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Frances Evesham

Have you ever found a body on the beach?
Recently widowed Libby Forest arrives in the small coastal town of Exham-on-Sea, keen to start a new life baking cakes and designing chocolates.
 Walking on the beach one stormy autumn day, Libby and excitable Springer Spaniel ‘Shipley’ discover a dead body under the lighthouse. Convinced the death was no accident, Libby teams up with Max Ramshore, an attractive local resident, and Bear, a huge sheepdog, to confront indifference from the community and unmask the killer.
 Murder at the Lighthouse is the first in a series of Exham-on-Sea Murder Mysteries set at the small English seaside 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.

THE EXHAM-ON-SEA MURDER MYSTERIES:
 1. Murder at the Lighthouse
 2. Murder on the Levels:
 3. Murder on the Tor:
 4. Murder at the Cathedral
 5. Murder at the Bridge
 6. Murder at the Castle
 7. Murder at the Gorge
 8. Murder at the Abbey

Other Books by Frances Evesham in the Ham Hill Murder Mystery series 
 A Village Murder
 A Racing Murder 
 A Harvest Murder

## Here's what readers are saying about the series:

'This is a perfect short, cosy 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.'

Boldwood Books

The Exham-on-Sea Murder Mysteries

Murder At the Lighthouse

Libby's chocolates sell like hot cakes… until people begin to die.
When a group of cyclists, all customers at the bakery in small town Exham-on-Sea, are poisoned, suspicion falls on the shop itself, and Libby’s food.
 In partnership with attractive, blue-eyed Max Ramshore and his huge sheepdog, Bear, Libby Forest sets out to uncover the poisoner and save the bakery.
 But who can she trust when even her deceased husband wasn’t all he seemed?
 If you love murder mysteries, clever animals, cake and chocolate, take a trip to leafy Somerset in the second story in the Exham-on-Sea murder mystery series, as Libby digs deeper into the lives of the close-knit seaside community, with Bear at her side.
 *For lovers of Agatha Christie novels, *Midsomer Murders, pets and cake, the green fields, rolling hills and sandy beaches of England's West Country are a perfect setting for crime, intrigue and mystery.

{::}THE EXHAM-ON-SEA MURDER MYSTERIES:**
 1. Murder at the Lighthouse
 2. Murder on the Levels:
 3. Murder on the Tor:
 4. Murder at the Cathedral
 5. Murder at the Bridge
 6. Murder at the Castle
 7. Murder at the Gorge
 8. Murder at the Abbey

Other Books by Frances Evesham in the Ham Hill Murder Mystery series 
 A Village Murder
 A Racing Murder 
 A Harvest Murder

## Here's what readers are saying about the series:

'This is a perfect short, cosy mystery.'

'It makes you wonder if English country villages are safe places to live. But I certainly would given half a chance.'

'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.'

Murder on the Levels

A ruthless killer. An ancient curse. A secret past.
When Libby Forest finds a body early one morning in mist surrounding Glastonbury Tor, she will need all her ingenuity to unscramble the threads of past myths and present secrets to discover the truth.
 Meanwhile, with the help of the enigmatic Max Ramshore, can Libby uncover the whole truth of her husband's death and find peace in her new life?

*For lovers of Agatha Christie novels, *Midsomer Murders, Murder She Wrote, pets and cake, the Exham on Sea Mysteries are cosy crime stories set in a close-knit community at the Somerset seaside.

{::}THE EXHAM-ON-SEA MURDER MYSTERIES:**
 1. Murder at the Lighthouse
 2. Murder on the Levels
 3. Murder on the Tor
 4. Murder at the Cathedral
 5. Murder at the Bridge
 6. Murder at the Castle
 7. Murder at the Gorge
 8. Murder at the Abbey

Other Books by Frances Evesham in the Ham Hill Murder Mystery series 
 A Village Murder
 A Racing Murder 
 A Harvest Murder

## What readers are saying about the series:

'It makes you wonder if English country villages are safe places to live. But I certainly would given half a chance.'

'Exham on 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.'

Murder on the Tor

Could your best friend be a killer?
When a body is discovered in Wells Cathedral Library, Libby Forest’s best friend Angela Miles becomes the prime suspect.
 The last thing Libby needs is another investigation. But with the help of Bear, the beloved Carpathian Sheepdog, and her partner, Max Ramshore, Libby’s determined to uncover the murderer and clear her friend’s name.
 If you love murder mysteries, cosy crime, dogs, craft and chocolate, you'll enjoy this instalment in the fun series of whodunnits set in Exham-on-Sea, a small English seaside town, full of quirky charm and eccentric inhabitants.
 **
 **THE EXHAM-ON-SEA MURDER MYSTERIES:
 1. Murder at the Lighthouse
 2. Murder on the Levels
 3. Murder on the Tor
 4. Murder at the Cathedral
 5. Murder at the Bridge
 6. Murder at the Castle
 7. Murder at the Gorge
 8. Murder at the Abbey

Other Books by Frances Evesham in the Ham Hill Murder Mystery series 
 A Village Murder
 A Racing Murder 
 A Harvest Murder

## Here's what readers are saying about the series:

'This is a perfect short, cosy mystery.'

'It makes you wonder if English country villages are safe places to live. But I certainly would given half a chance.'

'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.'

Murder at the Cathedral

A summer wedding, a stolen heirloom, an eccentric aunt. What could possibly go wrong?
When a suspicious death follows a country wedding, Libby Forest’s instincts tell her there's something deeply amiss in the picturesque villages of Exmoor.
 Alongside her on-off partner Max Ramshore, Libby delves deeper into the mysterious goings-on at Upper Compton as a sinister new acquaintance casts a foreboding shadow over Libby’s investigations. As people begin to disappear, it’s a race against time to uncover the Exmoor secrets before it’s too late.

For lovers of cosy murder mysteries, Agatha Christie novels, Midsomer Murders, Murder She Wrote, lovable pets, cake and chocolate, the Exham-on-Sea Mysteries are set in a close-knit community at the Somerset seaside, full of colourful local characters. The green fields, rolling hills and sandy beaches of the English West Country provide the perfect setting for crime, intrigue and mystery.

THE EXHAM-ON-SEA MURDER MYSTERIES:
 1. Murder at the Lighthouse
 2. Murder on the Levels
 3. Murder on the Tor
 4. Murder at the Cathedral
 5. Murder at the Bridge
 6. Murder at the Castle
 7. Murder at the Gorge
 8. Murder at the Abbey

Other Books in the Ham Hill Murder Mystery series by Frances Evesham
 A Village Murder
 A Racing Murder 
 A Harvest Murder

## What readers say about the series:

'It makes you wonder if English country villages are safe places to live. But I certainly would given half a chance.'

'Exham on 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.'

Murder at the Bridge

The Brand NEW instalment in the bestselling Exham-on-Sea series.
An unsolved murder echoes down the corridors of Cleeve Abbey for years.
The Exham-on-Sea’s History Society's annual summer picnic comes to an abrupt end when human bones are discovered in Washford River, beside historic Cleeve Abbey. 
 Thrilled to find evidence of a possible centuries-old murder mystery, the members of the society organise a ghost-hunting night in the ruins of Cleeve Abbey, despite amateur sleuth Libby Forest's reservations.
 Libby is a woman of many talents, a baker, chocolatier, even a reluctant sleuth, but she's no fan of the supernatural.and her doubts are justified when a friend is attacked under cover of darkness at the ghost-hunt. 
 Distressed and angry, Libby sets out with her new husband Max and their two dogs Bear and Shipley to uncover the connection between the murder of a sixteenth century monk and a present-day attack in picturesque Somerset.
 With friends and neighbours as suspects, Libby and Max close in on the culprit only to find that others are still in danger. 
 There's no time to lose as the sins of the past threaten lives in the community.

Murder at the Abbey is the eighth in a series of Exham-on-Sea Murder Mysteries from the small English seaside 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.THE EXHAM-ON-SEA MURDER MYSTERIES:
1. Murder at the Lighthouse
2. Murder on the Levels:
3. Murder on the Tor:
4. Murder at the Cathedral
5. Murder at the Bridge
6. Murder at the Castle
7. Murder at the Gorge
8. Murder at the Abbey
Books in the Ham Hill Murder Mystery series by Frances Evesham
 A Village Murder 
 A Racing Murder 
 A Harvest Murder