A Cotswold's Village—a grieving heroine—two furry sidekicks and a murder to solve.

When tragedy strikes Leta Parker's life, the affluent bankerand closet sleuth chases a lifelong dream to retire in England. Leaving friendsand family in Atlanta, she settles into cozy Astonbury with her talkative dogand cat, Dickens and Christie.

Tooling along in a refurbished London taxi, Leta, Dickens, and Christie explore the countryside. On one of their leisurely walks, Leta stumbles across a scene that awakens her inner Nancy Drew. Before Astonbury's villagers know it, Leta has enlisted the help of Wendy, a retired English teacher—and even Wendy's elderly mum.

With a murder to solve, who better to unearth clues than one quick-witted anglophile and her pets—who speak only to her? You'll be captivated as this unlikely team sniffs out secrets and claws into clues to unravel a literary mystery—one that would make any BBC cozy mystery producer proud.

No matter the clues revealed, you'll be hard-pressed to guess who the villain is—unless, like Leta, you're able to "talk to" the animals.

Grab a copy of Bells, Tails, and Murder today!

Book one of a new and finely crafted Cozy Animal Mystery Series by author Kathy Manos Penn.

250 pages