A Cotswold Killing: Murder in the heart of the Cotswolds (Cotswold Mysteries Book 1)

Nestled in the fertile hills of the Cotswolds, the village of Duntisbourne Abbots is a well-kept secret: beautiful, timeless and quintessentially English. When recently widowed Thea Osborne arrives to house-sit for a local couple, her only fear is that three weeks there might prove a little dull. Her first night's sleep at Brook View is broken by a piercing scream outside but she decides such things don't require investigation in a sleepy place like this. At least not until a body turns up... In calling on her neighbours to get some answers, Thea uncovers more tragedy and intrigue than she thought possible behind the peaceful Gloucestershire village. The first in a new series of thrillers to be set in the Cotswold area, A Cotswold Killing takes the reader on a tense journey along winding roads and muddy paths towards a dramatic and unexpected denouement. Duntisbourne Abbots Is A Timeless And Quintessentially English Village Nestled In The Fertile Hills Of The Cotswolds In Peaceful Gloucestershire. Recently Widowed Thea Osbourne Fears Three Weeks House-sitting There May Prove A Little Dull, But Her First Night's Sleep At Brook View Is Broken By A Piercing Scream. She Assures Herself It Was Only A Fox And Nothing More Sinister, But Then A Body Turns Up... When Joel Jennison Is Found Slaughtered In The Same Field Where His Brother's Corpse Had Lain Ten Weeks Previously, A Whole Community Falls Under Suspicion. As A Forty-something Woman With No Experience Of Detective Work, She Knows She Shouldn't Get Involved, But In Questioning Neighbours Thea Uncovers More Tragedy And Intrigue Than She Thought Possible. Thea Osbourne has just lost her beloved father and, with her faithful spaniel Hepzie, she retreats to her next house-sitting job, hoping to find peace and quiet to deal with her grief. As she settles down to two weeks of solitude her biggest challenges are jigsaw puzzles, and bats in the bedroom, but when her bossy elder sister arrives on the doorstep having witnessed a horrific killing, the rural serenity in Lower Slaughter is shattered. Investigating a murder while being a responsible house-sitter is no easy task, especially when you've got a dog-killer and a temperamental parrot on your hands The first in a new series set in the quintessentially English countryside of the Cotswolds. Housesitter Thea Osbourne is expecting a quiet time until a body turns up in the neighbouring field