Even Bonnie was silenced. Ben laughed uncomfortably, and explained. ‘I’m not saying I want to become an auctioneer – but I want to learn more about things from the past. Just a summer job – okay? Checking provenance, writing catalogue descriptions, that sort of thing. And I can see a few ways your database could be smartened up.’
Christopher sighed. ‘If you do that, either Pattie or Fiona will kill you.’
‘Well, you’re going to be the boss now. You’ll have to tell them not to.’
Simmy went to talk to the pub landlord about her wedding, and Bonnie found herself with Robin on her lap. Christopher’s phone tinkled and he blinked at the screen.
‘It’s Humphrey,’ he said, to the uncomprehending youngsters. ‘He says he’s found a supplier of the ideal stone for our new fireplace, and thinks it’ll work well. He’ll see us on Monday for the final leg of our Big Undertaking.’ He showed Simmy the message when she came back.
‘Great,’ she said. ‘But first I need you to undertake to be my lawful wedded husband.’
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About the Author
Rebecca Tope is the author of three bestselling crime series, set in the stunning Cotswolds, Lake District and West Country. She lives on a smallholding in rural Herefordshire, where she enjoys the silence and plants a lot of trees, but also manages to travel the world and enjoy civilisation from time to time. Most of her varied experiences and activities find their way into her books, sooner or later.
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By Rebecca Tope
The Lake District Mysteries
The Windermere Witness • The Ambleside Alibi
The Coniston Case • The Troutbeck Testimony
The Hawkshead Hostage • The Bowness Bequest
The Staveley Suspect • The Grasmere Grudge
The Patterdale Plot • The Ullswater Undertaking
The Cotswold Mysteries
A Cotswold Killing • A Cotswold Ordeal
Death in the Cotswolds • A Cotswold Mystery
Blood in the Cotswolds • Slaughter in the Cotswolds
Fear in the Cotswolds • A Grave in the Cotswolds
Deception in the Cotswolds • Malice in the Cotswolds
Shadows in the Cotswolds • Trouble in the Cotswolds
Revenge in the Cotswolds • Guilt in the Cotswolds
Peril in the Cotswolds • Crisis in the Cotswolds
Secrets in the Cotswolds • A Cotswold Christmas Mystery
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A Cotswold Casebook
The West Country Mysteries
A Dirty Death • Dark Undertakings
Death of a Friend • Grave Concerns
A Death to Record • The Sting of Death
A Market for Murder
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