"Nail biting crescendo of an ending!" Reader Review ?????___________________To find the truth, she’ll have to read between the lines…Bookstore owner and crime writer Jen is leaving her amateur sleuthing days behind her. She’s got a new novel to finish – if she could just figure out the final murderous twist. But, when the local high school Principal is murdered, Jen soon discovers that retiring is easier written than done.The town is shocked when their beloved vet is named the prime suspect, but Jen knows he simply couldn’t have done it.Now, it’s up to Jen to find the real killer, can she crack the case before they strike again?"Full of twists and turns!" Reader Review ?????"Y'all just have to pick up this book to find out!!" Reader Review ?????

Elsie’s First Five Cases—Five addictive small-town mysteries in one compelling box set!When Elsie Hargrove returns to Cascade Bay after ten years of globe-trotting adventures, she expects to quietly run her restaurant and blend into small-town life. Finding herself solving murders wasn't part of the plan.But on the opening night of her new restaurant, Elsie discovers her landlord stabbed to death in her walk-in freezer. When the prime suspect becomes her young hostess, Elsie can't stand by and watch an innocent woman take the fall.Armed with skills picked up from Monte Carlo to the mountains of Nepal, Elsie transforms from restaurateur to private investigator, taking on cases that rock the seemingly peaceful coastal town. From jazz festival murders to fashion week fatalities, from ski resort conspiracies to tulip festival secrets, each mystery tests her growing network of allies and her budding partnership with handsome Detective Jack Goodman.This complete box set contains:Return to Cascade BayMurder at the Blue NoteThe Final FittingPassport to MurderCold ComfortFive great books of mystery, a slow-burn romance, and small-town secrets!Follow Elsie as she builds her detective agency, assembles her chosen family of restaurant staff and town allies, and discovers that coming home might be the greatest adventure of all.Perfect for fans of Louise Penny, Agatha Christie, and anyone who loves a smart female sleuth with international flair solving crimes in a charming Pacific Northwest setting.This collection starts the complete eleven-book series, which concludes with Elsie Hargrove Mysteries Box Set: Books 6 - 11.Reads love Elsie Hargrove Mysteries:"Elsie’s the best!""Reminds me of Ms. Fisher Murder Mysteries. Great pacing and the characters are really well thought out. Funny and colorful.""Wonderful, fun mysteries for Elsie Hargrove to solve, and she never disappoints. Great series.""Finally! Someone who knows how to write a story!"

She thought she'd buried her old life. Then she turned the photograph over.Six months after her divorce, former investigative journalist Julia Mercer comes to Sand Dollar Cove to disappear—to drink her coffee on the sand at dawn, to stop being the woman who couldn't let anything go.The little Cape Cod beach town is exactly what she needs: lighthouse and dune grass, a café that knows your order, and seven women past fifty who pull an eighth chair into their morning circle as if they'd been saving it for her.Then a body washes up on Driftwood Beach, and the town agrees a little too quickly that it was an accident.Julia knows the shape of a story someone wants buried—and she isn't the only one.A retired detective. A forensic tech. A nurse. A teacher. A librarian. A realtor. An innkeeper. And Julia, who spent a career asking questions people didn't want answered.Eight women. Eight lifetimes of expertise. Not one of them able to look away.The police call them a nuisance.The town calls them the Sand Dollar Detective Club.Julia came to Sand Dollar Cove to stop being the woman who couldn't let anything go. She is about to discover that she was never going to manage it—and that this might be the first time it saves somebody.Because the dead man isn't the only mystery waiting for them.A photograph surfaces where it never should have been. On the back, three words are written in a missing woman's own hand:Don't trust him.Her name was Emily Harrow.She vanished thirty-eight years ago.And Sand Dollar Cove has been keeping her secret ever since.Murder on Driftwood Beach is the first novel in The Sand Dollar Detective Club, a warm, witty, fair-play coastal mystery series for readers of Richard Osman's Thursday Murder Club, Elin Hilderbrand, and Louise Penny.Every book solves its own mystery completely and can be read on its own. Together, the novels unravel the one secret this town would do anything to keep buried.Expect clever clues, genuine emotional stakes, strong female friendships, and a seaside town you'll want to return to again and again—with no gore, no gratuitous violence, and no cliffhanger on the central mystery.Perfect for readers who love:Coastal mysteries and buried small-town secretsStrong female friendships and found familyOlder protagonists with real lives, losses, and historiesFair-play mysteries you can solve alongside the charactersClean, suspenseful crime fiction without goreCharacter-driven mysteries where the people matter as much as the puzzleA long-running series with a deeper mystery unfolding across every book

The Society Scandal of the Season… Lady Adelaide Compton had prepared herself to say goodbye forever to Detective Inspector Devenand Hunter. It would be a welcome relief not to get mixed up in any more murders, even if it meant never working alongside the handsome detective again…wouldn't it?But then Addie's prim and proper mother, Constance, the Dowager Marchioness of Broughton, is accused of murdering her secret lover, and there can't be enough gentlemen detectives on hand to find the truth. The dead Duke of Rufford appeared to lead a blameless life, but appearances can be deceiving. And unless Addie and Dev work together, Constance will hang—which is no one's idea of a happy ending.

‘Stunning… loved the story and the pacing and just everything about it… a great story that I couldn't put down… The twists and turns were great and I can't wait for the next one.’ Crossroad Reviews When Bernard Fitzpatrick drowns in a river close to his home, the village mourns a tragic accident… and amateur sleuth Eve Mallow is on the case.
Obituary writer Eve is looking forward to her new assignment, as well as spending a few days in the sweet little village of Saxford St Peter, walking the country lanes with her beloved dachshund Gus. But it turns out that it’s Bernard’s death that she’ll need to investigate, not his life. On the day she arrives, news breaks that the world-famous cellist was the victim of a grisly murder. Could this quaint English village be hiding a dark secret? As Eve starts to interview Bernard’s friends and colleagues, she finds that he’d ruffled more than a few feathers. In fact, from the landlords of the Cross Keys Inn to his own seemingly devoted secretary, there’s barely a person in town who doesn’t have some reason to hate him… is one of the friendly villagers really a cold-blooded killer? Eve hoped Saxford St Peter would be the perfect escape from her busy city life. But there is darkness even in the most sunlit of settings. And when a second body is found, Eve realises she's spoken to every single suspect. Her notebook contains all the clues she needs. But will she be able to crack the case and identify them… before they realise she’s on their trail and make her their next target? An unputdownable page-turner, perfect for fans of Faith Martin, Agatha Christie and Betty Rowlands. What readers are saying about Mystery on Hidden Lane: ‘Drags the reader right into the plot from day one. She writes so vividly… I can almost imagine I’m on the dunes walking Gus, an inspiration of a dog that steals the show. The plot is strong… A Marplesque amateur sleuth.’ Jenny O’Brien ?????
‘I really enjoyed reading this! Loved the typical English village location and the very Jessica Fletcher-type protagonist… I am anxious to read more of this character soon!’ Goodreads Reviewer ?????
‘I thoroughly enjoyed it… loved the setting… I was reminded of a modern-day Miss Marple.’ Goodreads Reviewer ?????
‘A cast of characters who are inviting and warm. I love Eve, and the people she befriends in this small village as she digs for the truth… I'm happy to highly recommend this writer and her books!’ Roxx is Reading ?????
‘A wonderful beginning to a new mystery series!… I love that the main character's job is an obituary writer – how unique and creative’ Goodreads Reviewer
‘Loved it… a very good whodunnit… And she has a long-haired dachshund ;)’ Goodreads Reviewer ?????
‘I love cozy mysteries and Mystery on Hidden Lane is the first book in a new series that I just know that I will enjoy. Eve's character is perfect, the setting is ideal and the mysteries abound.’ Robin Loves Reading ‘Brilliant… I can’t wait to read the next instalment.’ Goodreads Reviewer ?????
‘What a perfect and brilliant start to a great new series!... I am eagerly anticipating what Clare Chase has in store for Eve next! Brianne’s Book Reviews ?????
‘Very enjoyable… gripping… leaves you looking forward to the next’ NetGalley Reviewer ?????
‘Excellent cozy mystery. A real page turner. Kept me entertained all the way through’ NetGalley Reviewer ?????
‘Hits the ground running… I loved it!… And of course Gus is an excellent side-kick!… A cracking series opener… left me hankering for more’ Goodreads Reviewer ?????