Secrets on Saturday (Severn House Large Print) - Hardcover

Purser, Ann

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9780727863782: Secrets on Saturday (Severn House Large Print)

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ISBN 10: 0727863789 ISBN 13: 9780727863782

Publisher: Severn House, 2006

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Another fine mess for Lois Meade and long suffering husband Derek. From the moment his car stopped outside her door, Lois Meade didn?t like the look of Reg Abthorpe who asked her to clean Uncle Herbert Everitt's house now that the old man had moved into an old folks? home. But no-one in the closely knit village of Long Farnden thought Mr Everitt to be that frail or infirm. William Cox was another matter ? in declining health since the death of his wife, but notoriously reclusive and dependent on his dog, Rosie. Was his bad temper natural grumpiness or was he a frightened old man? Good questions, but difficult to answer when Mr Cox, too, has disappeared. Dead animals appear on gateposts and faithful pets are slaughtered. Villagers are being intimidated; and even some of Lois? faithful staff are too frightened to come forward with their doubts and fears. As the atmosphere in Long Farnden and Tresham darkens, Lois calls upon her old ally Chief Inspector Hunter Cowgill ? much to Derek's distress.

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About the Author:

Ann Purser lives in England.

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Entrepreneur, wife, mother, and inveterate snoop--that's Lois Mead. Owning a successful cleaning business provides Lois with the perfect opportunity to do what her long--suffering husband calls "ferretin.'" Her ability to learn her customers' darkest secrets has earned her a position as unpaid police informant and the undying gratitude of Inspector Cowgill, who harbors a secret crush on clever, outspoken Lois. Her latest adventure begins when a shady-looking character employs Lois' firm to clean his uncle's house. Seems the poor old gent has gone a bit ga-ga and been put into care. This is news to Lois, since the elderly man seemed fine a few days earlier. Then Lois learns that a badger-baiting ring, in which men torture and kill the poor animals for sport, is operating in the village. Shocked to the core, she vows to put a stop to this cruel activity. Naturally, the two story lines turn out to be related in this entertaining entry in Purser's series. The indomitable Lois is something of an updated Miss Marple. Emily Melton
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