What happens when small-town murder meets a big-hearted café owner?
Tapas, Carrot Cake, and a Corpse – Book 1
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Small-town murder was never so calculated…
St. Eves is a town with real community spirit. It’s a town where people leave their doors open from sunrise to sunset, and friends and neighbours pop in for a chat and a nice cup of tea without waiting to be invited. No one’s ever too busy for a chat and a nice cup of tea in St. Eves.
But on a peaceful morning, a stranger to the town is murdered.
When café owner, Charlotte Denver becomes involved in helping to find the killer, she uncovers a plot that rocks the town to its core, and a twist in the tale no one saw coming.
This is book one in a series of clean, fun, cozy mysteries, with characters who’ll stay with you long after you’ve finished reading, and recipes to try for yourself.
Fudge Cake, Felony, and a Funeral – Book 2
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Grief, greed and grudges – the perfect recipe for murder.
The death of a much-loved member of the community is the catalyst for another murder in the bustling coastal town of St. Eves.
When relatives of the deceased arrive in town, intent to get their hands on the family fortune, and consumed by greed, it’s not long before tempers flare.
As hostilities go from bad to worse, Charlotte Denver inherits a new addition to her family and becomes involved in a feud which threatens to rid her beloved town of a long-standing landmark.
When a body is discovered in the car park of a local hotel, Detective Chief Inspector Nathan Costello heads up the murder investigation as Charlotte delves for clues to the identity of the killer, and finds her life in danger as the story twists and turns its way to a dramatic conclusion.
Spare Ribs, Secrets, and a Scandal – Book 3
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Sometimes it’s the people you think you know best who are keeping the biggest secrets.
Charlotte Denver is preparing to move into her new home. All is well with the world in the English coastal town of St. Eves and life couldn’t be sunnier.
However, when old friends return to the town, tragedy follows close behind and it’s not long before Charlotte finds herself trying to clear her best friend’s name as long-hidden secrets and a scandal from years gone by are revealed.
In a race against time to save a loved one, Charlotte needs every one of her amateur sleuthing skills as the story reaches it shocking climax.
Pumpkins, Peril, and a Paella – Book 4
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When a ghost from the past resurfaces at Halloween, it soon becomes apparent that they will stop at nothing to get what they want.
When a dead body is discovered during the annual St. Eves Halloween fair, it isn’t long before reluctant amateur sleuth, Charlotte Denver, finds herself up to her neck in helping to solve yet another murder mystery.
This one, however, proves to be a little too close to home for her liking as she finds herself, and the man she loves, in danger… and what is the secret that fiancé, Nathan Costello, is keeping from her?
With clues to find, a killer to catch and a wedding to arrange, Charlotte has her work cut out for her…
Hamburgers, Homicide, and a Honeymoon – Book 5
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Old friends, best friends, dead friends…
When a belated honeymoon to London coincides with an international tattoo awards ceremony, things takes a horrific turn when a celebration with new friends abruptly ends with the untimely death of one of the guests.
There are twists, turns, and red herrings at every corner as the investigation into the death becomes more complex and, as Charlotte and husband, Nathan, look forward to the birth of their first child back in St. Eves, the race is on to find a killer before the arrival of baby Costello.
Charlotte, Nathan and the rest of the St. Eves gang are back in this mystery, set in London and St. Eves.
Crab Cakes, Killers, and a Kaftan – Book 6
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When a crime writer with a colourful past becomes the victim of a crime, the list of suspects is as long as one of her books…
Sadie Grey, prolific crime writer, fifty-something spinster, and former wild child, is threatening to write her memoirs.
Unfortunately, not everyone in the UK coastal town of St. Eves is as keen to see the result of her reminiscences as she is so when she is found dead at the foot of her staircase, the list of suspects likely to have done the deed is a long one.
Who was it who would stop at nothing to prevent Sadie’s story from being published. And why?
As Detective Chief Inspector Nathan Costello and his team have their work cut out to establish a motive and track down the killer, his wife, Charlotte, is busy juggling motherhood with working at her café. Thank goodness for old friend, Ava Whittington, who has taken on chief childminding duties for little Molly, with comical results.
As the investigation into Sadie’s murder gathers pace, long-buried secrets are revealed, along with the shocking reason for the killer wanting to keep Sadie’s story out of the public eye.
After all, the reputations of some of the town’s most respected residents are at stake…
Mince Pies, Mistletoe, and Murder – Book 7
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Christmas comes but once a year, but murder visits more often…
When an unpopular St. Eves’ resident is found murdered, the shadow of suspicion falls upon a familiar face returning to the town, a group of visiting newcomers, and a trusted friend to many.
As Charlotte Costello digs ever-deeper in her quest to find the killer, more lives are thrown into peril and a shocking revelation threatens to add to the death toll.
Doughnuts, Diamonds, and Dead Men – Book 8
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True love never dies. But it can drive someone to murder…
A much-loved member of the St. Eves community is left fearing for her life when the discovery of a bundle of old love letters rekindles long-concealed tensions caused by a fortune teller’s ancient prophecy.
A mission to return the letters to their writer takes a group of friends on a trip, during which a tragic tale is discovered and the fortune teller’s prophecy takes an interesting turn.
Back in the coastal town of St. Eves, a grim discovery begins an investigation into murder and reveals shocking secrets about a missing resident.
Will a killer be caught before the prophecy comes true?
Bread, Dead, and Wed – Book 9
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Well, you know what they say about too many cooks…
Sharp-tongued food critic and TV baking show judge, Roman Haley, has it all; fame, fortune, wealth, a bevy of adoring fans… and a list of enemies as long as a ten-foot pole.
When he offers a raffle prize of a cookery course at his school in the coastal town of St. Eves, no one expects it to result in murder.
Roman Haley’s murder, to be precise.
As the murder investigation begins, it seems there’s no shortage of people who had motive enough to want him dead, and witnesses soon become suspects as long-buried secrets are uncovered.
Was Roman murdered by one of his students?
Or maybe his long-term, and long-suffering, assistant wanted him dead?
Had the tutors at the school simply had enough of his cruelty, his threats and his blackmailing ways?
Or could his murderer be his long-time rival, the Executive Chef at St. Eves’ only five-star hotel?
As Charlotte Costello awaits the birth of her second child, she watches the murder investigation unfold from the sidelines, with loyal friend and politically-incorrect senior citizen, Ava Whittington, by her side, and sharpens her sleuthing instincts once more as the hunt for a killer begins.
And, as she becomes a mum again, she makes a decision that will change her life forever.
Flash, Crash and Chocolate Ganache – Book 10
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During a memorial service in St Eves for the victims of a crash that killed five people exactly one year before, a scream rings out and an unpopular member of the small town is found dead, lying against a gravestone in the cemetery.
When it comes to light that the victim was murdered hours before the scream was heard, detectives get to work to solve the puzzling mystery, and amateur sleuth Charlotte, along with her old friend Ava, start doing a little detective work of their own.
When the shocking truth behind the murder, and the crash, is revealed, and a killer is finally brought to justice, the close-knit community takes a collective breath, and life starts to get back to normal.
But then, tragedy strikes…
All my books are written in British English, and don’t contain any gore, graphic language, sex, violence, or cliffhangers.