<b>A new series and a new sleuth from Ann Purser-author of the Lois Meade mysteries!</b><br><br> Ivy Beasley, the beloved cantankerous spinster from the Lois Meade mysteries, has found a silver lining in her golden years as an amateur sleuth. <br><br> She teams up with Gus, a mysterious newcomer to the small English village of Barrington who can''t resist a little excitement even as he strives to keep his past a secret, and her own cousin, a widow with time on her hands and money in her purse. Together they''re determined to solve the murder of Gus''s elderly neighbor.