Mystery at Apple Tree Cottage: A completely unputdownable cozy mystery novel (An Eve Mallow Mystery Book 2)

Obituary writer and amateur sleuth Eve Mallow is enjoying life in sleepy Saxford St Peter until a mysterious murder lands right at her door Its spring in Saxford St Peter time to get back in the garden, listen to the birds, and take gentle strolls in the woods. But for some, its the season for murder. Eve Mallow is relishing the gentle pace of the village until a new arrival stirs everyone up. Ashton Foley is back: a teenage tearaway turned interior designer to the stars. Hes mad, bad and dangerous to know, but charming too as Eve herself can testify and every house in Saxford opens its doors to him. So when hes found murdered in the woods near his mothers home, Apple Tree Cottage , theres no shortage of suspects. A jealous husband? A spurned lover? Or has someone from his past life caught up with him? The police soon hit on a simple solution, and arrest his mothers partner Howard. Ashton always hated him, and he bears all the marks of a recent fight. But Ashtons mother, miles away in New Zealand, is convinced hes innocent, and enlists Eves help to prove it. Theres just one problem. Eve saw Howard sniffing around Apple Tree Cottage on the morning of the murder, and shes fairly sure hes guilty, too An unputdownable page-turner, perfect for fans of Faith Martin, Agatha Christie and Betty Rowlands.