Markham Sisters Books in Order

Janet and Joan Markham buy a Derbyshire bed and breakfast, but their new home brings unanswered questions. Janet investigates the former owner's death, an unhappy heir's determination to enter the house, and reports of ghosts.

As Joan prepares their bed and breakfast for guests, Janet distrusts a charming unexpected visitor. News of an escaped criminal and several unfamiliar men in the village gives her plenty of reasons to begin investigating.

Shopping for guest-room paintings leaves Janet Markham suspicious of antique dealer William Chalmers. When his friends stay at Doveby House and become friendly with another visiting couple, she wonders what business is happening behind his shop.

Janet discovers a hidden panel and a mysterious key at Doveby House while Joan grows close to neighbor Michael Donaldson. Trouble at the local pharmacy puts Michael under suspicion, prompting both sisters to investigate despite visiting guests.

Counterfeit banknotes circulate through Doveby Dale as Janet and Joan welcome their last guests before Christmas. Two unusual couples, an antique dealer's new companion, and discoveries in the library give Janet several mysteries to explore.

A series of village burglaries worries Janet and Joan as they reopen Doveby House after Christmas. A visiting couple and an older woman sent by Edward Bennett attract Janet's curiosity while the break-ins move closer to home.

Janet joins the local ladies' club, where a proposal to admit men sparks disagreement. A retired investment banker's interest in members' finances makes her fear a scam, even as guests and carriage-house discoveries demand attention.

Edward Bennett returns to Doveby House, pleasing Janet despite uncertainty about his secretive work. When a village fire proves to be arson, the pair begin investigating together, while Joan disapproves and Janet questions Edward's motives.

A guest's rejected credit card draws Janet's attention to similar incidents around Doveby Dale. While visitors keep the sisters busy, letters and poetry discovered in their carriage house introduce another mystery involving former resident Alberta Montgomery.

Janet and Joan offer Doveby House for a charity fundraising committee's meeting. Its mix of outsiders and local figures raises suspicions, while Janet hopes the village historian will finally answer questions about former resident Alberta Montgomery.

Antique dealer William Chalmers receives anonymous letters demanding he leave Doveby Dale just as his former wife books a stay nearby. Janet investigates possible motives among his associates while managing difficult visitors at the bed and breakfast.

Janet's neighbor suspects someone is growing plants for illegal drug production in Doveby Dale. Their visit to Martin Lawley's farm raises further questions, leaving Janet to investigate his stepson's activities while handling troublesome bed-and-breakfast guests.

After a driver hits their car and refuses to provide details, Janet and Joan notice two peculiar guests at Doveby House. Further accidents involving those visitors make Janet suspect a connection beyond ordinary bad luck.

During a busy Derbyshire summer, Janet and Joan welcome unusually pleasant guests to Doveby House. When small objects vanish from the antique shop and other village locations, the sisters begin questioning their visitors' apparently respectable behavior.

Janet hopes a visit from Bessie Cubbon and Doona Moore will help her locate elusive Gretchen Falkirk. Instead, the friends become involved in a missing-person investigation that threatens to interrupt their planned sightseeing around Derbyshire.

Helping William Chalmers interview potential antique-shop employees gives Janet a change from running Doveby House. A brick through his window makes her suspect one of the applicants, while further vandalism and quarrelling guests complicate matters.

A distant cousin interrupts the Markham sisters' Christmas break with news of a newer will that could overturn their inheritance. His solicitor proposes an expensive settlement, leaving Janet and Joan to question both the document and their visitor.

Edward Bennett arrives at Doveby House with a guest and asks Janet to pretend they have never met. When his companion resembles a wanted man and valuable objects disappear from nearby homes, Janet's trust is tested.

A local waitress receives anonymous flowers accompanied by increasingly threatening cards. Janet and Joan Markham offer her refuge at their bed and breakfast while helping Constable Robert Parsons identify the sender before Valentine’s Day.

Janet and Joan tour wedding venues and discover hostile graffiti at more than one location. With former spouses and business partners blaming one another, the sisters help Constable Robert Parsons investigate the vandalism while continuing their event planning.

Edward Bennett’s visit to Doveby House takes a turn when he spots a forged painting in the local antique shop. He and Janet help the police trace its origins, leaving little time for the reunion they had planned.

Janet repeatedly encounters unfamiliar men around Doveby Dale, then learns that they have suffered drug overdoses. Suspecting a local dealer, she helps Constable Robert Parsons investigate newcomers while Joan remains occupied with wedding preparations.

As Joan’s wedding approaches, money disappears from local event venues. Janet and Edward join the investigation, questioning party staff and working undercover at a wedding in hopes of identifying the thief before Joan’s celebration.

While Joan is away, Janet’s quiet stay at Doveby House is interrupted by a fire across the road. Once police establish arson, she investigates her neighbors’ troubled lives while pursuing another mystery about her own home’s former resident.

Fire damage brings two male neighbors into Doveby House, unsettling Janet's familiar household routines. Break-ins at a builders' storage shed and the sisters' carriage house draw her into another investigation, alongside a waitress's unexplained behavior.

Clearing Doveby House's carriage house for conversion into a guest room uncovers a skeleton. As an inspector takes charge, Janet and the newly arriving Edward Bennett investigate the victim's identity and how the remains came to be hidden.