In a small English village, an old gentleman is found dead beside his murdered rooster who has been disturbing the neighbours with his early morning crowing. There is a strange, grumpy recluse living next door. Meanwhile, an elderly blind woman has moved in across the street where there appears...
Lois usually steers clear of local gossip, but after tidying up the house that newcomer Reg Abthorpe claims to have inherited, she has more suspicions than she can keep to herself. The home's previous resident was known for his beloved terrier, robust nature, and deficiency of living relatives. S...
Not the type of book I usually read (or even think about) a "cozy"--a mystery set in an English village populated by odd but lovable people who fill time and space while the protagonist--generally a woman, almost never a police officer or private detective--solves a murder while going about her n...
I had to read this book in the series out of order (which I hate to do) because my library didn't have it. I'm to the point in the series now where Lois Meades kids have grown up and left the house. Now that I've gone back and read an earlier book I've found I prefer it when the kids are still at...
To her own credit, Lois’s cleaning business is really starting to clean up. So much that she decides to open up a new office in the neighboring town of Tresham, where she takes note of an unusually busy—and slightly sinister—storefront across the street. But business quickly mixes with Lois’s nos...
The new Lois Meade mystery - A spate of equestrian thefts has hit Long Farnden. Lois Meade agrees to listen out for any incriminating rumours. Once again, Lois proves herself invaluable to Chief Inspector Hunter Cowgill, but things take a more dangerous turn when she finds herself a prime target ...
said Gus, “that this chocolate cake makes up for that disgusting salad! Another piece would be so welcome.” They were back at Tawny Wings, having a late tea and deciding to call Springfields before dropping in to see Ivy and Roy. “Are you up to revealing to Roy that he’s g...
SOLOMON GRUNDY HAD hauled him into his office and now demanded to know what he thought he was up to. “We have a peaceful regime here,” he said. “And of course we make sure there is no offending our neighbours or arousing their curiosity. Let alone involving the police! I w...
She had been gasping between terrified tears. She had stopped crying after a while, and tried pleading. It had made no difference. She had promised everything demanded, reminding Edward that she had always done her best to support him, even when it meant putting herself on the wrong side of the l...
Fishy-Wishy had been golden once, but age and a tumour at the base of his tail fin had rendered him colourless, except for an ugly red patch of scaleless skin. Lois stared at him. “You’re a survivor, F. Wishy,” she said. “A lesson to us all.” Wiser than the vet, nature had taken pity on the fish ...
SHE TOOK ONE LOOK at Lois’s weary face, and went off to light the fire in the sitting room. When she came back, she said, “I’ve put the telly on and it’s The Clangers. Why don’t you sit down and watch for a bit. You know how you loved them.” Lois looked at her sharply and frowned. “Kids’ televisi...
Areas cordoned off, witnesses identified and questioned, Ulph’s room guarded while any trace of him and his mysterious lady visitor had been taken and recorded. As expected, Mrs. Feather was asked to postpone her visit to her sister, and at Springfields, Mrs. Spurling had difficulty in overcoming...
said Gran, after she had examined Lois’s purchases. They had decided long ago that they would have a joint housekeeping account, where each would make a one-third contribution each week. It worked reasonably well, and Lois kept a separate wallet with her own money in case ...
But tonight, the present chairman, Dr Rix, sat uneasily on his hard chair and tried to concentrate on the minutes of the previous meeting, banishing thoughts of Gloria and how she must have stood in abject terror in the kitchen behind him. Janice Britton, the Special who had been so encouraging t...