Death at Hazel House is the first in the Sukey Reynolds series by Betty Rowlands. It was originally published back in the 1990s as
An Inconsiderate Death. It's free right now at Kindle and Kobo US and Kindle UK...and probably at other e-tailers too.
Kindle US:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PP376JW
Kobo US:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/death-at-hazel-house
Kindle UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07PP376JW
Spoiler:
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Meet Sukey: talented gardener, fabulous photographer… amateur detective?
Sukey Reynolds is loving life in her gorgeous house in the countryside, spending her days trimming the tulips and making fabulous feasts. She has a steady job at the local police station as a photographer, she only wishes she’d made it as a fully-fledged detective when she was younger…
But when Sukey is asked to photograph an unusual break-in at the stunning Hazel House, she finds herself thrown into the midst of a bewildering mystery. The body of a beautiful woman has been found in the house, and the precious family safe has been emptied…
Perhaps handsome Hazel House is not as heavenly as it once seemed?
When a pair of beautiful gold earrings from Hazel House turn up in suspicious hands, Sukey is sure that the police have got the wrong end of the stick about this case, and she decides to snoop around the people who knew the dead woman. But who is the rotten apple? Could it be the timid tradesman, the fickle fitness coach or perhaps the hapless husband?
Despite her sleuthing, Sukey is no closer to catching the culprit, until she goes to photograph another house, where someone is secretly watching her. But who is going to listen to her theories, when she’s only a police photographer? Does Sukey have what it takes to crack this curious case by herself?
If you love murder mysteries by Agatha Christie, Faith Martin or Joy Ellis, then this unputdownable novel from the bestselling queen of cozy crime will have you hooked!
This book was previously published as An Inconsiderate Death.
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