Canadian Reader and I have discovered another series by Diana Xarissa, one about the Markham Sisters. We first met the sisters in Aunt Bessie Decides and now they are off on adventures of their own. Recently retired, they have decided (well, mostly) to open a Bed and Breakfast and have purchased a large house for that purpose. They've bought the house through a trust set up by the recently deceased previous owner. Her son is not amused. Will he cause problems? First in the Markham Sisters Cozy Series is The Appleton Case. These are shorter stories, considered novellas and the first four were published together in A Markham Sisters Collection - ABCD. This proved to be ... interesting .... I really intended to read just one book at a time, but it was just so easy to continue immediately on to The Bennett Case ... and that's just what I did! This time unexpected people keep showing up, one claiming he'd already reserved a room  and that it should be honored, even though the B&B really hasn't opened yet. There is a con man on the loose, he recently escaped from jail. Might one of the 'unexpecteds' be the man the police are looking for? And if so, which one? So far no bodies with this series, just some nice mysteries. (Note: You can find the books individually, too).

Kate Sharp works for a small company in Los Angeles that seeks out location sites for movies. The project at the moment is yet another version of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. The problem is, no one has heard from their scout in England. Kate is sent to find out why. Interesting characters and a nice small town feel here, Death in the English Countryside is the first in the Murder on Location series by Sara Rosett.

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