encounter at a garden centre of all places, and a country walk marred by the discovery of a hidden corpse, are just some of the perplexing situations with which Thea Osborne, her friends and a further cast of characters must contend. In this expanded view of the world of her popular books, Tope reminds us that death and crime will visit even the most idyllic country villages.

A Cotswold Casebook

Author : Rebecca Tope
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2018-02
Category : Cotswold Hills (England)
ISBN : 0750545437

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A Cotswold Casebook by Rebecca Tope Pdf

Set in the rolling hills and villages of the Cotswolds and brimming with intrigue, this collection of short stories features familiar characters and places from her popular mystery novels. A suspicious funeral, a fatal encounter at a garden centre of all places, and a country walk marred by the discovery of a hidden corpse, are just some of the perplexing situations with which Thea Osborne, her friends and a further cast of characters must contend. In this expanded view of the world of her popular books, Tope reminds us that death and crime will visit even the most idyllic country villages.

A Cotswold Casebook

Author : Rebecca Tope
Publisher : Cotswold Mystery Series
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Cotswold Hills (England)
ISBN : 0749020148

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A Cotswold Casebook by Rebecca Tope Pdf

A collection of short crime stories set in the beautiful Cotswold countryside.

A Cotswold Christmas Mystery

Author : Rebecca Tope
Publisher : Allison & Busby Ltd
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780749026370

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A Cotswold Christmas Mystery by Rebecca Tope Pdf

It's Christmas, and things are looking good at the Slocombe house. Thea's daughter Jessica has come to stay, much to her stepdaughter Stephanie's delight. But then things take a turn for the worse. A local family, the Frowses, find themselves increasingly harassed by an aggressive landlord. When Beverley Frowse goes missing, Thea and Stephanie both feel they should do their best to help her husband and son to solve the mystery.Christmas Day arrives. There are presents, a turkey, and general goodwill, despite Thea's suppressed hankering to be involved in events at the Frowses' house, where a dead man has been discovered ...

Betrayal in the Cotswolds

Author : Rebecca Tope
Publisher : Allison & Busby Ltd
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2022-07-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780749028640

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Betrayal in the Cotswolds by Rebecca Tope Pdf

'As Rebecca Tope tells it, every rural idyll is blighted by underlying menace. Such is her writing skill, I'm inclined to believe her 'Daily MailA handsome, if slightly shabby, stone house in Upper Oddington is home to Umberto Kingley as well as his three dogs and will be Thea Slocombe's latest house-sitting assignment. Without even a local shop, Thea expects the location to be one of her quietest, until the serene atmosphere is shattered with a fatal hit-and-run.The ensuing high-profile police investigation plunges Thea deep into the victim's complicated family dynamics and the rift that had already torn it apart. And she cannot help wondering if the reverberations of scandal have led to a deliberate and murderous assault.

A Discovery in the Cotswolds

Author : Rebecca Tope
Publisher : Allison & Busby Ltd
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2023-08-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780749030421

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A Discovery in the Cotswolds by Rebecca Tope Pdf

Thea Osborne reconnects with her friend Emmy while on a visit to the church in Baunton, near Cirencester with her stepdaughter Stephanie. Emmy, now married to local farmer Nick Weaver, asks Thea to, help them find their missing niece, Ginny. But before Thea can get started, she stumbles upon the recently killed body of Alice, a woman they had briefly seen in Cirencester the day before. Stephanie concentrates on searching for Ginny via social media while Thea is diverted into helping the police with the murder investigation. It soon becomes clear that Ginny and Alice are linked in a sinister way.

Secrets in the Cotswolds

Author : Rebecca Tope
Publisher : Allison & Busby Ltd
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780749024383

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Secrets in the Cotswolds by Rebecca Tope Pdf

August, and Thea is tired of having to entertain Drew's children so she accepts a commission to watch over a house in Barnsley. On her first day there, she rescues a fugitive woman she finds hiding under some bushes. The woman's story is thin and incoherent, but Thea gives her sanctuary for the night only to find her dead the next morning. The police are impossibly busy with a big investigation into the trafficking of rare animals and Thea is effectively on her own, trying to make sense of the murder. As she digs deeper into the woman's background, she discovers a tangled web of lies, secrets and at least three very likely suspects .

Crisis in the Cotswolds

Author : Rebecca Tope
Publisher : Allison & Busby Ltd
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780749023775

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Crisis in the Cotswolds by Rebecca Tope Pdf

Thea and Drew have been married for a year and are settled in the village of Broad Campden, but Thea is chafing at the domestic routines she is expected to devote herself to, missing the novelty and adventure that house-sitting used to bring. When a routine burial exposes the secrets of the deceased, Drew finds himself caught in the middle of a family feud, in which he feels he is on the wrong side, and Thea's inquisitiveness and penchant for solving crimes draws her in too. With another crisis at Drew's other business leaving him with a profound dilemma and Thea struggling against the charismatic charms of a new man, can their marriage survive this latest Cotswold drama?

Peril in the Cotswolds

Author : Rebecca Tope
Publisher : Allison & Busby Ltd
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2017-08-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780749021733

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Peril in the Cotswolds by Rebecca Tope Pdf

Thea Slocombe is trying to settle into normal family domestic life with Drew and his two children in Broad Campden. But any sense of cosy domesticity is shattered when Thea finds the body of a neighbour. No longer a house-sitter, Thea has no choice but to stay in the village and deal with whatever happens next, even when this risks damage to her marriage.Unconvinced that the swift conclusion made about the death by the police is the right one, Thea is compelled to follow her nature and investigate herself. But what repercussions might there be for her, Drew and those with whom they share this corner of the Cotswolds?

The Askham Accusation

Author : Rebecca Tope
Publisher : Allison & Busby Ltd
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2023-01-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780749029760

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The Askham Accusation by Rebecca Tope Pdf

Autumn clouds are drawing in over the village of Askham, at the edge of the picturesque Lake District, and mourners, including Simmy Henderson, are heading to the funeral of Humphrey Craig. Taking a quiet moment later to visit the grave and admire the flowers with her florist's eye, Simmy meets two women: academic Lindsay Wilson and ninety-year-old matriarch Pauline Parsons. Just twenty-four hours later, Mrs Parsons is found dead on Askham Fell, and Simmy faces questioning at Penrith police station. An accusation has been made, but if Simmy is to avoid arrest for a murder she did not commit, she will have to uncover the killer herself.

The Ullswater Undertaking

Author : Rebecca Tope
Publisher : Allison & Busby Ltd
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2021-03-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780749027551

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The Ullswater Undertaking by Rebecca Tope Pdf

Spring has brought many new beginnings into the world of florist Persimmon 'Simmy' Brown. Not only has her baby arrived, but she and her fiancé Christopher have moved to the historic village of Hartsop in the Lake District - and they still intend to say their vows before the height of summer. But when a former acquaintance of Christopher's reminds him of a promise he made a decade previously, their lives soon take a sinister - and deadly - turn. Yet even with a young baby to consider Simmy cannot ignore her instinct to investigate, especially with the personal link to her soon-to-be husband. Ably assisted by her would-be detective friend Ben, can Simmy puzzle out this reckoning from the past and protect her family in time for the wedding bells to chime?

The Grasmere Grudge

Author : Rebecca Tope
Publisher : Allison & Busby Ltd
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2019-03-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780749024352

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The Grasmere Grudge by Rebecca Tope Pdf

Returning from a much-needed holiday, Persimmon 'Simmy' Brown discovers that life in the Lake District is, as ever, far from relaxing. Before she can enjoy the idea of being the future Mrs Chris Henderson, her fiancé discovers the body of his friend, antique dealer Jonathan Woolley, brutally strangled in a house in Grasmere.Enlisting the help of her friends and amateur detectives Ben and Bonnie, the investigation appears to ask more questions than it answers as historical grudges against the dead man are revealed. It seems that many people had a reason for wanting him dead. But with Chris's increasingly evasive and odd behaviour, Simmy begins to wonder if he is more involved in the murder than he is saying. How can she put her trust in a man with something to hide?

The Bowness Bequest

Author : Rebecca Tope
Publisher : Allison & Busby Ltd
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780749021122

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The Bowness Bequest by Rebecca Tope Pdf

Winter has arrived in the town of Windermere, and has bought with it the death of Frances Henderson, the best friend of Persimmon 'Simmy' Brown's mother. Having known the Henderson family all of her life, Simmy must cope with the loss of an important figure from her childhood, as well as the confusion at being bequeathed something in Frances's will.When Frances's husband is violently murdered in his home, Simmy must face the fact that the family she was once so close to as a child, holds some dark and sinister secrets.

Echoes in the Cotswolds

Author : Rebecca Tope
Publisher : Allison & Busby Ltd
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2021-07-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780749027278

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Echoes in the Cotswolds by Rebecca Tope Pdf

'As Rebecca Tope tells it, every rural idyll is blighted by underlying menace. Such is her writing skill, I'm inclined to believe her' Daily MailAs spring returns to the Cotswolds, so too does Thea Slocombe to house-sitting. She has agreed to look after Lucy Sinclair's new home in Northleach while she is away, and Thea is glad of the change of scene. She soon meets several of the locals who seem to irritate Lucy so much, and comes to the conclusion that Lucy is far from popular herself. When a man's body is found in Northleach, Thea needs all her wits about her. At the heart of the mystery are secrets betrayed and revenge exacted, and Thea is once again caught up in underhand dealings played out in the idyllic countryside.

The Sting of Death

Author : Rebecca Tope
Publisher : Allison & Busby
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2011-02-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780749010058

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The Sting of Death by Rebecca Tope Pdf

One glorious summer's afternoon, Karen Slocombe is visited by her cousin Penn, who unexpectedly asks for husband Drew's help in tracking down a missing relative, Justine. But why has Penn come to him, and why is she reluctant to get the police involved? Justine's mother, Roma Millan, an avid beekeeper, is not interested in the whereabouts of her daughter, but husband Laurie senses a troubled history between mother and daughter. Detective Den Cooper joins Drew as the case takes a sinister turn when it is discovered that a small child is also missing. But can the tangle of secrets and lies be unravelled before somebody gets hurt?