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Hall\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e follows the unlikely sleuthing trio through suspicious deaths, hidden secrets, missing clues, and mysteries that prove impossible to ignore. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll of our books are brand new.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTitles in This Set \/ Includes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIncludes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Spoonful of Murder\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e • \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Pen Dipped in Poison\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e • \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Clock Stopped Dead\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Collection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Spoonful of Murder\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Clock Stopped Dead\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTogether, the three novels combine \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecosy crime, amateur sleuthing, friendship, humour, village and community life, and traditional murder-mystery storytelling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy This Set Works\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe collection is ideal for readers who enjoy warm, character-driven mysteries with an amateur-detective focus. 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