A fun blend of cosy mystery and romantic comedy set in a bric-a-brac shop in a Cotswold village
This new trilogy follows the adventures of Alice Carroll (50), who leaves her job in the city museum to take over a derelict bric-a-brac shop in the close-knit Cotswold village of Little Pride.
With the help of her charming neighbour, inventor and industrialist Robert Praed, she soon finds herself playing amateur sleuth, solving mysteries revolving around items for sale in her shop, and immersed in village life.
Published by Boldwood Books in ebook, paperback, hardback and audiobook.
Reviewers’ Praise for Death at the Old Curiosity Shop
“Well written mystery with a great main character” – Kitty McIntosh
“Fun, clever, and really enjoyable” – ramblingmads.com
“The mystery is exciting and fresh” – Sapphyria’s Books
“Lighthearted, charming, and very easy to read” – @teaandbooks90
“Fantastic mystery with wonderfully eccentric characters” – Bookish Jottings
“Plenty of wit and charm” – The Word is Out – Alyson’s Reviews
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT EACH BOOK
Death at the Old Curiosity Shop (1)
A picturesque village. A quaint highstreet… And a murder to solve. Alice’s new life is off to a deadly start.
When Alice Carroll steps into Curiosity Cottage, a picture-perfect former bric-a-brac shop in the Cotswold Village of Little Pride, she thinks she’s found the perfect place to start the new phase of her life. Freshly separated from her collector long-term boyfriend, she’s excited to embrace her new, minimalist existence.
All Alice needs to do is sell off the left-behind stock, and settle in. But the villagers of Little Pride have other ideas, and Alice quickly realises they won’t give up their beloved shop without a fight.
Then a dead body is found buried in her neighbour’s compost heap, and Alice realises there’s much more to Little Pride, and its residents, than meets the eye.
Head for the Cotswolds in this delightful new cozy mystery series, perfect for fans of Fiona Leitch, Faith Martin and Agatha Christie.
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ISBN 978-1835185483
Death at the Village Chess Club (2) – launching 3rd March 2025
With her Curiosity Shop open for business, Alice Carroll is finally settling into life in the picturesque Cotswold village of Little Pride. But then her old life comes knocking… Alice’s ex boyfriend, Steven, who dumped her to travel the world, has run out of money and asks Alice to sell off his collection of chess sets.
Alice decides to host a tournament to showcase the boards, and her plan seems to be working. That is, until chess pieces begin to mysteriously disappear. And when a body is discovered outside the tournament, Alice realises that the victim was a pawn in another, far more dangerous game.
As the host of the event, Alice is eager to help the police investigate. She doesn’t know why anyone would be interested in stealing random chess pieces, let alone willing to kill for them, but she’s determined to find out. Can she solve the case before someone else gets hurt?
Or will this be one gambit too far for Alice?
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ISBN 978-1835185483
Death at the Village Christmas Fair (3)
It’s been a busy year for Alice Carroll, with her Curiosity Shop opening for business, and not one but two murders shaking things up in her quaint Cotswold village. She’s looking forward to her first countryside Christmas, complete with traditional Christmas Fair and Santa Run.
But her hopes for innocent festive fun are thwarted when one of the Santa Runners steals something from her mum’s knitting stall. His festive outfit makes him hard to spot, until he’s found fatally injured outside the village hall with the stolen item.
Despite what the police say, Alice suspects there’s more to his murder than meets the eye. She’s determined to solve the mystery – including why, once more, a stranger thought something from her Curiosity Shop was worth killing for.
With the help of her charming neighbour Robert Praed, can Alice find the killer before the bells ring out this Christmas?
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ISBN 978-1835185858