Village Mysteries Series by Margaret Mayhew

4.22 · 72 ratings
  • Old Soldiers Never Die (Village Mysteries #1)
    #1

    Old Soldiers Never Die (Village Mysteries #1)

    Margaret Mayhew

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings · published 1999

    Meet the Colonel (hardly anyone calls him Hugh). He moves to a quiet country cottage in Dorset, which he’d once visited with his late wife.He finds it easy to slip into local society and decides that Frog End’s upcoming annual fete will be the start of his mission to be a pillar of the community.But when Lady Swynford is found dead on the night of the fete, it becomes clear that Frog End has a darker side... more

  • Three Silent Things (Village Mysteries #2)
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    Three Silent Things (Village Mysteries #2)

    Margaret Mayhew

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 2008

    A village mystery from a bestselling author - The colonel has been living in peaceful Dorset village Frogs End for nearly a year, and is well respected for his role in solving the murder of the late Lady Swynford. But then the colonel encounters another dead body that of the once-famous actress, Lois Delaney. As the police embark on their investigation, the colonel makes some enquiries of his own and comes up ith a most surprising theory . . .

  • Dry Bones (Village Mysteries #3)
    #3

    Dry Bones (Village Mysteries #3)

    Margaret Mayhew

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 2012

    A shocking discovery in a friend's barnThe Colonel (few people call him Hugh) has settled into life in peaceful Dorset village Frogs End. He’s fixed his thatch roof, got the damp under control, and even acquired a cat called Thursday.But a letter from his late wife’s friend sends him to the Wiltshire village of King’s Mowbray. She writes ‘something horrible has happened.’Cornelia Heathcote, whose wealthy husband is away on business, has discovered a body buried under the floor of her barn... more

  • Bitter Poison (Village Mysteries #5)
    #5

    Bitter Poison (Village Mysteries #5)

    Margaret Mayhew

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 2016

    The Colonel turns reluctant sleuth once more when tragedy strikes at a Christmas party, in Margaret Mayhew s latest atmospheric village mystery Frog End, that most quintessential of English villages, is preparing for its annual Christmas pantomime. This year, it s Hans Christian Andersen s dark fairytale The Snow Queen. Local busybody Marjorie Cuthbertson is on the hunt for her leading lady and who better to play the icy queen than beautiful new resident, ex-model Joan Dryden... more

  • The Lifeline (Village Mysteries #6)
    #6

    The Lifeline (Village Mysteries #6)

    Margaret Mayhew

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 2020

    A CHILLING DISCOVERY IS MADE IN ONE OF THE MANOR'S GREENHOUSESMajor Cuthbertson stumbles across a body among the fragrant tomato plants. A bloody spade lies next to the face-down victim.Ruth Harvey has taken over the manor in Frog End, where she runs a successful plant-selling business and provides gardening therapy for some of her husband Dr Tom Harvey's troubled patients... more

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