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Daphne Jones Mysteries
Series · 3 books · 2021-2023

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Daph on the Beach

2022

Daphne Jones stands on the end of the jetty at Rivers End beach, practicing the ceremony for the wedding she's officiating in a few days. The last thing she expects to see in the ocean is a body, yet there it is. Suspicion falls on her friend Christie when the deceased is identified as an ex-employee - a woman who left under a cloud and who she had a secret meeting with the previous night. Daphne isn't about to let Christie, who is in the wedding party, take the blame and ropes in her best friend, Elizabeth, to help investigate. Meanwhile, Daphne's husband John is managing their real estate agency pretty much alone with his wife continually off sleuthing. It gets him thinking about plans to retire and when an old caravan comes up for sale, he considers it is a sign for them to begin the next phase of their lives. With the police close to arresting Christie, Daphne races to find evidence to exonerate her, as well as lead to the real killer. Will the puzzle fall into place in time, or will the wedding be postponed and the wrong person arrested? If you've read any of the Rivers End books, you'll love this fun and quirky quick read which features many of the beloved characters from The Stationmaster's Cottage and the following books. And Randall, as ever, is the star.
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Time of Daph

2023

Daphne Jones loves a romance and nothing makes her heart happier more than officiating a wedding. A remote park in a valley in the majestic Otway Ranges is the perfect setting for her clients to say, 'I do'. And even better is the prospect of spending the first night ever camping in their new caravan with her husband, John. But not everyone is there to celebrate with the newlyweds. After an unpleasant altercation during the reception, someone is found dead in the camping ground where all the guests are staying. And John is the prime suspect. Determined to prove his innocence and alarmed that the real killer is still out there, Daphne grabs her notebook and begins her own investigation. But the killer is among them and following her suspect is about to land her in a whole lot of trouble. The Daphne Jones Mysteries are later in life camping cozies with a travelling wedding officiant and a regional, small-town Aussie twist. A light and quirky story with a nosy main character. Time of Daph fits between Daph on the Beach and Till Daph Do Us Part but can be read on its own.
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Till Daph Do Us Part

2021

One wedding. Two feuding families. Three sneaky suspects. Daphne Jones has travelled with her cute-as-a-button camper Bluebell to the outback town of Little Bridges to officiate a wedding at a beautiful rural home. Such a perfect setting. But not so perfect people are determined to stop the union and before the day is done, a member of the bridal party ends up face down in the swimming pool. She's no detective nor a spring chicken, but Daphne does love a puzzle and her gut tells her this was no accident. Amid old family feuds, resentful relatives, and missing money, there are plenty of suspects, and none of them appreciates Daphne snooping in their business, but with a heart of gold and a way with words, this celebrant sleuth is not giving up. Unless the killer finds her first... The Daphne Jones Mysteries are later in life camping cozies with a travelling wedding officiant and a regional, small-town Aussie twist. A light and quirky story with a nosy main character.

Author

Phillipa Nefri Clark
Phillipa Nefri Clark
Author · 29 books

Phillipa lives just outside a beautiful town in country Victoria, Australia. She also lives in the many worlds of her imagination and stockpiles stories beside her laptop. She writes from the heart about love, dreams, secrets, discovery, the sea, the world as she knows it… or wishes it could be. She loves happy endings, heart-pounding suspense, and characters who stay with you long after the final page. With a passion for music, the ocean, nature, reading, and writing, she is often found in the vegetable garden pondering a new story. Get a free book when you join her newsletter.

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