Synopses & Reviews
Beloved childrens author Beatrix Potter, wearing the hat of amateur sleuth, returns in this delightful series with legsand tails.(Publishers Weekly) Near Sawrey, the seat of Miss Potters country home, is abuzzMr. Wickstead has died under a tree limb. The villagers are certain that his death had to do with a treasure he dug up last spring. But why was he in the wood on a frigid night? And what of the claw marks on the limb? And what was that treasure? As per usual, the towns animals know more than the Big Folk. And only Pickles, Wicksteads fox terrier, knows exactly what happened.
Meanwhile, Miss Potter wonders: can she acknowledge her fondness for Mr. Heelis and remain loyal to the memory of her fiancé? She has no time to muse, what with helping the denizens of Sawrey, human and animaland the little matter of murder.
Synopsis
Beloved children's author Beatrix Potter, wearing the hat of amateur sleuth, returns in this delightful series with legsand tails.("Publishers Weekly"). Near Sawrey, the seat of Miss Potter's country home, is abuzzMr. Wickstead has died under a tree limb. As per usual, the town's animals know more than the Big Folk.
Synopsis
Near Sawrey, the seat of Miss Beatrix Potter?s country home, has been abuzz ever since Mr. Wickstead met his death under a tree limb. Many believe it had to do with a treasure he had dug up. And only Pickles, his dog, knows what happened. Meanwhile, Miss Potter faces dilemmas in her love life and with her parents. But she has no time to muse, what with helping humans and animals alike?and this little matter of murder.
About the Author
Susan Wittig Albert grew up on a farm in Illinois and earned her Ph.D. at the University of California at Berkeley. A former professor of English and a university administrator and vice president, she is the author of the China Bayles Mysteries, the Darling Dahlias Mysteries, and the Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter. Some of her recent titles include Widow's Tears, Cat's Claw, The Darling Dahlias and the Confederate Rose, and The Tale of Castle Cottage. She and her husband, Bill, coauthor a series of Victorian-Edwardian mysteries under the name Robin Paige, which includes such titles as Death at Glamis Castle and Death at Whitechapel.