Storms in the Cotswolds, by Emma Dakin

Storms in the Cotswolds, by Emma Dakin Claire Barclay, tour guide of The British Mystery Book Tours, shepherds her tourists to Cirencester in the heart of the Cotswolds. They take all the rooms at the Queen Bess Hotel in the center of Cirencester and go on forays, visiting the haunts of characters from mystery novels.…

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Shadows in Sussex, by Emma Dakin

Shadows in Sussex, by Emma Dakin Claire Barclay and her band of tourists are full of enthusiasm for her trip to Sussex and Kent. A tragic death of a young man the son of the guest house manager starts the tour. His mother isn’t surprised at his death as she expected he had taken contaminated…

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Perils in Yorkshire, by Emma Dakin

Perils in Yorkshire, by Emma Dakin Claire Barclay’s tourists are exploring the cobbled streets of York. Her American ladies from Tucson, the couple from Bristol and the couple from London appear fascinated by Claire’s explanations of the unique architecture. All except Phillip, a younger, single man who disappears — again. Claire spots him entering the…

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Crime in Cornwall, by Emma Dakin

Crime in Cornwall, by Emma Dakin Claire Barclay is enthusiastic about her British Mystery Book Tour business. She enjoys taking her guests, usually from America, to the settings of mystery novels where bodies are long dead. Her neighbor’s plea for help to deal with a recently murdered well-known author unsettles her. She leaves the body…

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Hazards in Hampshire by Emma Dakin

Hazards in Hampshire, by Emma Dakin Claire expected her hostess to be boring, not dead. A body in the pavilion is too much reality for tour guide Claire Barclay. Her tourists are intrigued, but Claire finds her position as a suspect highly uncomfortable. Claire Barclay returns to England from her last post in Seattle, finally…

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