Retired Teacher Mysteries – Books 1–3 Collection: A Spoonful of Murder, A Pen Dipped in Poison & A Clock Stopped Dead - By J.M. Hall - Paperback

Meet Liz, Pat and Thelma, three retired schoolteachers who discover that retirement leaves plenty of time for an amateur murder investigation. This charming 3-book cosy crime collection by J.M. Hall follows the unlikely sleuthing trio through suspicious deaths, hidden secrets, missing clues, and mysteries that prove impossible to ignore. All of our books are brand new.

Titles in This Set / Includes

Includes: A Spoonful of Murder • A Pen Dipped in Poison • A Clock Stopped Dead

About the Collection

In A Spoonful of Murder, Liz, Thelma and Pat regularly meet for coffee and cake at the Thirsk Garden Centre café. When their former colleague Topsy is found dead, the three friends become convinced that there is more to the death than first appears and begin investigating themselves.

• A Pen Dipped in Poison* brings the trio another mystery when anonymous letters begin exposing people's deepest secrets. As friendships, marriages and careers are threatened, Liz, Pat and Thelma set out to discover who is behind the poison-pen campaign.

In A Clock Stopped Dead, the retired teachers become involved in another unusual case after their friend reports a disturbing experience involving a mysterious charity shop that subsequently disappears. Their curiosity once again draws them into an investigation.

Together, the three novels combine cosy crime, amateur sleuthing, friendship, humour, village and community life, and traditional murder-mystery storytelling.

Why This Set Works

The collection is ideal for readers who enjoy warm, character-driven mysteries with an amateur-detective focus. Liz, Pat and Thelma bring friendship and humour to investigations involving suspicious deaths, secrets and unexpected twists.

Perfect For

Perfect for: cosy crime readers • amateur sleuth mysteries • British mystery fiction • women sleuths • traditional whodunnits • humorous crime fiction • J.M. Hall fans • fans of The Thursday Murder Club • mystery book clubs • home libraries • gifts for crime-fiction readers

Product Details

Author • J.M. Hall • Series • Retired Teacher Mysteries / Liz, Pat and Thelma • Books in Set • 3 • Series Books • Books 1–3 • Titles Included • A Spoonful of Murder • A Pen Dipped in Poison • A Clock Stopped Dead • Format • Paperback • Publisher • HarperCollins UK Ltd • ISBN • 9780509774886 • SKU • LWP12855 • Genre • Cosy Crime • Mystery • Amateur Sleuth • Crime Fiction • Language • English • Series Status • Ongoing series