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A strange child follows Ella Bridges home to her new cottage on Linhay Island, drawing her into a murder investigation. With help from an unusual former resident, she follows clues into the heart of 1930s London.

Ella Bridges investigates the ghost occupying a secret room in her cottage and finds connections to nearby Arundel Hall. A dinner invitation leads to a fresh murder, leaving her to untangle mysteries a century apart.

When the vicar dies at a May Day fete, Ella Bridges suspects murder but struggles to find evidence. Personal upheaval distracts her as she works with Scotland Yard's Sergeant Baxter to identify the killer.

Mobile librarian Penny Finch suspects foul play when a villager dies during the Christmas dinner dance. With her rescue puppy Fischer, she looks beneath the community's festive surface for clues the investigating police may have missed.

Ella Bridges rushes to the French Riviera after her mother warns that she faces arrest. A disappearance turns into murder, forcing Ella to investigate in unfamiliar surroundings without knowing the language or whom she can trust.

A respected villager's death in the duck pond initially appears accidental, until Penny Finch receives a letter written before the tragedy. Evidence of an incident fifty years earlier prompts her to reconsider the apparent explanation.

Ella Bridges finds an abandoned baby in Kensington Palace Gardens and helps reunite him with his parents. A body discovered the following day draws her into a murder investigation involving secret tunnels, codes, and international danger.

Lilly Tweed agrees to cater a wedding, hoping to expand her tea shop's business, but family conflicts end in murder. With plentiful motives and scarce clues, she must penetrate the relatives' united silence to uncover the truth.

Tea shop owner Lilly Tweed gives a demonstration at an exclusive book club, where a wealthy heiress is found dead. Asked to assist the investigation, she discovers rivalry and deception beneath the members' respectable appearances.

Plumpton Mallet's Christmas market brings an unwelcome visitor and a body outside Lilly Tweed's tea shop. When one of her employees is arrested, Lilly sets out to prove their innocence despite the uncomfortable possibilities that emerge.

After a local business owner dies in bizarre circumstances, Penny Finch worries that the police are following the wrong lead. A celebrity's confession seems decisive, but her rescue dog Fischer keeps uncovering reasons to investigate further.

Former advice columnist Lilly Tweed opens a tea shop in Plumpton Mallet, but a woman's death interrupts her new beginning. A letter containing Lilly's advice is found with the body, pulling her into the investigation.

Lilly Tweed visits a seaside guesthouse for friends' wedding anniversary, hoping for a restful break. A storm cuts power and blocks the access road, then a body reveals that the stranded guests include a murderer.

Lilly Tweed and Archie board a steam train for their first official date, sharing the journey with writers. A body discovered on the return trip imitates a famous crime novel and turns the outing into an investigation.

Lilly Tweed and Abigail cater a teenager's party at a rowing club, where a former Olympic swimmer's body washes ashore. Helping Detective Phillips, Lilly uncovers hidden trouble in Plumpton Mallet and a threat to another life.

Penny Finch protests an annual grouse shoot with her dog Fischer, but rising tensions and a smoke bomb interrupt the gathering. When Fischer discovers a body, Penny investigates competing motives before the accusation destroys a young person’s life.

At a fair celebrating the Queen’s birthday, Penny Finch’s dog escapes the show and discovers a body. With no one apparently near the victim when he died, Penny must solve an improbable crime before another life is lost.

Invited to judge Plumpton Mallet’s amateur art competition, Lilly Tweed encounters fierce rivalries before a body is discovered. When Detective Phillips loses the case and Lilly is arrested, she must find a way to identify the real killer.

Lilly and Abigail cater a council fundraiser during a contentious local election, but the evening ends with a death. Lilly’s investigation exposes grudges and political ambitions as she works toward a dangerous trap for the killer.

Halloween festivities turn grim when Penny Finch and her dog find a friend’s body in the cemetery. Determined to expose the killer, Penny confronts apparently solid alibis and concealed secrets while another innocent person remains at risk.

After witnessing a suspicious death at a railway platform, Ella Bridges follows the clues to an island estate. A storm strands a group of competition winners there, and Ella and Detective Baxter must uncover the killer among them.