Churchill and Pemberley Cozy Mystery

A discarded tea cake causes a fatal fall. An accident? Or was it purposefully placed? Two elderly ladies task themselves with a puzzling case.When widowed Annabel Churchill leaves London and buys a detective agency in the village of Compton Poppleford, she's faced with a murder investigation. Teaming up with eccentric spinster, Doris Pemberley, she vows to crack it.The death of local busybody, Mrs Furzgate, at the local hotel leaves the villagers vexed and the constabulary clueless. Churchill and Pemberley fuel themselves with cake and quiz a range of local characters. What's the connection with Mr Bodkin the baker? And why did Mrs Furzgate fall out with the Women's Compton Poppleford Bridge Club?It's soon apparent that many people bore Mrs Furzgate a grudge. But when Inspector Mappin accuses the senior sleuths of meddling, they're in danger of never finding the killer…

Planted evidence and a soiled reputation. A murder investigation turns dirty.Bitter rivalry is consuming Compton Poppleford as the village's gardening competition approaches. When vegetable vandalism escalates to cold-blooded murder, elderly detectives Churchill and Pemberley dig around for clues.Alarm grows as the bodies begin to pile up. Someone is intent on pruning the number of competitors. Who is it? And who has stolen Colonel Slingsby's revolver?Poisoned scrumpy cider and a drowning in the duck pond place a strain on police resources. But Inspector Mappin refuses to let Churchill and Pemberley help and they're forced to work on the quiet. Eventually they rake up a secret with roots in the past, but can they crack the case before the killer strikes again?

A skeleton is ploughed up at Sponberry Farm. Is a twenty-year mystery finally solved?When Darcy Sprockett went missing in Poppleford Woods, locals assumed she'd been got by the goblins. Two decades later, elderly sleuths Churchill and Pemberley are convinced this theory is piffle. But what happened to Darcy? And is it her ghost which reportedly haunts the woods?Their investigations take them to a lonely cottage in the forest and to the village museum where a mysterious chest of treasures must remain closed for thirty years. Forced to work undercover, the two old ladies become masters of disguise to discover the truth. But all their hard work could be undone by the local lothario Peregrine Colthrop. Tasked with proving his infidelities, Churchill finds herself stuck in a lofty position…

The 99-year-old Earl of Middlemop has had his future cruelly snatched from him.Who could have poisoned the richest man in Wessex? The answer lies within the walls of Gripedown Hall where family secrets and bitter rivalries prevail.The Earl's family call in senior sleuths Churchill and Pemberley. Their investigation is complicated by an altered will and contested parentage. Perhaps the butler has answers? A bungled attempt to retrieve his secret letters leads to the two old ladies being thrown off the case.Churchill and Pemberley can't possibly let their hard work go to waste. With nothing left to lose, they turn to an old enemy for help…

A poisoned plum pudding. A mutilated snowman. Christmas has gone disastrously wrong in Compton Poppleford.Elderly sleuths Churchill and Pemberley are enjoying Christmas dinner with friends when a guest is fatally poisoned. Who's responsible for the deadly dose? And why did they ruin the festive fun?Churchill and Pemberley use their knowledge of the guests to investigate, but there's another demand on their time. A Christmas killjoy is carrying out barbaric attacks on snowmen. Where will they strike next?As secrets are uncovered and snowy footprints are followed, the detective duo find themselves in one dead end after another. And as the snowman smasher escalates, there's a risk that Christmas will be ruined for the entire village…Churchill and Pemberley face the ultimate test – could a trusted friend actually be a killer?