Lake District Mysteries 6 Book Set by Rebecca Tope Staveley Suspect, Bowness Bequest, Threlkeld Theory, Grasmere Grudge & more

Lake District Mysteries is a six-book set by Rebecca Tope, following florist Persimmon ‘Simmy’ Brown as she becomes drawn into a series of investigations across the Lake District. Alongside the demands of work and family life, Simmy repeatedly finds herself close to events that turn unsettling, with friends and relatives pulled into the uncertainty.

Across the collection, cases range from accusations within families to deaths that disrupt weddings, auctions and quiet villages. As relationships are tested and secrets surface, Simmy’s involvement deepens, placing her in the middle of enquiries where motives are unclear and suspicion spreads quickly.

Included titles

• Staveley Suspect
• Bowness Bequest
• Threlkeld Theory
• Grasmere Grudge
• Borrowdale Body
• Windermere Witness

Key details

• Six-book set
• Author: Rebecca Tope
• Series: Lake District Mysteries
• Central character: Persimmon ‘Simmy’ Brown

Synopses

Staveley Suspect

Simmy Brown is balancing her florist business, her father’s failing health and the strain of a long-term relationship with Christopher, as Mother’s Day approaches. After taking an order for a retirement party in Staveley, she is drawn into an investigation when a daughter accuses her own mother of murder. As Simmy, Ben and Bonnie take different sides, she must set aside her personal worries to uncover the truth.

Bowness Bequest

Winter in Windermere brings the death of Frances Henderson, a close friend of Simmy’s mother. Simmy is unsettled to learn she has been left something in Frances’s will, and matters escalate when Frances’s husband is violently murdered at home. The case forces Simmy to confront troubling secrets within a family she has known all her life.

Threlkeld Theory

On a July morning in Threlkeld, Simmy Brown and Christopher Henderson celebrate their wedding day. After most guests have left, a severely injured young man is found nearby. With police resources stretched and speculation growing, questions mount over whether it was an accident or something more sinister.

Grasmere Grudge

Back from holiday, Simmy’s plans for the future are disrupted when her fiancé discovers the body of his friend, antique dealer Jonathan Woolley, strangled in a house in Grasmere. With Ben and Bonnie’s help, Simmy uncovers historical grudges and a widening list of possible motives. As Chris’s behaviour becomes increasingly evasive, Simmy begins to question what he may be hiding.

Borrowdale Body

As an auction at High Gates House in Borrowdale approaches, Christopher Henderson meets Jennifer Reade, who expects to receive the proceeds of the clearance sale. After she finds a dead man in the cellar, she pressures Christopher to stay silent until the auction is over. When police halt the sale with news of murder, Simmy applies herself to the mystery while facing a determined killer.

Windermere Witness

After a personal tragedy, Simmy moves to the Lake District to be closer to her parents and focuses on her work as a florist. At the wedding of a millionaire’s daughter, the bride’s brother is found murdered in the lake, and Simmy is among the last to speak to him alive. As she becomes a key witness, she is drawn into a tense investigation involving secretive relatives and a group of intimidating bachelor friends.