Download or read book Revenge in the Cotswolds written by Rebecca Tope and published by Allison & Busby. This book was released on 2015-03-19 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thea Osborne, Cotswold house-sitter with an infamous reputation for getting mixed up in crime, is determined to avoid trouble this time. Her latest commission in the village of Daglingworth seems straightforward, with most of her time spent looking after an old corgi and a hibernating tortoise. Thea is ready for a relaxing if rather boring two weeks, with phone calls to new boyfriend Drew Slocombe the highlight of her days. Until, that is, a dead body is discovered in a nearby quarry . . .

Download or read book Revenge in the Cotswolds written by Rebecca Tope and published by Allison and Busby. This book was released on 2015-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thea Osborne, Cotswold house-sitter with an infamous reputation for getting mixed up in crime, is determined to avoid trouble this time. Her latest commission in the village of Daglingworth seems straightforward, with most of her time spent looking after an old corgi and a hibernating tortoise. Thea is ready for a relaxing if rather boring two weeks, with phone calls to new boyfriend Drew Slocombe the highlight of her days. Until, that is, a dead body is discovered in a nearby quarry ...

Download or read book Revenge in the Cotswolds written by Rebecca Tope and published by . This book was released on 2016-04 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thea Osborne, Cotswold house-sitter with an infamous reputation for getting mixed up in crime, is determined to avoid trouble this time. Her latest commission in the village of Daglingworth seems straightforward, with most of her time spent looking after an old corgi and a hibernating tortoise. Thea is ready for a relaxing if rather boring two weeks, with phone calls to new boyfriend Drew Slocombe the highlight of her days. Until, that is, a dead body is discovered in a nearby quarry...

Download or read book Echoes in the Cotswolds written by Rebecca Tope and published by Allison & Busby Ltd. This book was released on 2021-07-22 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'As Rebecca Tope tells it, every rural idyll is blighted by underlying menace. Such is her writing skill, I'm inclined to believe her' Daily MailAs spring returns to the Cotswolds, so too does Thea Slocombe to house-sitting. She has agreed to look after Lucy Sinclair's new home in Northleach while she is away, and Thea is glad of the change of scene. She soon meets several of the locals who seem to irritate Lucy so much, and comes to the conclusion that Lucy is far from popular herself. When a man's body is found in Northleach, Thea needs all her wits about her. At the heart of the mystery are secrets betrayed and revenge exacted, and Thea is once again caught up in underhand dealings played out in the idyllic countryside.

Download or read book A Cotswold Mystery written by Rebecca Tope and published by Cotswold Mysteries. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the catastrophic outcomes of her previous house-sitting commissions, Thea Osborne, accompanied by her trusty spaniel, Hepzie, is truly convinced nothing can go wrong on her next assignment in the charming village of Blockley. The Montgomerys have asked her to look after their house while they take a much needed holiday. But trouble seems to follow Thea and when a body is discovered in the house next door, she finds herself in the midst of village secrets. From mystical local legends to celebrity sightings, the erstwhile quiet area turns out to be a place of mysterious contradictions - with very sinister undertones.

Download or read book Secrets in the Cotswolds written by Rebecca Tope and published by Allison & Busby Ltd. This book was released on 2019-08-22 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: August, and Thea is tired of having to entertain Drew's children so she accepts a commission to watch over a house in Barnsley. On her first day there, she rescues a fugitive woman she finds hiding under some bushes. The woman's story is thin and incoherent, but Thea gives her sanctuary for the night only to find her dead the next morning. The police are impossibly busy with a big investigation into the trafficking of rare animals and Thea is effectively on her own, trying to make sense of the murder. As she digs deeper into the woman's background, she discovers a tangled web of lies, secrets and at least three very likely suspects .

Download or read book A Cotswold Ordeal written by Rebecca Tope and published by Allison & Busby. This book was released on 2010-11-15 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thea Osborne and her spaniel Hepzibah embark on their second house-sitting commission with few worries. Despite her first disastrous venture, in which she became drawn into a murder case, Thea is convinced that lightening will not strike twice, and arrives at the idyllic Frampton Mansell with renewed enthusiasm. However it seems she is jinxed: within days of her arrival she finds a body hanging from the rafters of one of the barns. But was it suicide...or murder?

Download or read book Peril in the Cotswolds written by Rebecca Tope and published by Allison & Busby Ltd. This book was released on 2017-08-24 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thea Slocombe is trying to settle into normal family domestic life with Drew and his two children in Broad Campden. But any sense of cosy domesticity is shattered when Thea finds the body of a neighbour. No longer a house-sitter, Thea has no choice but to stay in the village and deal with whatever happens next, even when this risks damage to her marriage.Unconvinced that the swift conclusion made about the death by the police is the right one, Thea is compelled to follow her nature and investigate herself. But what repercussions might there be for her, Drew and those with whom they share this corner of the Cotswolds?

Download or read book Betrayal in the Cotswolds written by Rebecca Tope and published by Allison & Busby Ltd. This book was released on 2022-07-21 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'As Rebecca Tope tells it, every rural idyll is blighted by underlying menace. Such is her writing skill, I'm inclined to believe her 'Daily MailA handsome, if slightly shabby, stone house in Upper Oddington is home to Umberto Kingley as well as his three dogs and will be Thea Slocombe's latest house-sitting assignment. Without even a local shop, Thea expects the location to be one of her quietest, until the serene atmosphere is shattered with a fatal hit-and-run.The ensuing high-profile police investigation plunges Thea deep into the victim's complicated family dynamics and the rift that had already torn it apart. And she cannot help wondering if the reverberations of scandal have led to a deliberate and murderous assault.

Download or read book Slaughter in the Cotswolds written by Rebecca Tope and published by Allison and Busby. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thea throws herself into house-sitting for Babs and Cedric Angell in Lower Slaughter following her beloved father's death - anything to keep her busy and away from some of her rather difficult relatives. And while feeling lonely, keeping the house in order and looking after the Angell's menagerie of animals does the trick for a short period of time. But when Thea's prickly elder sister turns up on her doorstep after witnessing a horrific murder, the tentative tranquillity in Lower Slaughter vanishes, replaced by the sinister connotations of the town's name.

Download or read book Crisis in the Cotswolds written by Rebecca Tope and published by Allison & Busby Ltd. This book was released on 2018-07-19 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thea and Drew have been married for a year and are settled in the village of Broad Campden, but Thea is chafing at the domestic routines she is expected to devote herself to, missing the novelty and adventure that house-sitting used to bring. When a routine burial exposes the secrets of the deceased, Drew finds himself caught in the middle of a family feud, in which he feels he is on the wrong side, and Thea's inquisitiveness and penchant for solving crimes draws her in too. With another crisis at Drew's other business leaving him with a profound dilemma and Thea struggling against the charismatic charms of a new man, can their marriage survive this latest Cotswold drama?

Download or read book Guilt in the Cotswolds written by Rebecca Tope and published by Allison & Busby. This book was released on 2016-03-24 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thea Osborne's latest house-sitting assignment is a little different to the rest. Along with her spaniel, Hepzie, Thea finds herself in the village of Chedworth. She is tasked with creating an inventory of Rita Wilshire's possessions, requested by her son, Richard Wilshire, after moving her into a care home. All goes to plan, until Thea and her fiancé, Drew Slocombe, find Richard dead in a barn. When family members come knocking, Thea and Drew struggle to give them answers. The Wilshire family has its own past and, whilst Thea knows it is not really her business, she cannot help but become involved in the case. Was Richard's death suicide? Or something more sinister? When the clues lead them in circles, Thea's relationship with Drew is put to the test. But there is a crime to solve, and neither of them is willing to give up just yet.

Download or read book Father s Day written by Richard Madeley and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2024-05-23 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Extraordinarily timely, horrific and tender... A real tour de force' Susan Lewis 'Will have you racing through the pages with a knot in your stomach' Ellery Lloyd 'Timely and captivating... impossible to put down' Laura Dave 'Twisty, tense and thought-provoking' JP Delaney HOW FAR WOULD A FATHER GO TO DEFEND HIS FAMILY? When Nick Wychwood loses his wife Elise in a shocking accident, he is left to bring up their daughter Lucy on his own. Moving house gives them the fresh start that they need, where they can put tragedy behind them and forge new friendships. But Lucy, is fragile, vulnerable, easily led. When someone offers her their shoulder, their warmth and understanding, even love, she accepts, unquestioningly. But this ‘someone’ is an online monster; dangerous, deceptive, manipulative – and patiently laying a deadly trap. As he uncovers the hideous truth of what happened to his beloved daughter, Nick vows to track down the person behind the screen. And when he succeeds, a devastating reckoning awaits… Set in the picturesque Cotswolds, Father’s Day explores the power of paternal love, the evil of online trolling, and the morality of extrajudicial punishment. Father’s Day; a day of vengeance. Praise for Richard Madeley: 'An authentic and exciting story. The perfect summer read' CLARE MACKINTOSH 'Original, unexpected and thrilling' JOJO MOYES 'Immaculate storytelling, pacy and beautifully written' SADIE JONES 'An unsettlingly tense treat' HEAT 'A perfect summer read with a shocking twist' OK!

Download or read book A Discovery in the Cotswolds written by Rebecca Tope and published by Allison & Busby Ltd. This book was released on 2023-08-24 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thea Osborne reconnects with her friend Emmy while on a visit to the church in Baunton, near Cirencester with her stepdaughter Stephanie. Emmy, now married to local farmer Nick Weaver, asks Thea to, help them find their missing niece, Ginny. But before Thea can get started, she stumbles upon the recently killed body of Alice, a woman they had briefly seen in Cirencester the day before. Stephanie concentrates on searching for Ginny via social media while Thea is diverted into helping the police with the murder investigation. It soon becomes clear that Ginny and Alice are linked in a sinister way.

Download or read book The Viscount s Revenge written by Marion Chesney and published by Severn House Pub Limited. This book was released on 1991 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A labyrinth of love and larceny evolves after the theft of a Duke's fabled family jewels, his love for a penniless young girl, and his forthcoming marriage to a most beautiful and suitable Lady. Follows AT THE SIGN OF THE GOLDEN PINEAPPLE.

Download or read book Inges written by John Brunsdon and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-16 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inges is not a good cat. Sure, he saves the day, helps the weak, tweaks the noses of kings and wins the hearts of beauties. But he's no hero: he's just looking after number one. England 1621: A killer stalks the Yorkshire Dales and when Inges' human is accused of witchcraft he must leave his quiet rural home for the grime and glamour of Jacobean London. His search for justice will entangle him in a sinister plot that has its claws in the highest levels of English society - and beyond. With a cast of swaggering kings, heroic frogs, drunken playwrights and deadly assassins, Inges is a genre-hopping historical murder mystery set against the backdrop of religious war, political intrigue and paranoia in 17th Century Europe. The untold and unlikely story of one of England's most notorious witch trials as seen through the mismatched eyes of a self-absorbed, cynical, but ultimately likeable, cat. Based on a true story. A Jacobean Tragedy. With cats.

Download or read book The Book Club written by C J Cooper and published by Constable. This book was released on 2020-10 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: EVERYONE IS HIDING A SECRET. ONE OF THEM IS MURDER. 'I raced through it - edgy, tense' Harriet Tyce, author of Blood Orange 'I for one am terrified of the woman next door!' Louise Candlish, author of The Other Passenger 'Tightly plotted, edge-of-seat gripping' Sophie Hannah, author of Haven't They Grown 'Dark, twisty, claustrophobic' Jo Spain, author of The Confession _______________ The book club was her idea, of course. It was her way into our group. A chance to get close. I knew from the day she arrived that she couldn't be trusted. And I was right. Alice didn't come to the village for peace and quiet. She came for revenge. _______________ A deliciously addictive psychological thriller about a book club that unravels dark and scandalous secrets between one circle of neighbours. The perfect page-turner for fans of Big Little Lies and The Rumour. What readers are saying about The Book Club: 'Wow. What a page turner' 'Couldn't put it down!!!' 'Truly a five-star debut' 'Absolutely addictive' 'Seriously page-turning, totally gripping' 'A thrilling read, found it hard to put down once I'd started. Loved the ending' 'Brilliant, a proper page turner' 'Dark and creepy' 'Loved it!' 'Gripping to the last page' 'Fast paced and will make your blood run cold!' 'Had me on the edge of my seat'