Fear in the Cotswolds [Hardcover]

Rebecca Tope (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2010

Following a string of disastrous house-sitting assignments, and with troubles in her recent personal life, Thea Osborne is understandably apprehensive about her latest commission: a month in an isolated farmhouse with only an assortment of animals, including her loyal spaniel Hepzie, for company. After Thea spends her first few days exploring the area and meeting some of the local characters, the weather turns extreme, and so do events. She finds a man lying dead in a snow-filled field, but by the time the police arrive, the body has gone. Although no one believes her story, amateur detective Thea is convinced that something criminal has happened, and continues the investigations alone. When she finds the man again, still dead but mysteriously returned to his own cottage, the bizarre case takes another sinister twist.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Rich in psychological insight - Tope is particularly skilled in creating interesting and unique characters, and Thea is one of her best. --Deadly Pleasures --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

About the Author

REBECCA TOPE has led a varied career working as an antenatal teacher, a Relate counsellor and an assistant funeral director. She currently lives on a small holding in rural Herefordshire where she works as a milk recorder for local dairy farms. She is the author of five previous crime novels including Market for Murder and The Sting of Death.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: Allison & Busby (March 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0749007486
• ISBN-13: 978-0749007485
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.7 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,912,298 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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