The Corfe Castle Murders (Dorset Crime Book 1)

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Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. But when the body of a police officer connected to the crime turns up in the abandoned village of Tyneham, the case steps up a gear.

The prisoner was related to Lesleys past in Birmingham and she finds herself teaming up with her old colleagues in Birmingham to solve it. Some town records, including records relating to the murders, appear to have been lost or ’embezzled’ even by the 1630s-40s! The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Being headstrong runs in the family, and I loved that, it came across in the mother-daughter relationship perfectly.For those who have followed this author her books never let you down, they are all really easy to read and draw you in from the beginning and keep you guessing to the end. She is soon informed that she will be in charge of the investigation alongside a small team from criminal investigations. I loved how we saw her character slowly revealed, and there's even a surprise reveal at the end that I'm excited to see develop in the next book.

Featuring amateur sleuth Diana Bakewell, her sidekick Zaf Williams (from the Zoe Finch series) and Gus the cat. When a body is found in the lighthouse on the Isle of Portland it turns out it was one of the last people Lesley arrested before she left the West Midlands, to move to Dorset. Even more surprising is that the body turns out to be that of a criminal who Zoe Finch put away for child grooming and other offences. It is also important to stress that there should be no further commentary or sharing of information online or on social media that could potentially prejudice these court proceedings.Can she get along with her new partner, DS Dennis Frampton, a traditionalist who doesn’t appreciate her style? One of the people she's closest to is to under arrest for the murder of DCI Mackie and a body has been found in the remote lighthouse at Portland Bill. Always the copper, Lesley and Sharon quickly make their way towards a deeply distressed young woman.

In 1856, Elizabeth Browne rid herself of a husband and, in doing so, became the inspiration for Thomas Hardy's 'Tess of the D'Urbervilles'. Deadly Christmas – not part of the Freya series (it’s a Zoe book) but this is where she first appears. Was hoping reading would help me sleep, no chance, every time I say just one more chapter I have to read the next.At the opening of the story, many people in Lesley’s lie are getting deeper in the illegal activities of Arthur Kevin, a local crook in Dorset. Yes, there could be a bit more detail on occasions - especially about what happens to some of the peripheral characters. She lives in Birmingham with her wife, three kids and two cats but spends as much time as she can in Dorset, where she spent all her childhood holidays.