Tales from Turnham Malpas Books in Order

Young rector Peter Harris arrives in Turnham Malpas expecting parish life, but finds wayward daughters, ambitious shopkeepers, and grieving Suzy Meadows. A village tragedy soon tests both his pastoral calling and his marriage.

Turnham Malpas is alive with talk after Caroline challenges an old country tradition and rumours spread about Peter and newcomer Venetia. As gossip turns cruel, a hidden danger threatens a child.

Change is coming to Turnham Malpas as businessman Craddock Fitch tries to reshape the village. After young Flick Charter-Plackett is injured, a proposed housing development exposes grief, anger, and private motives.

Craddock Fitch plans a grand village show at the Big House, and organiser Louise Bissett seems brilliantly capable. But her private troubles and growing fixation on Peter Harris threaten to overshadow the big day.

New headteacher Kate Pascoe looks like a perfect fit for Turnham Malpas, until strange lights, an impossible dog, and a sudden death unsettle the village. Peter Harris must find the truth before fear takes over.

Jimbo’s mother, Katherine, arrives in Turnham Malpas and quickly sets about organising everyone else’s morals. Her petition against certain villagers causes uproar, leaving Peter Harris to calm tempers before the damage spreads.

Peter Harris’s disappearance leaves Caroline anxious and the village unsteady. A threatened hedgerow, a nervous protest, and a new verger with a dangerous past soon put Turnham Malpas under real strain.

When actor Hugo comes to Turnham Malpas to recover from illness, he soon grows bored and stages a village play. His attraction to Caroline Harris stirs jealousy, scandal, and trouble for several households.

When disgraced former publican Bryn Fields returns during Stocks Day, Turnham Malpas fears he will turn the village into a tourist attraction. Peter and Caroline also face painful questions from their growing twins.

Craddock Fitch invites Turnham Malpas to the Big House, where a supposed business celebration turns into a surprise wedding reception. Soon a school anniversary puts Peter and Caroline Harris in a deeply awkward position.

With Peter Harris away in Africa, Turnham Malpas eyes its modern locum, Anna, with suspicion. Her decision to help a petty thief sparks conflict, while the Women’s Institute rallies around Peter’s mission.

Peter Harris comes home from Africa, only to leave again to keep a promise. In his absence, his family struggles with trauma, and trouble at the village store threatens Turnham Malpas’s fragile calm.

A secretive stranger arrives in Turnham Malpas, and rumours fly that he plans a market on the village green. While Neville plans an anniversary party, Liz questions their marriage, and relationships begin to shift.

Ford and Mercedes Barclay hope to spend their later years in Turnham Malpas, but Ford’s ambitions and hidden past soon draw scrutiny. At the rectory, Alex and Beth face a letter from their birth mother.

Handsome newcomer Harry seems to fit naturally into Turnham Malpas, but he is running from a tragic past. When an obsessive love takes hold, his new peace and carefully guarded secret are both at risk.

After Sir Ralph’s death, newcomer Johnny Templeton inherits the title and fortune, unsettling Turnham Malpas. Then Alice March’s longed-for pregnancy sparks gossip about Johnny, forcing her into a painful choice.

Johnny and Alice Templeton are settling into the Big House, but a troublesome brother and returning ex-convict Ford Barclay stir old doubts. Meanwhile Fran Charter-Plackett faces a future her family cannot quite control.

Reverend Peter Harris uncovers a troubling secret in the rectory loft, and the village rumour mill gets moving. As Greta awaits her long-absent sons and Fran faces old feelings, Turnham Malpas must sort truth from gossip.

Turnham Malpas is unsettled when Caroline Harris’s old flame appears with an offer that could take her to America. Elsewhere, Chris Templeton questions his new wife’s absences, and a bereaved family discovers one secret can change everything.