Scandal at Six (Lois Meade Series #13)

by Ann Purser

Overview

Lois Meade has scrubbed her way through the homes in Long Farnden, and she’s not afraid of dusting cobwebs and killing a few bugs. But in her role as amateur sleuth, she’s learning to beware of snakes in the grass . . .
 
Spring has arrived in Long Farnden and with it, a mysterious infestation. Lois Meade’s daughter has found her village store overrun by insects and reptiles. As Lois looks into the invasion, her investigation leads her to Robert Pettison, a seemingly unhinged zookeeper, and his nephew. The two of them are knee-deep in illegal trade, and they don’t take kindly to Lois poking her nose into their business.
 
Lois enlists the help of her faithful cleaner Dot Nimmo and police inspector Hunter Cowgill to discover more about Pettison and a suspicious death at the zoo. And death is in store for more people if Lois doesn’t put the killer behind bars soon . . .

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781101589823
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	12/03/2013
Series:	Lois Meade Series , #13
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	352
Sales rank:	514,595
File size:	1 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Ann Purser is the national bestselling author of the Lois Meade Mysteries (Found Guilty at Five, Foul Play at Four, Threats at Three) and the Ivy Beasley Mysteries (The Measby Murder Enquiry, The Hangman's Row Enquiry).

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

Praise for the Lois Meade Mysteries

“A working-class Miss Marple . . . The entire series [is] a treat.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch
 
“A refreshingly working-class heroine.”—Publishers Weekly

“As always, the Lois Meade Mysteries exemplify the English-village cozy . . . Readers have grown to love the residents of Long Farnden.”—The Mystery Reader

Editorial Reviews

10/14/2013
At the start of Purser’s slow-moving 13th cozy featuring Lois Meade, owner of the New Brooms cleaning service in the English village of Long Farnden (after 2012’s Found Guilty at Five), a dangerous snake surfaces inside the shop run by Lois’s grown daughter, Josie Vickers. It’s clear early on that Robert Pettison, the reclusive owner of a private zoo outside town, is up to no good—probably the illegal breeding and sale of rare animals. In furtherance of Pettison’s illicit schemes, his nephew, Justin Brookes, seeks to rent the vacant apartment over Josie’s store. From the get-go, Lois recognizes the creepiness of Pettison, who can’t resist staring at her legs at every opportunity, but she still agrees to take him on as a cleaning client. As usual, Det. Chief Insp. Hunter Cowgill, who also admires Lois’s legs, assists in what Lois’s husband calls her “ferritin’.” Readers expecting a puzzling mystery will be disappointed. Agent: Georgia Glover, David Higham Associates (U.K.). (Dec.)

Publishers Weekly

Praise for the Lois Meade Mysteries

“A working-class Miss Marple . . . The entire series [is] a treat.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch
 
“A refreshingly working-class heroine.”—Publishers Weekly

“As always, the Lois Meade Mysteries exemplify the English-village cozy . . . Readers have grown to love the residents of Long Farnden.”—The Mystery Reader

From the Publisher

12/01/2013
Lois feels uneasy about the eccentric zoo owner whose cavalier attitude about his escaped critters is rattling the villagers. Not surprisingly, the house cleaner's instincts are spot-on; this is her 13th case (after Found Guilty at Five).

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