A Cotswold ordeal - Rebecca Tope

'One of the most intelligent and thought provoking of today's crime writers' Mystery WomenThea Osbourne and her spaniel Hepzibah embark on their second house-sitting commission with few worries, even though their first attempt saw them drawn into a murder case. Thea is confident that lightning will not strike twice, and soon settles down to explore the area and tend the various animals left in her care - until she finds a body hanging in one of the barns. Detective Superintendent Phil Hollis is more than a little surprised to find Thea once again at the scene, finding she is occasionally more of a hindrance than a help, as is the accident prone Hepzibah...