The Dahlia That Didn’t Belong
When a prize dahlia appears in the wrong garden the morning after a village show theft, retired schoolteacher Maud Pelstone knows exactly what it means.
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The Blackbird in the Back Pew
When a stranger’s coat turns up folded neatly in St. Edith’s church, retired schoolteacher Millicent Hare suspects the village’s missing charity tin is closer than anyone thinks.
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The Borrowed Mourning Brooch
When a grieving widow appears at the village fete wearing jewellery she claimed to have buried with her husband, retired schoolteacher Agnes Peel takes quiet notice.
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The Peculiar Freshness of Mrs. Alderton’s Bread
When the village baker is found robbed on market day, retired schoolmistress Agnes Peel notices something in a loaf that nobody else thought to question.
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The Organist’s New Shoes
When Brambleholt’s beloved organist is found innocent of theft, retired schoolmistress Agnes Peel realises the real thief has been hiding in plain sight all along.
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The Charity Raffle at Piper’s Hollow
When the village fete’s raffle prize goes missing, retired schoolmistress Agnes Cloke follows a trail of prize ribbons and polite evasions to a quietly dishonest conclusion.
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The Mended Fence at Holloway’s End
When a retired schoolteacher notices a freshly repaired fence beside an empty cottage, she unravels a quiet deception that has fooled the whole village.
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The Honey Jar on the Vestry Step
When a jar of honey appears on the vestry step the morning after a parish robbery, retired schoolmistress Agnes Holt knows exactly what it means.
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The Lapwing That Landed in December
When a rare bird appears in Nettleford’s churchyard on a bitterly cold December morning, retired schoolmistress Agnes Peel suspects the sighting conceals something far more calculated than ornithology.
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The Guest Book at Greywing Hall
When a weekend visitor at a grand rural guest house is found to have vanished with the silverware, retired librarian Agnes Morle notices what the police do not.
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The Bell Rope That Was Never Pulled
When the bell at St. Oswald’s fails to ring on the morning of the summer fete, retired schoolmistress Agnes Poole suspects something far worse than a frayed rope.
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The Scarecrow That Stood Too Straight
When Thornfield’s prize scarecrow is found moved overnight, retired schoolmistress Agnes Pruett suspects the neighbouring farm dispute hides something far more calculated.
