Memory of Water (published in 2006, based on the feature-length opening episode of Series 2) Allison & Busby ISBN 978-0749081270 Longlisted for Crimefest "Audible Sounds of Crime" for Deception in the Cotswolds (read by Caroline Lennon) The Tree of Death (published in 2005, based on the final episode of Series 1) Allison & Busby ISBN 978-0749081409 We then have the story....oh great. The plot was extremely slow, none of the characters really seemed to want to actively do anything regarding the disappearance of their 'friend', there was only one character who did go and search for them (coincidentally my favourite of all the characters just purely because she did something) and contributed to the plot at all. There were talks of a game which didn't really seem to amount to anything. The police were pretty much useless (which I think is highly unlikely given the circumstances but ok). Longlisted for Crimefest "Sounds of Crime longlist – unabridged" for A Grave in the Cotswolds (read by Caroline Lennon) [17]

She founded a small press, Praxis Books, in 1992, which has concentrated almost exclusively on reissuing the works of Sabine Baring-Gould (1834–1924). She has also written and published a definitive biography of Baring-Gould.

I blundered accidentally into writing crime fiction, and stillwonder how it happened. It could just as easily have been historical, or sagas or even non-fiction. Indeed, I am currently trying my hand at two of those genres, as a change of pace. And I have large plans for a series of memoirs. I travel whenever possible, with France and Greece firm favourites. Plus America, Australia, Argentina...places with wide open roads and easy driving. Lastly the language and writing was strangely simplistic, like it was aimed at children although it clearly isn’t. Occasionally it describes things like a science fiction novel describes technology that doesn’t really exist so it needs explaining; “Simmy took her mobile phone out of her bag and switched it on. There were two text messages…” She currently writes two distinct crime series - set in the Cotswolds, and the Lake District. She also has historicasl fiction available as ebooks only. Most of the book consists either of Simmy & Chris having repetitive discussions about their future, Simmy driving around the Lake District on random errands or Simmy, Ben & Bonnie having equally repetitive discussions about the murder. Throughout, Simmy remains smugly self-absorbed and self-congratulatory, while being critical of everyone else.

Simmy delivers a bouquet to an old lady in Ambleside, and is once again dragged into a murky situation that is dangerous and bewildering. DI Moxon, local police detective, finds himself as concerned for Simmy's safety as he is to find the killer. Someone mentioned about Simmy's deceased baby Edith being mentioned constantly. I guess that these books cover a period of about 10 months, so it would be understandable to mention it at the most once in each book.

Publication Order of Den Cooper Books

Rebecca grew up on farms in the 1950s and 60s, and then went to Swansea University, where she did a BA in English and Philosophy. She had poems and short stories published in small magazines from that time on, but it was only after marrying, producing four children and working at a succession of part-time jobs that she got published with her first crime novel, A DIRTY DEATH. This book is based on childhood memories of farming life. The thrill of publication was slightly marred by the fact that the cow on the cover was a Friesian and not a Jersey. Rebecca still worries that people think she can't tell the difference... Oh dear... I first encountered Rebecca Tope's writing in her Cotswold series, but stopped reading those books after becoming too enraged by her main character's selfish and childish behaviour. When I tried reading the Ambleside Alibi, I was pleasantly surprised, and have enjoyed every book since, although I did feel that in the last book, The Staveley Suspect, the series was starting to go downhill. But The Grasmere Grudge is terrible! The series is of the cozy mysteries genre, and is not to be mistaken for the series of novels that Martin Edwards has written with the same name.

Some found the book to be a little drawn out, making the ending come a lot later than they thought it should. Some found the book to have a shallow story and dull characters. Some felt that the book features characters with odd names to try to stand out, as nothing else that Tope writes about does stand out. It all just sort of fades away almost minutes after they are done reading it. They also found some of the events to not be very realistic either. Rebecca Tope is a British author who writes mainly in the Mystery and Thriller genres. She has written four successful murder mystery series’ and also some ghost stories. Rebecca is known is known to have penned down a few famous fictional characters such as Den Cooper, a Devon police detective, Thea Osborne, a house sitter in Cotswold, Drew Slocombe, former nurse, etc. She is also a journalist by profession. Rebecca Tope was born on January 1, 1948 in the Midlands and was raised in Chesire. Later, she moved to Devon along with her family full of farmers by profession. She had some extreme experiences during her farming days, which inspired her to write her first novel titled ‘A Dirty Death’. In this novel, she has very well depicted the cruelty, the frustration of idyllic summer days, harvesting teamwork, delights of staying among young animals and death based on her experiences. I have four children and fivegrandchildren. Coming from large famiies on both sides, I have relatives everywhere, and have been enjoying reading old letters and diaries, family trees and memoirs, prompted by the acqusition of a mass of material when my mother died. This was a cosy mystery perfectly fine to get out of the library and while away the commute, and I quite enjoyed it. Three novelisations of Rosemary and Thyme, credited to ITV series creator Brian Eastman, which were published in Britain by Allison and Busby and in Australia by Hardie Grant Books:Quite a bit of this book is told from Bonnie's POV which is a bit jarring, but certainly a way of getting to see the younger characters interact and what their feelings and attitudes are concerning Simmy. There was a bit of a discrepency relating to DI Nolan Moxon.... In a previous book, Simmy learns that Moxon is married to Sue and actually has two sons. This book, Simmy doesn't know whether Moxon has any children or not..... Thetop of the listto come up says 'currently unavailable' which refers to the cancelled Sharpe Books version.

Longlisted for Crimefest (International Crime Fiction Convention) "Sounds of Crime (unabridged)" for Blood in the Cotswolds (read by Caroline Lennon) [15] Rebecca Tope was born on 2 October 1948, in Worcestershire, and has lived in many parts of England since then. She has nearly 40 crime novels in print, published by Allison & Busby. Her two main series are set in the Cotswolds and the Lake District, both featuring amateur female detectives. Fiction Review: Sting of Death by Rebecca Tope, Author Minotaur Books…". Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Longlisted for Crimefest "Sounds of Crime longlist – unabridged" for Slaughter in the Cotswolds (read by Caroline Lennon) [16] I started this book expecting a good cosy. The name of the main character , Persimmon, is a turnoff. No wonder she shortened it to Simmy. And nothing about book , not the characters, the setting which is not portrayed clearly, or the plot really engaged me. It all felt rather ho hum and when the culprit is revealed it still felt that way.Valentine's Day proves to be overwhelming for several reasons. Simmy's workload is suddenly all-consuming, with some disconcerting reactions to the flowers she delivers. An old friend turns up, bringing confusion with her, just as a murder victim is discovered in Coniston. Some readers liked this book its narration, Ben’s character (finding him to be the best character in the book), and Melanie (who starts out not being very likable, but gets more likable throughout the book). Some fans liked the strength of the secondary characters; some of which (including Persimmon’s parents) can be eccentric. Fans of the book enjoyed the way the author was able to put together a puzzling mystery, the way the author is able to show how difficult it is to own a flower shop (without it overwhelming the whole novel), and a strong cast of characters. They wondered what would happen between Simmy and the policeman that serves as her love interest in the book in future entries in the book.