Debbie Young Libri

Sophie and Hector are heading to the Highlands. For Sophie it's a trip home and for Hector it's time to meet Sophie's parents... Though their trip has village tongues wagging about a stop at Scotland's notorious elopement spot, Gretna Green. No matter what, it'll make a nice break from the murder and mayhem that has been plaguing their beautiful Cotswolds village. But Sophie and Hector are barely across the border on the way to Inverness before a sinister encounter leaves them shaken. Then comes a series of mishaps that leave poor Hector a little worse for wear. Is someone after Hector? Why is he certain the attacks are just accidents? Sophie is determined to find out. Starting and finishing at the Hector's House bookshop in Wendlebury Barrow, this adventure is Debbie Young's celebration of Scotland as her second favourite place after the Cotswolds, and will make you feel as if you've taken a trip to the Highlands yourself!

The second in the new Sophie Sayers Village Mysteries series, an engaging and original blend of cosy mystery, classic crime and romantic comedy, set in the eccentric fictitious Cotswold village of Wendlebury Barriw - the sequel to "Best Murder in Show"

Just as Sophie's Valentine's celebrations are about to kick off, someone is pushed to their death down the well behind the village pub. But if no-one witnesses the crime, can it remain unresolved in this close-knit English village? Not if young Tommy has anything to do with it - but can Sophie stop him unmasking her boyfriend Hector's secret identity in the process? A veritable shoal of red herrings will keep you guessing as tempers flare and old feuds catch fire in the latest laugh-out-loud cozy mystery about love, loyalty and family ties, in the idyllic Cotswold village of Wendlebury Barrow. Idyllic unless you happen to be pushed down a well, that is... Enjoy the company of all old friends from Sophie's earlier adventures, while meeting entertaining newcomers who will keep them all on their toes.

This Christmas special combines a lighthearted seasonal mystery kicking off during the village nativity play with plenty of goodnatured laughs and gentle romantic comedy set against popular English festive traditions - the third in the series but can be read as a standalone novel

Is the enigmatic bookseller Hector Munro all he seems? And what about the over-friendly neighbour who brings her jars of honey? Not to mention the eccentric village shopkeeper, show committee, writers' group and drama club, all suspicioulsy keen to welcome her to their midst.