Secrets are never safe in a small village. Julian Marston-Lang calls Bea Abbot in a panic – his glamorous stepcousin Mona has been murdered! Mona’s
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When the hunt for buried treasure at Marston Hall leads to murder, it falls on Bea Abbot to dig up the truth in this entertaining
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No one had been more surprised than Julian to find he was the heir to Marston Hall, a stately home in the Home Counties. His
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Bea Abbot overhears three men plotting a murder outside her garage, only to discover the intended victim – a young man who appears to be
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Ellie Quicke returns from Canada to find her home in chaos and her housing charity tearing itself apart. A student has fallen to his death
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The 15th book in The Abbot Agency mystery series. Due for release on 30th Sepember 2021. Bea Abbot’s newly married bliss is short-lived when she
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Ellie’s absence abroad is disastrous for her daughter, Diana. When Diana’s husband, Evan, is attacked by intruders and left for dead, it falls to Ellie’s
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The 14th book in The Abbot Agency mystery series. Due for release on 31st March 2020. Bea Abbot is looking forward to spending the summer
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Ellie’s husband Thomas, a retired minister, is suspicious when he receives not one but five letters advising him that he has been bequeathed money by
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The mysterious deaths of two adored cats plunges Bea into the disturbing goings-on of the Tredgold family in the latest Abbot Agency mystery. Wealthy Marcia
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Ellie Quicke is shocked when her daughter, Diana, turns up at her door with a suitcase in tow. Bunny Brewster has died of an overdose,
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False Pride, book 12 in the Abbot Agency series. Bea Abbot’s plans are disrupted by the unexpected arrival of one of her clients, bearing a
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Ellie Quicke believes in helping people in trouble. But it would appear that her latest good deed has returned to bite her when she takes
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This story is set in a fashion boutique started by twin girls who had been unwise in their choice of husbands. When one of the
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Attending a birthday celebration for two young girls, Bea Abbot tries not to let superstition get the better of her when she realizes they are
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Bea Abbot watched in horror as her garden wall comes crashing down, leaving the rear of her house – and three others – wide open
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Ellie is desperate to find someone to look after their elderly housekeeper, Rose, whose health is failing. But employing a carer recommended by Ellie’s difficult
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Bea Abbot wishes she’d never got mixed up in the affairs of the Holland family, when she finds her house and agency under siege. Bea
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Ellie opens the door to a man who is a stranger but instantly recognisable as the father of her housekeeper’s brilliant but difficult young son.
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Bea is drawn back into the questionable doings of the members of the multi-billionaire Holland family, including an engagement with a fake diamond ring, an
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Ellie’s friend on the police force asks her to enquire about some deaths in the community which might or might not be suicide, and various
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REMEMBER in December Remember to start the day with praise. There is nothing like it for getting us into the right frame of mind in
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REMEMBER IN NOVEMBER Remember that even in the worst of these dark days, there is always hope. With the fall of leaves and the extinguishing
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Bea Abbot is drawn into the hunt for the man or woman who laid a booby trap in the flats owned by the powerful head
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REMEMBER IN OCTOBER Remember to praise God at this time of the year, for the harvest of land and water, field and meadow. Praise God
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REMEMBER in September We praise you, Lord, for bringing us through floods and drought, feast and famine, viruses and infections. We praise you for the
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REMEMBER in August Praise God for the blessings that prayer brings to us. Praise Him in the mornings, at noon and at night. However busy
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REMEMBER in July Praise God for the blessings that prayer brings to us. Praise Him in the mornings, at noon and at night. However busy
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REMEMBER in June Praise God for the wonderful world that He has made for us to live in. Praise Him for the light of the
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REMEMBER in May Jesus rose from the dead. He cooked a meal for his friends, and ate with them. He proved He was no ghost,
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Ellie has always disliked the Great White Shark – as the local big estate agent is called – and is distressed when her daughter Diana
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REMEMBER in April Remember to praise God… for the changes that the weather goes through this month. Praise Him for giving us a variety in
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REMEMBER in March Remember… ‘Up from the grave he arose!’ He was very, very dead. There were plenty of witnesses to that. He was taken
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REMEMBER IN FEBRUARY Remember to praise God…for giving us a route map to follow in our journey through life. When we are small, our parents
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REMEMBER in January Remember to praise God for the promises that He has made to us and to our mothers and fathers, stretching back to
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While Bea Abbot worries that she’s lost control of her domestic agency, she’s asked to find some domestic help for an eccentric little musician falsely
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Troubles never come singly. Ellie’s old friend and housekeeper falls off a ladder and hurts herself after seeing a ‘ghost’ in a neighbour’s house .
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Bea Abbot runs a domestic agency that does not ‘do’ murder. But the disappearance of Tomi, the star of an award-winning short film, is a
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Ellie Quicke, although comfortably re-married to her best friend Thomas, is still inclined to act hastily. When she took in a young rape victim, she
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Bea Abbot and her two young assistants run a domestic agency which doesn’t ‘do’ murder. There was nothing sinister about Zander’s request for Bea to
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Ellie and her new husband are suffering from terrible colds when called to deal with Ursula, a student with a mind of her own, who
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Third in the Abbot Agency series Veronica Heley Bea Abbot’s domestic agency does not, repeat NOT, investigate murder…until she finds herself in the company of
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Velma is charm itself, especially when she’s being inexact with the truth. Now she wants Bea to check up on her stepson Philip, as he’s
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Ellie Quicke is a feisty widow, busy with family and church affairs until a pitbull savages a young mother to death in the nearby park.
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Betrayal lurks at Eden Hall. Eden Hall, the ancient English stately home, has brought Araminta “Minty” Sands more joy—and heartache—than she could ever have imagined.
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Coral of Coral Catering is a long-time client of the agency and a personal friend of Bea’s. Twice recently she’s catered for a charity event
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Feisty widow Ellie Quicke collects some Portuguese laurel for Mrs Dawes, that formidable flower arranger, only to step on a dead body…a corpse without an
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A mysterious bout of sickness hits the parish after a lunch at church and Ellie is horrified to discover that her home-baked quiches are considered
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Still grieving after a tragic miscarriage, Minty returns to Eden Hall…to find herself refused entry! Minty’s husband Patrick has urgent problems of his own to
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Inheriting beautiful Eden Hall brings Araminta ‘Minty’ Cardale a host of problems. With quiet determination she embraces her new role as Lady of the Hall,
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It seems an innocent request; would widowed Ellie Quicke visit a man whose dog died in an accident? The dog’s master – a powerful but
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The body of a young girl is found in next door’s neglected garden to the horror of the occupiers, who are great friends of Ellie’s.
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At 24 years of age, she’s beginning to guess at a secret that was hidden from her as a child. The fate of many people
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Adjusting to life as a wealthy widow, Ellie Quicke is shattered to hear that her difficult but endearing Aunt Drusilla has been killed in a
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Ellie Quicke, fiftyish and recently widowed, is still trying to come to terms with her newly single state. She’s coping, just, but could do without
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Just as Ellie Quicke is beginning to come to terms with life as a widow, malicious letters start to spread through the parish. The much-loved
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For years Ellie Quicke has been at her husband’s beck and call, and now she’s alone and unsure of herself. A greedy daughter and a
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Published by Robert Hale in 1985 and in large print by Magna in 2008. A Georgian romp. Heroine may be an heiress but she is
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Published in hardback by Robt Hale 1982 Heroine seeks help from her betrothed, who sends limping Benedict to save her inheritance by guile rather than
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Published by Corgi in 1982 and St. Martin’s Press, USA. In mediaeval times, the swordsman Gervase flees a trumped up charge of theft to find
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Published by Fawcett Press USA 1981 The Jacobite revolt threatens the stability of the English throne – or does it? Proud but penniless, Sophia falls
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Published by Corgi in 1980 In troubled mediaeval times. Wrongly accused of murder, Amory is condemned to build a church in silence, until his powers
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