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As far as her friends and family knew

after the scandal that sent her packing - resentful teenager in tow - from the London Met to the lonely Kent coastline

This delectably intriguing new series debut from one of the queens of cozy mysteries features a caterer who crafts literary-themed dinner parties-and must ensure that a killer gets their just desserts

needs her widowhood acknowledged through an inheritance

and the arrival of the mysterious Mr Sequence puts Gary in an even worse predicament: soon he might be dead

The willow pattern Lindqvist As far as her friendsJudge Dee has been appointed emergency governor of the plague and drought ridden Imperial City. As his guards help the city fend off a popular uprising, an aristocrat from one of the oldest families in China suffers an 'accident' in a deserted mansion.