A charity knitting project in a remote Cotswold village - what could possibly go wrong? When that village is Wendlebury Barrow, the setting of the popular Sophie Sayers Village Mysteries, anything might happen - such as the only yarnbombing event ever to include a real explosion. Fortunately Sophie Sayers is on hand to create order out of the ensuing smoke-filled chaos and to uncover a few surprises along the way. This gentle, quick read (about 20% the length of a novel) includes favourite characters from the Sophie Sayers Village Mysteries and also introduces a new one - the mysterious Ariel Fey, self-appointed protector of sheep and unlikely adversary of the village knitting fraternity.This first short novella in the new Tales of Wendlebury Barrow series will make you laugh out loud at the antics of this lively village community, touch your heart with poignant matters of friendship, love, and loss,...

When Gemma Lamb takes a job at a quirky English girls' boarding school, she believes she's found the perfect escape route from her controlling boyfriend – until she discovers the rest of the staff are hiding sinister secrets:  Hairnet, the eccentric headmistress who doesn't hold with academic qualificationsOriana Bliss, Head of Maths and master of disguiseJoscelyn Spryke, the suspiciously rugged Head of PEGeography teacher Mavis Brook, surreptitiously selling off the library booksCreepy night watchman Max Security, with his network of hidden tunnelsEven McPhee, the school cat, is leading a double life.Tucked away in the school's beautiful private estate in the Cotswolds, can Gemma stay safe and build a new independent future?With a little help from her new friends, including some worldly-wise pupils, she's going to give it her best shot...

After 30 years in a joyless marriage and a dead-end job, Juliet Morris is resigned to a humdrum life in her quiet corner of the Cotswolds, until a chance encounter at a dental appointment reminds her of what might have been. Craving an afternoon alone to think, Juliet accepts the offer of an unusual loan car whose satnav seems to have a mind of its own. Following its directions, she begins a remarkable journey of second chances and fresh hopes, leading to surprising destinations. A delightful and original romantic comedy, full of Debbie Young's renowned humour and optimism, with a touch of magical realism. By the author of the Sophie Sayers Village Mysteries and the Staffroom at St Bride's series of school stories for grown-ups. For books in both series, Debbie Young has been shortlisted for the Selfies Award for Best Independently Published Fiction in the UK. (2020 for Secrets at St...

For anyone who loved St Trinian's – old or new – or loves a cozy mystery on a grand estate filled with rather 'interesting' characters.Gemma Lamb is ready for an uneventful term at St Bride's, she's had enough of dastardly deeds and sinister strangers.However, she's barely back at school before: Unlucky in love Oriana is sneaking around at odd hours Handsome Joe is keeping secrets Militant Mavis feels a scandal is brewing It's all a bit much, so when a stranger appears, Gemma thinks she's had enough. But this stranger isn't so sinister, instead he looks rather too familiar. If Gemma can't get him away from the school the whispers and scandal his presence could unleash may just close St Bride's doors for good.Gemma's joined forces with her colleagues to save the school in the past, but this time she's going to have to do it on her own . . .

'A witty insight into village life and a most unusual murder that kept me enthralled!' Bestselling author E.V. Hunter.Sophie and Hector are heading to the Highlands.For Sophie it's a trip home and for Hector it's time to meet Sophie's parents... Though their trip has village tongues wagging about a stop at Scotland's notorious elopement spot, Gretna Green.No matter what, it'll make a nice break from the murder and mayhem that has been plaguing their beautiful Cotswolds village. But Sophie and Hector are barely across the border on the way to Inverness before a sinister encounter leaves them shaken.Then comes a series of mishaps that leave poor Hector a little worse for wear. Is someone after Hector? Why is he certain the attacks are just accidents? Sophie is determined to find out.Starting and finishing at the Hector's House bookshop in Wendlebury Barrow, this adventure is Debbie Young's celebration of Scotland as her second favourite place after...

Sophie Sayers is ready for a glorious summer, but when a dead body is found in the village school's lost property cupboard the summer holidays take an unexpected turn.Even more shocking is when the body goes missing. Without a body, the police refuse to investigate. That's just not good enough.Sophie is determined to get to the bottom of the mystery. She needs to find out who has died and nab the culprit if she's going to save the village school from the threat of closure.Perfect for fans of Agatha Raisin and Hamish MacBeth.