Come for comfort.
Stay for the murder.

Her cat overheard a possible murderer. Try explaining that to the police.

Alice Hartley wanted a life beyond the nine-to-five. Inheriting a second-hand bookshop in a misty Northumberland village seemed a promising start.

Then she finds a body on her doorstep. The day before, she argued with the dead man in front of half the village.

Now the police want answers, and her best witness is demanding haddock.

Captain is a weather-beaten harbour cat with a sharp tongue and very little patience for human nonsense. Only Alice can hear him—and he has plenty to say.

Then someone breaks into her home.

Bramblewick suddenly feels less like a fresh start and more like a village with something to hide.

In a village where everyone knows everyone, how do you spot the person getting away with murder?

A cosy paranormal mystery novella with dry humour, a seaside bookshop and a cat who considers tact somebody else’s problem.

The first book in The Bramblewick Bookshop Mysteries.