Mossyhollow Mysteries
Murder in Mossyhollow (Mossyhollow Mysteries #1)
Murder in Mossyhollow (Mossyhollow Mysteries #1)
As Mossyhollow's apothecary, Sybell Buslingthorpe has her finger on the pulse of the village. When a well-loathed man is poisoned at a dinner party and the fiancée of Sybell's assistant, Joan, is the prime suspect, Sybell feels compelled to step in and solve the murder before the wrong person is accused.
Sybell Buslingthorpe fills her days with caring for the sick, teasing her young assistant and his spunky fiancée, and going home to her garden and pet dragons. Free time is spent interacting with the village people of Mossyhollow and getting involved in the local politics. Everything an elderly apothecary could dream of.
Her comfortable life is thrown into chaos when her dear friend, Anya Thorne, throws a dinner party and her friend's grandson is poisoned. Despite everyone hating him, Joan, as Anya's housekeeper, becomes the prime suspect. Knowing her assistant's fiancée is innocent, Sybell races against the clock to clear her name and find the real killer.
She finds herself swept up in a world of politics and prejudice, where everyone has a motive, but few have the means and opportunity. Will Sybell be able to patch up Joan's reputation before it is too late?
Foul Play at the Festival (Mossyhollow Mysteries #2)
Foul Play at the Festival (Mossyhollow Mysteries #2)
Mossyhollow’s annual Blossom Festival celebrates life and renewal—until two people are poisoned.
Still recovering from her last case, Sybell Buslingthorpe isn’t planning on getting involved with any new investigations. But when two people are poisoned during the Blossom Festival and the local dwarven baker is arrested for the crime, she believes the police have the wrong man and decides to look into the murders.
With no one seeming to have a reason for killing both victims, Sybell must dig through the family drama, painful relationships, and a fair amount of mud to find the truth. With her ever-faithful assistant, Jude Peaton, and his fiancée, Joan McPherson, she navigates the lies with humor and determination in this cozy fantasy mystery.