Meet Rona Parish, a talented biographer who has a skill for writing about the past and encountering danger along the way, and her adorable golden retriever, Gus.
Rona Parish has to verify a rumour of what seems to be a huge scandal which happened a long time ago at a closed-down school. But will the past catch up with her before she can unravel the truth?
Biographer Rona Parish is at her wits' end when she struggles to finish her latest writing project. Open to distraction, she catches up with her friends and family and tries to clear her head in the meantime.
An old school photograph in which someone seems to have been blacked out hints at a curious event . . .
A far more inconvenient distraction, her twin sister Lindsey persuades her to use her detective skills for a discovery concerning an old school photograph in which someone deliberately blacked out a figure. Who is the mysterious person in the photograph and why would someone want to hide their identity?
Rona Parish has to uncover long-forgotten secrets and a rumoured scandal that took place decades ago . . .
Reluctantly, Rona takes on the job and tries to put the pieces together. But investigating a decades-old scandal proves trickier than she anticipated, and brings up the question if this story will stay buried after all . . .
A page-turning cosy mystery set in the fictional English market town of Marsborough in the stunning Chiltern Hills.
Fans of M.C. Beaton, Richard Osman, Reverend Richard Coles, G.M. Malliet, Margery Allingham, Betty Rowlands and Faith Martin will love this series.
READERS ADORE RONA PARISH:
"Excellent mystery"
"I enjoy this series and like catching up with Rona Parish and her extended family"
"This is a good clean murder mystery"
"British cozy fans will enjoy the sophisticated plot and country atmosphere" Booklist
"Solid plotting complements the author's in-depth examinations of the varied relationships among her characters, in particular the bond between Rona and Lindsey" Publishers Weekly