Product Description

Thea Osborne and her spaniel Hepzibah embark on their second house-sitting commission with few worries. Despite her first disastrous venture, in which she became drawn into a murder case (A Cotswold Killing), Thea is convinced that lightning will not strike twice, and arrives at idyllic Frampton Mansell with renewed enthusiasm. However it seems she is jinxed: within days of her arrival she finds a body hanging from the rafters of one of the barns. But was it suicide...or murder? The second novel in the series, "A Cotswold Ordeal" weaves the reader into a tangle of village history, neighbourly betrayal and conflicting passions, which culminates in a gruelling climax for Thea herself.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7357 in Books
• Published on: 2006-10-31
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

Review
'The classic English village mystery is alive and well and living in Gloucestershire' Sherlock Magazine 'Exciting, humorous and topical, this is one of her best novels yet' Crime Time

About the Author
Rebecca Tope is the author of nine previous crime novels. She lives on a smallholding in Herefordshire, with a full complement of livestock, but manages to travel the world and enjoy civilisation from time to time as well. Most of her varied experiences and activities find their way into her books, sooner or later. For example, beekeeping, milk recording, spinning, arguing, undertaking and gardening. She is also currently the Membership Secretary of the Crime Writers' Association.

Customer Reviews

wry and entertaining
For me this was an entirely new take on the murder mystery genre. The whole is characterised by lucid description both emotional and physical (I have never felt so clearly 'oriented' in a novel before) and wry humour. It had me laughing all the time at Thea's (the heroine's) inappropriately appropriate observations and reactions. She places the welfare of her pooch first (quite right!), is irritated by her relatives, fancies one of the policemen... she proceeds by accident and is free of the irritating and incredible genius with which other lay-heroes are endowed. Can't wait to read more.