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The Windermere Witness

Author : Rebecca Tope
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2015-01-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780062397249

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Following a personal tragedy, florist Persimmon "Simmy" Brown has moved to the beautiful Lake District region to be closer to her charismatic parents. Things are going well, and Simmy is happy to lose herself in her work. But the peace she has found is shattered when, at the wedding of a millionaire's daughter, the bride's brother is found brutally murdered in the lake. As the wedding florist and one of the last people to talk to Mark Baxter alive, Simmy gradually becomes involved with the grief-ridden and angry relatives. All seem to have their fair share of secrets and scandals—a distant mother, a cheating father, and a husband twenty-five years older than his bride. When events take another sinister turn, all eyes turn to the groom and his close-knit friends, each more secretive and volatile than the next. As a prime witness, Simmy finds herself at the heart of a murder investigation that could undo a family and a whole town …

The Windermere Witness (Lake District Mysteries #1)

Author : Rebecca Tope
Publisher : Allison & Busby
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2017-04-20
Category : Detective and mystery stories
ISBN : 0749022558

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The Windermere Witness (Lake District Mysteries #1) by Rebecca Tope Pdf

Following a personal tragedy, florist Persimmon 'Simmy' Brown has moved to the beautiful region of the Lake District to be nearer her charismatic parents. Things are going well, with her latest flower arrangements praised and Simmy content to lose herself in her work. But the peace she has found is shattered when, at the wedding of a millionaire's daughter, the bride's brother is found brutally murdered in the lake. As the florist of the wedding and one of the last people to talk to Mark Baxter alive, Simmy gradually becomes involved with the grief-ridden and angry relatives. All seem to have their fair share of secrets and scandals - an uncaring mother, a cheating father, and a husband twenty-five years older than his bride. When events take another sinister turn, Simmy becomes a prime witness and finds herself at the heart of a murder investigation. The chief suspects are the groom and his closely knit band of bachelor friends. They are all intimidating, volatile and secretive - but which one is a killer?

Kill Fee

Author : Owen Laukkanen
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2014-03-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101624777

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Kill Fee by Owen Laukkanen Pdf

The new Stevens and Windermere novel from one of the most dazzlingly acclaimed new writers in crime fiction. The billionaire picked a heck of a way to die. On a beautiful Saturday in downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota, state investigator Kirk Stevens and FBI special agent Carla Windermere, witness the assassination of one of the state’s wealthiest men. The shooter is a young man, utterly unremarkable…except for the dead look in his eyes. And it’s only the beginning. The events of that sunny springtime day will lead Stevens and Windermere across the country, down countless blind alleys, and finally to a very flourishing twenty-first century enterprise: a high-tech murder-for-hire social media website. But just who has the dead-eyed shooter targeted next…and who’s choosing his victims?

Lake District Mysteries - Books 1, 2, 3

Author : Rebecca Tope
Publisher : Allison & Busby Ltd
Page : 906 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2019-12-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780749024796

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Lake District Mysteries - Books 1, 2, 3 by Rebecca Tope Pdf

'Rebecca Tope does what she does best: she gathers a cast of lively characters and a few red herrings (or not, as the case may be), and weaves them all into a nicely tangled plot against the glorious background of the Lakes' Mystery People Following a personal tragedy, florist Persimmon 'Simmy' Brown has moved to the beautiful Lake District to be nearer her parents. Things are going well and Simmy is content to lose herself in her work until she finds herself at the heart of a murder investigation... Includes the first three instalments in the Lake District Mysteries: The Windermere Witness, The Ambleside Alibi, The Coniston Case.

A Cotswold Casebook

Author : Rebecca Tope
Publisher : Allison & Busby Ltd
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 51,9 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.

Shadows in the Cotswolds

Author : Rebecca Tope
Publisher : Allison & Busby
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2013-03-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780749013219

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Shadows in the Cotswolds by Rebecca Tope Pdf

When Thea Osborne agrees at the last minute to house-sit for Oliver Meadows as a favour to her mother, she expects a few days of peace with her spaniel, Hepzie. Uncomfortable with the news of her mother's sudden involvement with an old flame, and Thea herself unsure of how to deal with her feelings for Drew Slocombe, she hopes that some time alone in the historic town of Winchcombe will help to clear her head. But, as usual, Thea quickly finds herself at the centre of a dark mystery when she discovers a dead body in the gardens of the house.

The Bowness Bequest

Author : Rebecca Tope
Publisher : Allison & Busby Ltd
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 41,8 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.

Crisis in the Cotswolds

Author : Rebecca Tope
Publisher : Allison & Busby Ltd
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 51,9 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?

The Ullswater Undertaking

Author : Rebecca Tope
Publisher : Allison & Busby Ltd
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 44,5 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?

Peril in the Cotswolds

Author : Rebecca Tope
Publisher : Allison & Busby Ltd
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 55,9 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?

Guilt in the Cotswolds

Author : Rebecca Tope
Publisher : Allison & Busby
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780749019099

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Guilt in the Cotswolds by Rebecca Tope Pdf

Thea Osborne's latest house-sitting assignment is a little different to the rest. Along with her spaniel, Hepzie, Thea finds herself in the village of Chedworth. She is tasked with creating an inventory of Rita Wilshire's possessions, requested by her son, Richard Wilshire, after moving her into a care home. All goes to plan, until Thea and her fiancé, Drew Slocombe, find Richard dead in a barn.When family members come knocking, Thea and Drew struggle to give them answers. The Wilshire family has its own past and, whilst Thea knows it is not really her business, she cannot help but become involved in the case. Was Richard's death suicide? Or something more sinister? When the clues lead them in circles, Thea's relationship with Drew is put to the test. But there is a crime to solve, and neither of them is willing to give up just yet.

The Hawkshead Hostage

Author : Rebecca Tope
Publisher : Allison & Busby
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-05-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780749020712

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The Hawkshead Hostage by Rebecca Tope Pdf

Summer has come to the Lake District town of Windermere, where Persimmon 'Simmy' Brown runs her own florist shop. But there's no time for her to stop and smell the roses with the shop struggling for money, so a contract to provide floral displays for a hotel in Hawkshead couldn't have arrived at a better moment. However, Simmy's association with the hotel soon turns sinister when she finds a body in the lake. To make matters worse, her friend, Ben Harkness - responsible for calling and alerting her of the discovered body - is now missing and thought to be kidnapped. Caught up in both a murder and kidnapping investigation, Simmy begins chasing clues left by the missing Ben. With many suspicious characters bustling in and out of the hotel, while simultaneously trying to cope with her father's encroaching dementia, solving the puzzle seems a grueling challenge, but Simmy is compelled to uncover the truth...

A Discovery in the Cotswolds

Author : Rebecca Tope
Publisher : Allison & Busby Ltd
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 51,9 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.

Betrayal in the Cotswolds

Author : Rebecca Tope
Publisher : Allison & Busby Ltd
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 51,7 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.

The Askham Accusation

Author : Rebecca Tope
Publisher : Allison & Busby Ltd
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 48,8 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.