If you love murder mysteries by Agatha Christie, Faith Martin or Joy Ellis, then this unputdownable novel from the bestselling queen of cozy crime will have you hooked!
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A Letter from Betty
Dear Reader,
Thank you so much for taking the time to read Death at Burwell Farm, I hope you enjoyed it! If you’d like to stay in touch with news about my future publications, then please sign up to my newsletter here.
After I had written half a dozen or so Melissa Craig mysteries it occurred to me that there might come a time when it would be difficult to devise feasible situations when an amateur sleuth might become involved in murder. Also, I felt like a change from the traditional village mystery. My editor at the time was not keen on the idea, despite my assurances that I wasn't abandoning Melissa altogether.
But I went ahead anyway and created Sukey Reynolds. She is a Scene of Crime Officer in her thirties with a rapidly maturing teenage son, a boyfriend in the CID and an ex-husband in the background who causes problems from time to time. Naturally, her work routinely brings her into direct contact with crime at various levels and her official remit is limited to the collection of evidence.
However, before her marriage, Sukey was a police officer with ambitions to join the CID, and when it comes to murder she finds herself irresistibly drawn into the hunt for the killer. This tendency leads her into dangerous situations and incurs the active disapproval of DI Jim Castle. I do hope you’ve enjoyed this Sukey Reynolds mystery – there are more to come!
If you really loved the book and would like to spread the word to other readers, I’d be so grateful if you would leave a review. You can also follow my fan page on Facebook and Twitter via the links below.
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Betty
Books by Betty Rowlands
THE SUKEY REYNOLDS SERIES
Death at Hazel House
Death at Dearley Manor
Death at Beacon Cottage
Death at Burwell Farm
THE MELISSA CRAIG SERIES
Murder at Hawthorn Cottage
Murder in the Morning
Murder on the Clifftops
Murder at the Manor Hotel
Murder on a Winter Afternoon
Murder in the Orchard
Murder at Larkfield Barn
Murder in Langley Woods
Murder at Benbury Brook
Murder at the Old House
Murder in the Dining Room
Murder in a Country Garden
AVAILABLE IN AUDIO
Murder at Hawthorn Cottage (available in the UK and the US)
Murder in the Morning (available in the UK and the US)
Murder on the Clifftops (available in the UK and the US)
Murder at the Manor Hotel (available in the UK and the US)
Murder on a Winter Afternoon (available in the UK and the US)
Murder in the Orchard (available in the UK and the US)
Murder at Larkfield Barn (available in the UK and the US)
Murder in Langley Woods (available in the UK and the US)
Murder at Benbury Brook (available in the UK and the US)
Murder at the Old House (available in the UK and the US)
Murder in the Dining Room (available in the UK and the US)
Murder in a Country Garden (available in the UK and the US)
Murder at Hawthorn Cottage
A Melissa Craig Mystery Book 1
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Meet Melissa: cat lover, caring mother… daring detective?
Melissa Craig is absolutely delighted with her new life in an old crumbling cottage, spending her days pruning the primroses and getting to know Binkie, the ginger cat next door. She only wishes she had made the move to the countryside sooner.
But when a knock at the door brings news of a shocking discovery, she suddenly finds herself thrown in to the middle of a baffling mystery: the bones of a young woman have been found in the woods just behind her new home.
Perhaps the little village of Upper Benbury is not as idyllic as it first seemed?
Strange phone calls in the night convince Melissa that the police are barking up completely the wrong tree, so she can’t resist doing a little digging of her own. From the bingo hall to the beauty salon and beyond, her search ruffles a few feathers and uncovers many of the village’s most scandalous secrets, but gets her no closer to finding the culprit…
The discovery of a tatty old photograph in a drawer is the final piece of the puzzle she needs, but as a newcomer in this close-knit community, does Melissa have what it takes to get to the bottom of this extraordinary murder mystery alone?
A joy to read! An absolutely unputdownable whodunnit for fans of Agatha Christie, P.D. James and Faith Martin.
Published by Bookouture in 2019
An imprint of StoryFire Ltd.
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Copyright © Betty Rowlands, 2001, 2019
Betty Rowlands has asserted her right to be identified as the author of this work.
Originally published as Touch Me Not by Severn House Publishers Ltd, 2001
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in any retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publishers.
eBook ISBN: 978-1-78681-992-5
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, organizations, places and events other than those clearly in the public domain, are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or locales is entirely coincidental.
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