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Suzy Spencer mystery
Suzy Spencer mystery
Series · 6 books · 2006-2025
By
Lis Howell
Books in series
#1
The Flower Arranger at All Saints
2006
A COZY MURDER MYSTERY SET IN A PICTURESQUE CUMBRIAN VILLAGE In quiet Tarnfield, local rivalries and parish feuds simmer under the genteel surface. It’s the sort of place where everyone knows each other’s business. And a new vicar wants to shake things up in the community. Then Phyllis the church flower arranger is found dead before the big Easter service. WHO WOULD KILL A SEEMINGLY SWEET OLD LADY? With fingers pointing and tensions rising, the village is in turmoil. Chaotic mum-of-two, Suzy Spencer, has just arrived in Tarnfield. She needs a fresh start after her husband betrayed her. Now she finds herself entangled in the mystery along with quiet widower, Robert Clark. The killer is set to strike again with another floral flourish. Despite their differences, can Suzy and Robert stop the murderer before anyone else suffers? A new series of cozy mysteries full of red herrings and twists and turns. Perfect for fans of Jeanne M. Dams, Frances Evesham, Margaret Mayhew, Betty Rowlands and M.C. Beaton.
#2
The Chorister at the Abbey
2008
A COZY WINTER MURDER MYSTERY SET IN A PICTURESQUE CUMBRIAN VILLAGE Christmas is coming to Tarnfield. But so is The Chorister—a murderer with a killer taste in quotes from the Book of Psalms. The victim is found dead in the music department at the local college. He is clutching a psalter and his teeth have been smashed in. He was a grumpy old sod, but surely that wasn’t enough to get him killed? Single mum and TV producer Suzy Spencer and teacher Robert Clark find themselves drawn into the mystery. But now they’re living together, along with Suzy’s teenagers, they already have enough domestic troubles of their own . . . Then Suzy finds herself in mortal danger. She must protect her family at all costs. CAN THEY STOP THIS DERANGED MURDERER BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE? Perfect for fans of Jeanne M. Dams, Frances Evesham, Betty Rowlands and M.C. Beaton.
#3
The Death of a Teacher
2010
A COZY MURDER MYSTERY SET ON THE PICTURESQUE CUMBRIAN COAST A young man is found dead at the bottom of the cliffs in Pelliter. His face has been slashed and his eyes have been gouged out. He was last seen in the grounds of St Mungo’s school where new teacher Alison MacDonald has taken on Molly Spencer’s tricky Year Six class. No one knows the dead man. WHAT WAS HE DOING AT THE SCHOOL AND WHO IS HE? Meanwhile, local odd couple Suzy and Robert are concerned about Suzy’s daughter Molly. She’s not doing so well at school and is acting up at home . . . Then there’s another killing—a teacher is found brutally stabbed to death. Secrets long buried are making an unwelcome reappearance . . . Perfect for fans of Jeanne M. Dams, Frances Evesham, Betty Rowlands and M.C. Beaton.
#4
The Judge At Saint Jane's
2022
A COZY MURDER MYSTERY SET IN A PICTURESQUE CUMBRIAN VILLAGE. It’s a glorious autumn evening in Tarnfield when Deborah Arbiter falls to her death. She ran a hostel for survivors of domestic abuse. What was she doing on the roof of St Jane’s? Everyone says Deborah fell after climbing up to inspect a leak. But Suzy Spencer doesn’t believe the seventy-year-old was undertaking her own DIY repairs. Suzy thinks something fishy is going on. And when her new friend, Ellie, stops replying to her messages, Suzy can’t put it out of her mind. Suzy knows all about Ellie’s controlling lover. Then she finds out that Ellie was booked in to stay at Deborah’s hostel. One woman who falls to her death at St Jane’s. One woman who never arrives. Can Suzy Spencer get to the bottom of these sinister goings-on before it’s too late? A new cozy mystery full of red herrings and twists and turns.
#5
The Gardener in the Graveyard
2023
Suzy Spencer is branching out—she’s working with local retiree gardeners on a podcast about rewilding the graveyard garden in Norbridge. But a body is found in a wheelie bin and chaos begins . . . Queen bee of the gardening gang, Lorna Duxford, discovers the dead woman. She’s been bludgeoned to death. It turns out the victim wasn’t local—nobody knew her. So why did Lorna whisper ‘Deirdre’ when she saw her? Then the wife of another gardener dies in a car crash. But the police quickly discover that this was no accident. Someone is picking off the gardeners in the graveyard one by one . . . It’s up to Suzy Spencer to get to the bottom of these sinister goings-on before anyone else pays the ultimate price. A cozy mystery full of red herrings and twists and turns, set in an idyllic English village.
#6
Killer by Candlelight
2025
Fifty guests, trapped in a snow-bound mansion. Most came here to sing. One is hiding a burning desire for vengeance . . .
Gervase Scott-Broughton is hosting a singing masterclass at Caldfell Hall, high in the snow-dusted Cumbrian Hills. Talented vocalists flock to his door—along with podcaster Suzy Spencer, who’s hoping for an enjoyable weekend of cantatas and canapés. But lessons come to a grinding halt when the choir’s bullying director is found dead in the recording studio. Surrounded by flickering candles and a pool of his own blood. Even by candlelight, Suzy knows she’s looking at murder. Now her friend’s husband is mysteriously missing. Has the killer struck again? Or maybe Suzy’s friend doesn’t know her hubby as well as she thinks she does . . . As a bitter blizzard rages outside, Suzy must unravel the deafening crescendo of secrets, egos and bitter rivalries.
Before the killer returns for a chilling encore.
Author
Lis Howell
Author · 6 books