A Devon Night's Death

In the Dartmoor town of Ashburton, reluctant antique shop owner and accidental amateur sleuth, Juno Browne, has cash-flow problems. So, when the mild and gentlemanly bookbinder, Frank Tinkler, rents a room above the shop, he seems like the answer to a prayer.

At home, Juno accidentally disturbs intruders and shortly afterwards, one of them falls to his death from a viaduct. Was it accident, suicide or murder? When Juno recognises his accomplice as Frank's nephew, Scott, she decides to investigate .

Death Comes To Dartmoor 

Returning from a brief holiday, Juno Browne is relieved to find that no one has been murdered in the picturesque Dartmoor town of Ashburton while she was away. Though uncharitable friends suggest that the quiet was simply due to her absence. Just as she's settling back into her routine at the antiques shop and as domestic helper and dog walker, the brutal killing of local journalist Sandy Thomas shocks the town and Juno is swept up into a fresh murder inquiry. 

What was Sandy really investigating on the night she was killed? With a spate of dog kidnappings to contend with as well, the Devon countryside never felt less tranquil, and inevitably Juno's amateur sleuthing skills will be called upon once again .

A Devon Midwinter Murder 

As amateur sleuth Juno Browne's Sunday dawns chilly and bright in the delightful Devon town of Ashburton, a murder is brewing. Juno is in the wrong place at the wrong time when she discovers the body of Bob the Blacksmith, his dead hands clutching a sprig of elder. 

Juno begins to see links with previous 'accidental' deaths, although her way through the cloud of suspicion is further obscured by those who insist on links to ancient folklore. Determined to take the evidence with a generous pinch of salt, she navigates pagan ceremonies and astrological connections that turn up yet more bodies on a deadly path to the truth.

How To Get Murdered In Devon

When Juno Browne buys a second-hand car for her lover, Daniel Thorncroft, the last thing she expects to find is a dead man in the boot. As police hunt for answers and the missing seller, Amber Horrell, Juno's curiosity pulls her into the mystery. In this quiet corner of Devon, Amber's family are notorious, with an unsolved murder and a vanished red diamond in their past, and a decidedly shady antiques business in their present. 

When a second body surfaces, Juno's amateur sleuthing turns dangerous, blurring reality and fiction, and revealing a far more tangled crime than anyone imagined.. 

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