Ever found a body on the beach?
Everyone in town knew the dead woman.
They don't believe she was murdered.
They don't want a newcomer rocking the boat.
One woman talks about the past. Next day, she's dead...
Libby Forest arrives in town, determined to change her life for the better, but it's not so easy.
People love her cakes, but they don't trust her...
...especially when she starts digging into the past, aided and abetted by a huge sheepdog, an aloof marmalade cat and handsome, enigmatic Max.
Murder at the Lighthouse is the first in a series of murder mysteries set at the English seaside, in a small Somerset town full of quirky characters, sea air and gossip.
If you love Agatha Christie-style mysteries, cosy crime, clever dogs and cake, then you'll love these intriguing whodunnits.
Download Murder at the Lighthouse now, to find the killer...
Here's what readers are saying about the series:
"This is a perfect short, cozy mystery."
"It makes you wonder if English country villages are safe places to live. But I certainly would given half a chance."
"Frances Evesham has invented an array of lively village personalities to get in Libby's way from her Goth teenage lodger to the pompous chair of the women's group or the rude but kindly garage proprietor."
"With every book, I grow more fond of Libby and Exham."
"If you like Miss Marple this amateur sleuth will enthral you." **
Review
"Murder at the Lighthouse is a frothy confection of a short, cozy mystery. This is one of a series of short tales of murder, and I'm looking forward to reading more of them." - N.A.Granger.
"A well crafted mystery novel that keeps you turning the pages and in suspense right up to the end." - *TAW
Praise for the series from Amazon readers:*
"It makes you wonder if English country villages are safe places to live. But I certainly would given half a chance."
"Exham by Sea is populated with wonderful characters."
"With every book, I grow more fond of Libby and Exham; this time it already felt like coming home."
"If you like Miss Marple this amateur sleuth will enthral you."
"A series to watch out for."
From the Author
One day, I walked on a peaceful Somerset beach and was intrigued to see a unique nine-legged Victorian lighthouse. My first Agatha Christie-style murder mystery, Murder at the Lighthouse, was born that day.
Like many of my readers, I love Sherlock Holmes, Miss Marple, Murder She Wrote, and the grand tradition of whodunnits with intriguing puzzles to solve, villains who must be brought to justice, and amateur private investigators.
The Exham on Sea contemporary crime series is set in a small seaside town very like my own home, surrounded by the wonderful rolling hills, green levels and narrow lanes of the West Country. It's the perfect place to indulge my obsessions with beautiful places, cake and chocolate, overgrown dogs, and aloof, self-possessed cats.
The Thatcham Hall Mysteries sprang from a life-long interest in history, especially the English Victorians. These stories are set in a 19th Century English country house, where gothic chapels, secret rooms, dusty corridors and hidden cottages provide a perfect backdrop for historical mystery romances, where determined heroines have to fight hard against the strict rules of behaviour of the day.
In my spare time, I collect poison recipes and other ways of dispatching my unfortunate victims. I like to cook with a glass of wine in one hand and a bunch of chillies in the other, my head full of fictional murder.