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Ann Purser

    Ann Purser draws inspiration for her novels about country life from her charming village setting. Before turning to fiction, she explored various careers, including journalism and running an art gallery, where she gained insights into human relationships and stories. Her passion for detective fiction inspired her to create the Lois Meade Mysteries series, with each title reflecting a day of the week. Her diligent studies and engagement with community life provide rich material for her stories, which often resonate with the real experiences and feelings of rural dwellers.

    Mitten im Sommer
    Lois Meade Mysteries: Terror on Tuesday
    Lois Meade Mysteries - 1: Murder on Monday
    Lois Meade Mystery - 3: Weeping on Wednesday
    Sorrow on Sunday
    Pastures New
    • Sorrow on Sunday

      • 272 pages
      • 10 hours of reading

      It may be the day of rest, but Lois Meade finds that not everyone believes in keeping it holy. A rash of strange occurrences in and around Long Farnden has Lois unsettled. Someone's been stealing valuable tack from the equestrian set, and then a local n'er-do-well is killed when a horse bolts in front of his van. With a new employee on her hands who may or may not be trustworthy, Lois hardly knows what to make of the disturbances, but it soon becomes clear that she'd better figure it out post-haste, or she herself may take a nasty tumble.

      Sorrow on Sunday2008
      3.7
    • It's all smiles for the series that sweeps up sales-every day of the week. Working mum and owner of a cleaning business, Lois has just hired on the daughter of the Abrahams, an eccentric, reclusive family. But when strange letters and omens put everyone on edge, Lois wonders if the rumors about the Abrahams are the key to a terrible secret.

      Lois Meade Mystery - 3: Weeping on Wednesday2005
    • Lois Meade Mysteries: Terror on Tuesday

      • 320 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      Working-class mum and housecleaner Lois Meade plies her sleuthing skills once again after discovering a dead body--dressed in a suit of armor--in a chapel.

      Lois Meade Mysteries: Terror on Tuesday2004
    • Lois Meade Mysteries - 1: Murder on Monday

      • 288 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      A devoted wife and mother of three, Lois Meade cleans houses in the quaint village of Long Farnden. When a local spinster is murdered, Lois finds herself poking around her clients' houses for clues. But her quest for the killer will uncover some surprising secrets about this seemingly peaceful village-and put her family in mortal danger.

      Lois Meade Mysteries - 1: Murder on Monday2003
    • Round Ringford ist ein kleines Dorf im Herzen Englands, in dem die Uhren immer noch bemerkenswert langsam ticken. Doch hinter den Kulissen tut sich einiges. Da ist zum Beispiel die Sache mit Peggy Palmer, Round Ringfords Postmeisterin und Inhaberin des Dorfladens. Seit ihr geliebter Mann Frank bei einem Autounfall ums Leben gekommen war, hatte sich in Peggys Leben einiges verändert. Ohne die Hilfe ihres Nachbarn Bill hätte sie sich wohl kaum entschlossen, den Postshop weiterzuführen. Natürlich wird ihr Kontakt zu dem unglücklich Verheirateten im Dorf nicht ohne Misstrauen beäugt. Dann aber wird das allgemeine Interesse ganz plötzlich umgelenkt. Denn das Dorf bekommt einen neuen Reverend ...

      Mitten im Sommer2000
      5.0
    • Als Frank seiner Frau gesteht, daß er arbeitslos wird, sieht Peggy ihre heile Welt aus den Fugen geraten. Doch schon bald beginnen beide neue Pläne zu schmieden: Warum sollten sie eigentlich nicht den Postshop in dem idyllischen Örtchen Round Ringford übernehmen? Gesagt - getan. Auf den ersten Blick ist Round Ringford ein ganz normaler, friedlicher Ort. Bis die ersten unerwarteten Probleme auftauchen.

      An einem Frühlingsmorgen1998
    • Pastures New

      • 320 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      first novel in a series about village life, follows the trial and tribulations of the community as the nearby motorway is extended.

      Pastures New1995
      3.5