Folly
- 208pages
- 8 heures de lecture
Returning to her hometown in the Cotswolds after a bad divorce, Alex Duggins stumbles across a corpse buried in the snow, and she must find the real murderer and clear her name.
Les Mystères d'Alex DugginsSéries
Plongez dans les charmants Cotswolds, où le propriétaire d'une auberge rurale, Alex Duggins, se retrouve mêlé à des mystères intrigants. Avec un sens aigu du détail et une observation perspicace, il dévoile les secrets cachés dans la campagne anglaise idyllique. Chaque épisode offre une aventure captivante d'enquête amateur, explorant les profondeurs dissimulées sous la surface d'une communauté apparemment paisible.
Ordre de lecture recommandé
- 1
- 2
Out Comes the Evil
- 336pages
- 12 heures de lecture
Second in the traditional British mystery series featuring rural inn owner and amateur sleuth Alex Duggins: an intriguing departure for bestselling romantic suspense author Stella Cameron. Once again Alex Duggins and her veterinarian friend Tony Harrison are thrown into a major murder investigation. An almost fresh body is discovered in a disused well among the ruins of a 14th-century manor house ... the motive for the killing a baffling mystery. The victim was a widow who had lived quietly in the picturesque Cotswolds village of Folly-on-Weir for the past ten years. Who on earth could want her dead, and by such brutal means? As rumour and speculation engulf the town, another woman is attacked - and Alex discovers that behind a tranquil face lurks a cunning and vengeful mind. Despite warnings from the police to stop interfering, she finds herself in the sights of a ruthless killer who has decided she knows too much ... The Alex Duggins series will appeal to fans of Louise Penny and Elizabeth George.
- 3
Melody of Murder
- 336pages
- 12 heures de lecture
The arrival of a talented, ambitious and unusual new family leads to mayhem and murder in the peaceful Cotswold village of Folly-on-Weir The idyllic Cotswold village of Folly-on-Weir, with its traditional pub, sumptuous tea rooms and fragrant bakery, is a piece of paradise found ... until 'those incomer Quillams' arrive. A young piano virtuoso and his neglected but talented half-sister, their controlling father, the pianist's beautiful, acquisitive and passionate mother, an ambitious family retainer, and an intimidating woman who has always run the Quillam household form a successful little empire - until it starts to crumble. The Quillams' arrival has also attracted the attentions of a sly, clever and perverted killer who desperately needs a jackpot and knows where to find one - if the obstacles can be removed. Once again pub owner Alex Duggins and her veterinarian friend Tony Harrison must use their wits and resourcefulness to prevent further carnage - and ensure that they themselves don't become the killer's next victims.
- 4
Lies That Bind
- 240pages
- 9 heures de lecture
A body is found in Underhill, but Alex Duggins doesn't want to get involved. But she learns that young boy found the body, she and Tony are reluctantly drawn into the investigation. To protect Kyle and his elder brother, Alex withholds information from the police, which could have fatal consequences. Has her silence put those she loves in danger?
- 5
Whisper the Dead
- 240pages
- 9 heures de lecture
As she passes the site of a new housing development, Alex Duggins is confronted by the terrifying scene of a construction trailer on fire and a man desperately trying to break the door down. Her efforts to help - and the subsequent findings of the police pathologist - will draw her into a major murder investigation with far-reaching implications.
- 6
Trap Lane
- 336pages
- 12 heures de lecture
As the ever-reliable manager of her pub, Hugh Rhys has owner Alex Duggins' total trust. So when a battered body is discovered in a pond near Hugh's estate and he becomes the police's chief suspect, Alex determines to prove his innocence. But she's about to find herself walking a dangerous line, looking for a killer she may wish she had never found...