When housekeeper extraordinaire Lois Meade hires Enid Abraham, a young girl from a scandalous family, she becomes swept up in a tide of vicious lies, strange occurrences, and murder. Reprint.

A new series and a new sleuth from Ann Purser-author of the Lois Meade mysteries! Ivy Beasley, the beloved cantankerous spinster from the Lois Meade mysteries, has found a silver lining in her golden years as an amateur sleuth. She t...

Working-class mum and housecleaner Lois Meade plies her sleuthing skills once again after discovering a dead body--dressed in a suit of armor--in a chapel.