When famous climber Francis Worthington discovers the body of a man floating in a mountain pool in the Lake District, he goes on to finish his climb before reporting it. After the local police have examined the body, they realise they have a case of ...
"Literate and amusing, with exceptionally believable characters." The New Yorker.
A free-spirited widow travels to the Riviera, where she meets a lord, accepts his proposal of marriage, and returns with him to England. Bunny, now the wife of Sir C...
Young Inspector Northeast falls under the spell of an unconventional older woman novelist who is the chief suspect in a village murder. The Dog of the title is a pub, which is modeled after the pub in Oxfordshire frequented by the author during the S...
In the prospectus for the Aston Park Guest House and stables, murder was not mentioned. But when murder arrives it becomes a full-time occupation. One of the guests is found dead in bed one morning and suspicion is concentrated on the household alone...
In order to discuss plans for her future, newly widowed Laura Langley visits her daughter, Eve, and her unpleasant, womanising husband, Richard, a doctor. However, before they can talk, Richard is discovered dead - murdered. But by whom? Could it ...
Beautifully restored and complete with gorgeous charcoal illustrations, this classic story will delight any pony-mad little girlWhen her family fall on hard times, Jean and her family (including their dog Shadow) must move to the country. Not to worr...
When a woman is found battered to death in a small village near the sea, Detective Inspector Savory is pleased to accept the assistance of Detective Superintendent Price of Scotland Yard, who is on holiday in the area. The dead woman, a refugee, has ...