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Deception in the Cotswolds

Author : Rebecca Tope

Publisher : Allison & Busby

Page : 269 pages

File Size : 13,29 MB

Release : 2011-04-11

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0749010355

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In the wake of a series of unfortunate experiences in the Cotswolds, Thea Osborne, accompanied by her spaniel Hepzibah, is perhaps over-optimistic about the English summertime and the possibilities of her latest house-sitting assignment in the secluded village of Cranham. Despite the ease with which Thea's new job begins, looking after Harriet Young's reptiles, she soon finds a dark side to the characters she encounters. From the elderly Donny Davis to the enigmatic figure of Edwina, it soon becomes clear Harriet's beloved geckoes are not the only cold-blooded creatures at large in Cranham...



A Cotswold Mystery

Author : Rebecca Tope

Publisher : Cotswold Mysteries

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 50,47 MB

Release : 2016

Category : Cotswold Hills (England)

ISBN : 9780749020996

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Despite the catastrophic outcomes of her previous house-sitting commissions, Thea Osborne, accompanied by her trusty spaniel, Hepzie, is truly convinced nothing can go wrong on her next assignment in the charming village of Blockley. The Montgomerys have asked her to look after their house while they take a much needed holiday. But trouble seems to follow Thea and when a body is discovered in the house next door, she finds herself in the midst of village secrets. From mystical local legends to celebrity sightings, the erstwhile quiet area turns out to be a place of mysterious contradictions - with very sinister undertones.



Malice in the Cotswolds

Author : Rebecca Tope

Publisher : Magna Large Print Books

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 29,74 MB

Release : 2013

Category : Cotswold Hills (England)

ISBN : 9780750537889

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The isolated village of Snowshill has Thea on edge as soon as she arrives, and Hyacinth House - her new, rather cluttered house-sitting assignment - does nothing to dispel such feelings. Soon enough, her intuition in this case proves to be right, and once again Thea becomes entangled in another mystery.



Secrets in the Cotswolds

Author : Rebecca Tope

Publisher : Allison & Busby Ltd

Page : 299 pages

File Size : 10,54 MB

Release : 2019-08-22

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0749024380

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August, and Thea is tired of having to entertain Drew's children so she accepts a commission to watch over a house in Barnsley. On her first day there, she rescues a fugitive woman she finds hiding under some bushes. The woman's story is thin and incoherent, but Thea gives her sanctuary for the night only to find her dead the next morning. The police are impossibly busy with a big investigation into the trafficking of rare animals and Thea is effectively on her own, trying to make sense of the murder. As she digs deeper into the woman's background, she discovers a tangled web of lies, secrets and at least three very likely suspects .



A Grave in the Cotswolds

Author : Rebecca Tope

Publisher : Allison & Busby

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 27,25 MB

Release : 2011

Category : Detective and mystery stories

ISBN : 9780749009168

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Undertaker Drew Slocombe is not having a good day. His business is failing, the car needs an MOT and he's driving 120 miles to the Cotswolds to carry out the late Greta Simmonds' final wishes. Unfortunately, when he gets there, a string of bureaucratic mistakes means that he's now the chief suspect of a murder inquiry. He's beginning to wish he had never heard of Greta Simmonds. Thea Osborne, currently house-sitting at Greta Simmonds' house while it is between ownership, befriends Drew and together they work to clear his name. It slowly dawns on them that in a village simmering with secrets, a means and a motive could be laid at anybody's door...



Echoes in the Cotswolds

Author : Rebecca Tope

Publisher : Allison & Busby Ltd

Page : 310 pages

File Size : 20,59 MB

Release : 2021-07-22

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0749027274

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'As Rebecca Tope tells it, every rural idyll is blighted by underlying menace. Such is her writing skill, I'm inclined to believe her' Daily MailAs spring returns to the Cotswolds, so too does Thea Slocombe to house-sitting. She has agreed to look after Lucy Sinclair's new home in Northleach while she is away, and Thea is glad of the change of scene. She soon meets several of the locals who seem to irritate Lucy so much, and comes to the conclusion that Lucy is far from popular herself. When a man's body is found in Northleach, Thea needs all her wits about her. At the heart of the mystery are secrets betrayed and revenge exacted, and Thea is once again caught up in underhand dealings played out in the idyllic countryside.



Peril in the Cotswolds

Author : Rebecca Tope

Publisher : Allison & Busby Ltd

Page : 294 pages

File Size : 43,78 MB

Release : 2017-08-24

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 074902173X

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Thea Slocombe is trying to settle into normal family domestic life with Drew and his two children in Broad Campden. But any sense of cosy domesticity is shattered when Thea finds the body of a neighbour. No longer a house-sitter, Thea has no choice but to stay in the village and deal with whatever happens next, even when this risks damage to her marriage.Unconvinced that the swift conclusion made about the death by the police is the right one, Thea is compelled to follow her nature and investigate herself. But what repercussions might there be for her, Drew and those with whom they share this corner of the Cotswolds?



A Cotswold Ordeal

Author : Rebecca Tope

Publisher : Allison & Busby

Page : 264 pages

File Size : 31,17 MB

Release : 2010-11-15

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0749009721

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Thea Osborne and her spaniel Hepzibah embark on their second house-sitting commission with few worries. Despite her first disastrous venture, in which she became drawn into a murder case, Thea is convinced that lightening will not strike twice, and arrives at the idyllic Frampton Mansell with renewed enthusiasm. However it seems she is jinxed: within days of her arrival she finds a body hanging from the rafters of one of the barns. But was it suicide...or murder?



A Simple Country Deception

Author : Blythe Baker

Publisher :

Page : 158 pages

File Size : 10,97 MB

Release : 2019-11-25

Category :

ISBN : 9781711520148

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The violent death of a friend plunges Helen Lightholder into another case of danger and deceit as she struggles to unravel the truth behind the grisly killing. With her own past continuing to haunt her, Helen works to uncover the ultimate answer behind the mystery that has plagued her since the beginning. Return to the quaint - and deadly - village of Brookminster a final time for the dramatic conclusion to Helen's adventures.



Betrayal in the Cotswolds

Author : Rebecca Tope

Publisher : Allison & Busby Ltd

Page : 300 pages

File Size : 39,69 MB

Release : 2022-07-21

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0749028645

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'As Rebecca Tope tells it, every rural idyll is blighted by underlying menace. Such is her writing skill, I'm inclined to believe her 'Daily MailA handsome, if slightly shabby, stone house in Upper Oddington is home to Umberto Kingley as well as his three dogs and will be Thea Slocombe's latest house-sitting assignment. Without even a local shop, Thea expects the location to be one of her quietest, until the serene atmosphere is shattered with a fatal hit-and-run.The ensuing high-profile police investigation plunges Thea deep into the victim's complicated family dynamics and the rift that had already torn it apart. And she cannot help wondering if the reverberations of scandal have led to a deliberate and murderous assault.