AMBLESIDE ALIBI

Death shatters the calm of the Lake District. After an eventful year, Persimmon 'Simmy' Brown is trying to put her tragic past behind her, but just when she thinks her life is coming together, it unravels at the seams. With the delivery of a bouquet of flowers to an elderly lady, complete with a mysterious message attached, sinister secrets come creeping into the light. When an old woman is found dead, Simmy is drawn into the centre of a murder investigation as the prime suspect names her as his alibi. While trying to rebuild her own life, she must untangle the murky lives of others and uncover the motive behind the mysterious killing. A fun and easy read with a beautiful backdrop of Ambleside and the brook running through the village. 319 page paperback.