2022!

 Wishing you all a Happy New Year! Here's to a peaceful and - fingers crossed! - healthier 2022. 

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Murder in Mitcham Parva

Another murder in the New Forest! This time Cleo Marjoribanks gets involved helping DCI David 'Steaming' Kettle solve not just the crime of theft but also murder. Friends of Cleo's have a superb collection of amber but is all of it real? Has some been stolen? And why was a cleaning lady found dead? 

 https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00V3CX074

Antiques in the Attic

What happened to the antiques Sarah discovered in the attic? That wasn't the only puzzle -  she also found a laptop and a briefcase, then her ex-husband's body was found in his car on the South Downs. Before she can hand the antiques over to the police they disappear. So, even supposing that her ex still had keys to the house, if he was dead who and how did they access the house? 

Can the police unravel the puzzle? And is Sarah's life in danger? 

Antiques in the Attic is available on Kindle for $4.99/£3.92. There is also a paperback edition available on the same web site. 

Hope you enjoy reading this first book in the South Downs Trilogy. And, of course, recommend it to you friends! Thank you.

 https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00C2Q655O

No Sky Television

 Bad enough that it is too hot and muggy to do anything. Add to that Sky Television is not working - yesterday it was almost blanket non-coverage in West Sussex. No idea whose fault it is today but....

What do I want to do? The same as most other house-bound golden oldies - watch television. Especially I want to watch who is doing what in the Snooker! Not bothered about the continual repeats of other programmes. Snooker is live!!! Guess I will have to get out my old laptop computer and see if I can watch it on that. Fingers crossed! 

'Homicide in Hampshire'

The New Forest in Hampshire is somewhere I have long wanted to live. Maybe when - like Cleo Marjoribanks - I win lots of dosh on the lottery. Dream on! 

From the moment Cleo was seen driving through the village in her vintage Rolls Royce she became a person of interest. Flamboyant with her red hair and colourful caftans, along with her London (sometimes cockney) accent and warmheartedness she quickly made friends. Just as well because not long after her arrival her housekeeper was murdered. Cleo had been away and on her return found the poor woman dead in the swimming pool. DCI David 'Steaming' Kettle took charge - big surprise, they had known each other as children when they lived in East London. 

As one reviewer put it 'Small village mystery with many people who could be the culprit. Easy read, funny characters who have good chemistry.'

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005LO72BA

This is also available in print format! 

FREE BOOK - DEATH OF A COPYCAT

When English travel writer Trudi moved to Florida (which is a mystery in itself!) she did not expect to become embroiled in a murder investigation. This was when TWO members of a writers' circle were killed. At first the Sheriff wanted to blame Trudi - as the outsider - but fortunately a Detective believed she was innocent. But not without incident for Trudi. Thanks to a clever piece of driving she avoided what could have been a fatal accident. 

The book is FREE for the weekend 10-13 JULY 2020. 

https://amazon.co.uk/dp/B005T258S8

Funny-peculiar Friends!

Working in Miami in 1979 (or thereabouts!) 

What a good job I have a sense of humour. Throughout the Lockdown several friends who normally rely on e-mails for keeping in touch resorted to long telephone calls. Yes, they were much appreciated by this 81-year-old. Although the conversations began with their wanting to know how I was getting on, it quickly became clear that they wanted to talk about how lonely and bored they were.

They all know that I live on my own and that my neighbours are either out at work or, like me, disabled. Which leaves me very much on my own. And some of these friends even had the temerity to say that as I am on my own any way, I am used to it. Really? Maybe they should write down and read what they are going to say before they make phone calls!!!