A Body at Lavender Cottage

<p><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Nurse Kate Palmer is Cornwall's answer to Miss Marple! But when a body turns up in her own garden can Kate solve the crime? Or is the murder a bit too close to home?</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> </span></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Kate Palmer</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> is stunned when she wakes up one morning to discover the body of a man in the beautiful garden of Lavender Cottage. She's spent the last few years renovating her cozy clifftop cottage with its gorgeous views of the sparkling Cornish sea. And a death right under her nose is more than a little unsettling...</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>When </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Woody Forrest</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> Kate's new husband and the village's retired detective inspector takes a closer look he realises the victim is none other than </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Frank Ford</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> - Woody's old nemesis. Now Frank is lying dead amongst the daisies... strangled with Woody's blue police tie.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Kate is certain the man she loves is not a murderer and is determined to prove his innocence. But who would want to kill Frank and frame Woody? As Kate investigates Frank's family seem to be the obvious suspects. </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Could it be Jason Ford the youngest son who has an odd obsession with birdwatching? Sid Kinsella the angry father-in-law? Or Sharon Mason the troublesome daughter?</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>When another member of the Ford family bites the dust while Woody is tending his allotment it's clear the killer is determined to bury Woody's reputation. But when a chance conversation on Bluebell Road provides Kate with a clue she must find a woman named Rose who could hold the answers Kate needs</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Kate needs to dig up the truth - and fast! - before poor Woody is thrown behind bars. Can she solve the case and save her husband before it's too late?</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>If you love murder mysteries with a brilliant cast of characters twisty plots and plenty of cake <em>A Body at the Tea Rooms</em> will have you hooked until the very last page! Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie Faith Martin and Joy Ellis.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>What readers are saying about the Kate Palmer mysteries:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>'</span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Addictive</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>... </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>fabulous Cornish-set cosy mystery series</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>... brilliantly plotted... full of </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>clever twists and turns and surprises that keep readers guessing</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>... a terrific British cosy mystery I read in a single sitting... </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>top-notch British mystery</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>!' </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Bookish Jottings</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> ?????</span></p>