The return of Rona ParishRona Parish is ready to embark on a new assignment. She is to write a series of articles for the 600th anniversary of the local market town of Buckford, looking at its churches, schools and celebrated inhabitants. But her first encounter with the elderly Edna Rosebury raises unresolved questions about a recent tragic murder and Rona's investigative antennae are instantly on the alert . . .From BooklistFreelance journalist Rona Parish is writing a series of articles on the quaint English village of Buckford, which will soon celebrate its 800th anniversary. She figures that, rather than reviewing Buckford's history, she'll try the quirkier approach of looking at unusual characters who have lived in the village. To get a flavor of the village, Rona takes a room with local resident Nuala Banks and is soon caught up in interviews and the ins and outs of local life. Nuala is quick to introduce Rona to her aunt--and local eccentric--Miss Edna Rosebury, who is a bit gaga but is sharp enough to confide that she knows more than she's telling about the death of a four-year-old girl years earlier. When a stranger attacks Rona, and Edna is found dead, Rona begins to look for the dark secrets lurking behind Buckford's pleasant facade. Clever plotting, appealing characters, and a dash of suspense make Fraser's latest a fine choice for fans of the traditional British village mystry. Emily MeltonCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reservedAbout the AuthorFraser announced at the age of five that she wanted to be an author.

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Anthea Fraser

Canongate Books

Lightning Source Inc. (Tier 1), New York, 2004

United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom

Rona Parish, 2, New York, 2004

Sutton, 2004

May 2004

Meet Rona Parish, a talented biographer who has a skill for writing about the past and encountering danger along the way, and her adorable golden retriever, Gus.Rona Parish pieces together the history of a charming English town for a series of articles, but soon finds herself trying to solve a deadly puzzle.The genteel town of Buckford is about to celebrate its nine-hundredth anniversary, and biographer Rona Parish is planning a series of articles for Chiltern Life magazine to coincide with the festivities.Dark secrets lurk beneath the surface of this picturesque town...Rona hopes to find people that are a little out of the ordinary to focus on for her project. But when she starts to explore the town and interview its residents, she quickly discovers that Buckford is anything but ordinary. Dark secrets are lurking under its tranquil exterior, including a past tragedy that continues to haunt the present, and her project soon takes a chilling twist.Rona is thrown into danger when she delves into a shocking event from the past.Can she put the jigsaw of clues together to reveal the truth about the past before disaster strikes again?A page-turning cosy mystery set in the fictional English market town of Marsborough in the stunning Chiltern Hills.Fans of M.C. Beaton, Richard Osman, Reverend Richard Coles, G.M. Malliet, Margery Allingham, Betty Rowlands and Faith Martin will love this series.READERS ADORE RONA PARISH:'If you like crime and mystery novels with well-drawn characters and backgrounds and interesting plots then try this series''I love this book series''Another lovely story in this series''Excellent''Clever plotting, appealing characters, and a dash of suspense make Fraser's latest a fine choice for fans of the traditional British village mystery'Booklist'British psychological suspense at its best'Library JournalThe Rona Parish mysteries1. Brought to Book 2. Jigsaw3. Person or Persons Unknown4. A Family Concern5. Rogue in Porcelain6. Next Door to Murder7. Unfinished Portrait8. A Question of Identity9. Justice Postponed10. Retribution

Hired to write a series of articles on the market town of Buckford, Rona Parish lodges with a young divorcee. The divorcee's aunt, the elderly Edna Rosebury, raises unresolved questions about a recent tragic murder and Rona's investigative antennae are instantly on the alert.

Biographer Rona Parish goes to Buckford to interview townspeople for an 800th anniversary celebration of the town. When she begins interviewing the aunt of the divorcee with whom she's staying, she learns of a recent tragic murder in the town

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