Clare Chase Knihy

"Obituary writer and amateur sleuth Eve Mallow is enjoying life in sleepy Saxford St Peter - until a mysterious murder lands right at her door ... It's spring in Saxford St Peter - time to get back in the garden, listen to the birds, and take gentle strolls in the woods. But for some, it's the season for murder. Eve Mallow is relishing the gentle pace of the village until a new arrival stirs everyone up. Ashton Foley is back: a teenage tearaway turned interior designer to the stars. He's mad, bad and dangerous to know, but charming too - as Eve herself can testify - and every house in Saxford opens its doors to him. So when he's found murdered in the woods near his mother's home, Apple Tree Cottage, there's no shortage of suspects. A jealous husband? A spurned lover? Or has someone from his past life caught up with him? The police soon hit on a simple solution, and arrest his mother's partner Howard. Ashton always hated him, and he bears all the marks of a recent fight. But Ashton's mother, miles away in New Zealand, is convinced he's innocent, and enlists Eve's help to prove it. There's just one problem. Eve saw Howard sniffing around Apple Tree Cottage on the morning of the murder, and she's fairly sure he's guilty, too ..."--Provided by publisher

"Meet Eve Mallow: an American far from home, a professional busybody... and an amateur detective? ... Seasoned obituary writer Eve Mallow has a new assignment: to tell the life story of famed musician Bernard Fitzpatrick. A chance to spend a few days in the sweet little village of Saxford St Peter, walking the country lanes with her beloved dachshund Gus and meeting new people sounds like a dream. But it turns out that Bernard's life was much less interesting than his death. On the day she arrives, news breaks that the charismatic cellist was the victim of a grisly murder. Could this quaint English village be hiding a dark secret? As Eve starts to interview Bernard's friends and colleagues, she finds that he'd ruffled a few feathers. In fact, from the keepers of the Cross Keys Inn to his own staff at High House, there's barely a person in town who doesn't have some reason to hate him ... is one of the friendly villagers a cold-blooded killer? Eve hoped Saxford St Peter would be the perfect escape from her busy city life. But there is darkness even in the most sunlit of settings. And when a second body is found, Eve becomes certain that one of the people she's met must be the murderer. She has never done any detective work before... but is there something in her notes that can crack the case?"--Publisher description

Auf dem Jahrmarkt auf Seagrave Hall lauert der Tod Der Wohltätigkeitsbasar von Seagrave Hall ist ein wichtiger Termin im Kalender von Saxford St. Peter. Eve Mallow ist besonders gespannt auf den diesjährigen Ehrengast, die Forscherin Verity Nye, und kann es kaum erwarten, sie kennenzulernen. Als sich die beiden unterhalten, deutet Verity an, dass sie etwas auf dem Herzen hat - nur wenig später ist sie tot. Eve ist sich nach ihrem Gespräch nicht sicher, ob es sich bei dem Sturz aus dem Fenster im dritten Stock tatsächlich um einen schrecklichen Unfall handelt. Vor allem, als ein kleiner Junge behauptet, er habe jemanden hinter Verity gesehen ... Kann Eve herausfinden, wer der Mörder ist, bevor er sie als nächstes Opfer ins Visier nimmt? Eine patente Ermittlerin, zahlreiche charmante Figuren und ein atmosphärisches Setting im ländlichen Suffolk - die perfekten Zutaten für einen typischen englischen Landhauskrimi!