The Beeswax Candle That Burned at Both Ends
When the village church’s prized beeswax candles begin disappearing before the harvest festival, retired schoolteacher Mabel Crisp quietly notices what no one else thinks to question.
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The Photographer’s Missing Afternoon
When a celebrated village photographer is found dead, retired schoolmistress Agnes Plum notices that the flowers in his final photograph tell a story no one else can read.
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The Rain Gauge at Rook’s Hollow
When a retired schoolmistress notices the village rain gauge has been moved, she unravels a quiet deception that no one else thought to question.
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The Shortcut Through Sallow Meadow
When retired schoolmistress Agnes Peel notices a neighbour’s boots are bone dry after a rainy morning walk, a quiet village disappearance begins to unravel.
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The Wrong Flowers at Wickham Ford
When a wreath arrives at the wrong door in the village of Wickham Ford, retired schoolmistress Agnes Peel unravels a quietly audacious deception.
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The Inheritance of Mrs. Pelham’s Hat
When a beloved village widow’s antique brooch vanishes the morning after her funeral, retired schoolmistress Constance Birch suspects the grief is not entirely genuine.
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The Napkin Ring of Number Four
When a silver napkin ring goes missing during the Thornfield village supper, retired schoolmistress Agnes Plum notices that the thief left behind something far more revealing than the object they took.
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The Library Book That Came Back Early
When Millicent Hoare returns a borrowed library book three weeks ahead of schedule, retired schoolmistress Agnes Pollard suspects the reason has nothing to do with reading.
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The Arrangement on the Vestry Table
When fresh flowers appear on a locked vestry table the morning after a burglary, retired schoolmistress Agnes Plum knows that someone has been telling the wrong story.
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The New Neighbour’s Garden Twine
When retired schoolteacher Agnes Plum notices the wrong sort of knot on a broken greenhouse latch, she unravels far more than a simple burglary in the village of Little Fordham.
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The Rose That Remembered
When a prize-winning rose bush disappears from the Thornfield Show the night before judging, retired schoolmistress Agnes Pallister suspects the theft conceals something far more serious.
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The Funeral Notice in the Parish Gazette
When retired schoolteacher Agnes Plum spots an obituary for a man she saw buying bread that very morning, she suspects something in Nettlecombe is very wrong.
