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TwitterSeries: Lake District Mysteries
Florist Persimmon ‘Simmy’ Brown moves up to the beautiful Lake District to escape personal tragedy, but soon finds herself acting as amateur sleuth, caught up in murders, mysteries and new tragedies in this seemingly peaceful setting.
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The Windermere Witness
Rebecca Tope
Following a personal tragedy, florist Persimmon ‘Simmy’ Brown has moved to the beautiful region of the Lake District. The peace she is searching for is quickly disturbed as a millionaire’s daughter’s wedding ends in tragedy; her brother is found brutally murdered....
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The Ambleside Alibi
Rebecca Tope
After an eventful year, Persimmon ‘Simmy’ Brown is trying to put her tragic past behind her. But just when she thinks her life is coming together, it begins to unravel at the seams. With the delivery of a bouquet of flowers to an elderly lady – complete with a mysterious ...
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The Coniston Case
Rebecca Tope
Valentine’s Day is fast approaching and Persimmon ‘Simmy’ Brown’s flower shop near Lake Windermere is doing good business. But when Simmy receives a string of anonymous delivery orders, each one causing their recipient great distress, she begins to suspect that the ...
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The Troutbeck Testimony
Rebecca Tope
A huge funeral for Windermere’s popular resident, Barbara Dodge, is taking place and florist Persimmon ‘Simmy’ Brown and her new assistant, Bonnie Lawson are busy compiling wreaths in preparation. There’s word of a series of sinister dognappings occurring in nearby ...
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The Hawkshead Hostage
Rebecca Tope
Summer has come to the Lake District town of Windermere, where Persimmon ‘Simmy’ Brown runs her own florist shop. But there’s no time for her to stop and smell the roses with the shop struggling for money, so a contract to provide floral displays for a hotel in Hawkshead ...
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The Bowness Bequest
Rebecca Tope
Winter has arrived in the town of Windermere, and has bought with it the death of Frances Henderson, the best friend of Persimmon ‘Simmy’ Brown’s mother. Having known the Henderson family all of her life, Simmy must cope with the loss of an important figure from her child...
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The Staveley Suspect
Rebecca Tope
Simmy Brown has a lot on her mind. Not just keeping her florist business afloat, her father’s failing health, the challenge of developing a long-term relationship with Christopher, but also the approach of Mother’s Day, a busy and painful day for her.
But in taking an order fo...
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The Grasmere Grudge
Rebecca Tope
Returning from a much-needed holiday, Persimmon ‘Simmy’ Brown discovers that life in the Lake District is, as ever, far from relaxing. Before she can enjoy the idea of being the future Mrs Chris Henderson, her fiancé discovers the body of his friend, antique dealer Jonat...
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The Patterdale Plot
Rebecca Tope
Despite her penchant for investigating crimes, florist Persimmon ‘Simmy’ Brown had hoped that her autumn would be less frantic than usual, giving her the chance to enjoy her pregnancy and looking for a new house in the Patterdale area of the Lake District. But it is not to be &...
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The Ullswater Undertaking
Rebecca Tope
Spring has brought many new beginnings into the world of florist Persimmon ‘Simmy’ Brown. Not only has her baby arrived, but she and her fiancé Christopher have moved to the historic village of Hartsop in the Lake District – and they still intend to say their vows ...
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