Village Fetes Can Be Murder: A Saffron Weald Mystery Book 1 (Saffron Weald Mystery Series)

Twin sisters Imogen and Ophelia inherit their mother's cottage, Badger's Hollow, in the village of Saffron Weald, along with the family home. Ophelia is a retired musician; Imogen is a recently widowed mother of two grown children. They arrive in time for the annual village fete and volunteer to help with the tug of war. While retrieving rope from the supply tent, they discover the body of a young visiting journalist. Before the village constable arrives, the sisters examine the scene and find several clues, including a notebook containing detailed notes about villagers—one entry particularly disturbing to them. This discovery prompts them to investigate the murder themselves. Their investigation leads them through a landscape of suspicion, startling revelations, and danger as they pursue the truth about the journalist's death. The sisters must determine whether they can identify the murderer before becoming targets of someone desperate to protect dark secrets.