A glamorous winter wedding, an ill-fated honeymoon and a hesitant bride who doesn't know enough about the man she's just married. London, Christmas Eve. 1927. Shivering in her wedding dress, Mrs Mortimer's special day takes a turn for the worse when she embarks on her honeymoon and ends up in prison. There was, on reflection, something decidedly fishy about the wedding - and the funeral that followed, but investigating a murder you're supposed to have committed, is easier said than done when you're under lock and key. Can Aunt Bathsheba help to solve the crime - and might her strange coterie of ladies offer any assistance? Who exactly is the solicitor, and is he as good as he thinks he is? And might Georgie's little terrier, Crumpet, be the key to her survival? |Set in London and the Cotswolds, this cozy 1920s mystery series is the first of the Mrs Mortimer books, although it can be enjoyed as a stand-alone story in its own right.

Georgiana’s out of the clink, but is she out of trouble? It’s 1928, and fresh from prison, Mrs Mortimer arrives at her uncle’s ancestral home in the Cotswolds, just in time for the Godfrey Ball, but if she thought her life was about to become any less worrisome, she was wrong. The party turns ugly when one of the guests dies – and an unusual manuscript goes missing. The dead man’s family is decidedly odd – and under suspicion, but is Aunt Sheba’s fan club as innocent as it seems? Is Bettina’s book a blessing or a curse? And will the herb garden survive? In a village full of secrets, Georgiana and her faithful dog Crumpet, are compelled to investigate. (Besides which, they have nothing better to do…) A rip-roaring 1920s whodunnit for fans of Agatha Christie and Downton Abbey. This is the second book in the Mrs Mortimer Mystery series, although it can be enjoyed as a stand-alone story in its own right.

A jolly jaunt on the coast, a romantic weekend away – and a man who is altogether too accommodating. Cornwall. May, 1928, and Mrs Mortimer is on the trail of Sir Jeremy Grant. His terrible crime? He isn’t answering his aunt’s calls. Aided by her terrier Crumpet, and her new assistant, Henry, Georgiana sets out to solve the problem of the callous nephew, but, can she uncover his secrets while managing to keep her own? What sounds like an easy enough first job from Auntie Sheba’s agency, turns into something altogether more perplexing in the mizzle of the beautiful Cornish countryside. What is staying in the stables? Who is cashing Mrs Constantine’s cheques? And why is Diggory so certain that there aren’t any ghosts in the bay? “Death in Tweed” is a page-turning 1920s cozy mystery for fans of Benedict Brown, Emily Queen and Beth Byers. This is the enchanting third book in the Mrs Mortimer Mysteries series, although it may be enjoyed as a stand-alone story in its own right.