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Looking for a new fun cozy crime series? Then spend some time at the coast with Vicky Simmons amateur sleuth!
Coming home can be murder
Vicky Simmons is looking for the simple life. She's ready to trade in London for a slower pace by opening a British Country Gift Shop in her old hometown on the coast of Maine. Little does she know a few old faces are back in Glen Cove, including unrequited teenage crush Michael Danning-having taken over the local...
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The third book in the Lady Alkmene Callender Mystery series Murder on the coast Lady Alkmene Callender has little interest in marriage, especially when her father is up to his matchmaking tricks, but when the opportunity arises to visit an archaeological dig she cannot resist. However, when she arrives to find her potential groom under arrest for murder Lady Alkmene begins to wonder if she isn't in the right place at the right time. Putting her extensive...
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Lady Alkmene Callender has always loved grand parties, but when she receives an invitation to a masked ball thrown by Franklin Hargrove - oil magnate, aviation enthusiast and father of her best friend, Denise - she's never seen such luxury. The estate is lit up with Chinese lanterns in the gardens, boats operated by footmen float across the pond and the guest list features the distinguished, rich and powerful! But below the glamour, evil is lurking....
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With her father away in India, Lady Alkmene Callender finds being left to her own devices in London intolerably dull, until the glamorous Broadway star Evelyn Steinbeck arrives in town! Gossip abounds about the New York socialite, but when Ms Steinbeck's wealthy uncle, Silas Norwhich, is found dead Lady Alkmene finds her interest is piqued. Because this death sounds a lot to her like murder... After hearing about the vicious murder of her relation,...
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When death comes to town
Inviting the bestselling cozy crime author Bella Brookes to town is going to be the best business move Vicky Simmons has made yet. Not only is Bella going to sign her books to kick off Glen Cove's annual One-Mile Book Market, but she's also running her famous scavenger hunt right in town. That's sure to win over the townsfolk!
All is going to plan until a dead body is discovered, drawing Vicky straight to the scene of the...
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The perfect cozy crime bundle, featuring all three Country Gift Shop mysteries.
Glen Cove is a rather murderous place.
Dead to Begin With
Vicky Simmons is looking for the simple life. She's ready to trade in London for a slower pace by opening a British Country Gift Shop in her old hometown on the coast of Maine. Little does she know a few old faces are back in Glen Cove, including unrequited teenage crush Michael Danning-having taken over the...
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Can fiction kill?
Vicky Simmons's life was supposed to be relaxing after she moved back home to the coast of Maine, but instead of baking bread and gardening she's been chasing down killers and it's time to stop. Vicky is ready to slow down again and vows to start focusing more on her roses than solving crime.
That is until she reads the new serial in the paper over breakfast, describing a brutal murder that takes place on a cliff top road just...
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The second Lady Alkmene Callender Mystery
A family of secrets...
After hearing about the vicious murder of her relation, Lord Winters, Lady Alkmene is intrigued to find out that the cat burglar found standing over his body, the safebox emptied of jewels, might not be the murderer after all...
Reporter Jake Dubois believes an innocent man has been imprisoned and turns to Lady Alkmene to assist him in uncovering the truth and finding the real killer...
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Agatha Christie meets Julie Caplin in this exciting new cosy crime series that captures the glamour of the 1930s with the gorgeous escapist destinations! Look out for more Miss Ashford mysteries and get your passports ready as you travel with her to some of the most sought-after destinations on the continent… Book 1: Mystery in ProvenceBook 2: Mystery in SantoriniBook 3: Mystery in SalzburgBook 4: Mystery in Tuscany Competition: Miss Marple;Poirot;Miss...
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A gorgeous Greek islandA stranger in a veilAnd a fatal fall from the cliffs… Miss Atalanta Ashford is sightseeing near Venice when a mysterious veiled lady approaches her with the urgent request to look into her daughter's mysterious death on the idyllic Greek island of Santorini. Whilst working as a companion for the eminent Bucardi family, the unfortunate girl took a plunge from the dramatic cliffs during a walk alone. But is all as it seems?...
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Figure out whodunnit in this exciting new 1930s crime series that whisks you away to the most gorgeous escapist destinations! A beautiful French estateA weddingA murderAnd a novice detective intent on solving her first case! Fresh from teaching at her prestigious Swiss boarding school, Miss Atalanta Ashford suddenly finds herself the most eligible young lady in society when she inherits her grandfather's substantial fortune. But with this fortune,...
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Welcome to Cornisea island and the mysteries surrounding the Cornish Castle...
Death Plays a Part When her beloved London theatre closes for renovations, costume maker Guinevere is excited to start a job at Cornisea castle, a centuries-old keep on a small tidal island off the coast of Cornwall. Imagine a whole summer full of stories of hidden treasures, fab food and long walks with her perky dachshund Dolly.
But when a reenactment of a medieval...
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