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Cosy mysteries set in unforgettable landscapes and crafted by a small independent press

Two mystery series. Two unforgettable settings.
Start anywhere, just don’t expect to leave quickly.

Dead in the Water ebook cover

Microbiologist Maris Thorn is nearing 40 when, newly divorced, she returns to Thorn Point on the Cornish coast.

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Murder at Misty Ridge ebook cover

Stall holders at the weekly farmers’ market find a body just below the lookout point at Misty Ridge on the road between Trekkersburg and Zand River.

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Cosy Mysteries

old village
storm
friendships
lighthouse

Not all the important conversations happen in the pages of a novel...

...sometimes they need to happen at the kitchen table

Richard Lyon spent more than fifty years as a journalist, editor and professional communicator. Now in his 80s, he has turned that lifetime of experience toward something closer to home — the conversations that families put off for too long, and the substantial cost of leaving them too late.

His series of practical guides is written for adult children who love their ageing parents but don’t quite know how to begin. Honest, warm and grounded in real experience, each guide opens a door that most families find themselves leaving closed, something they always later regret.

Because the right conversation, at the right time, changes everything.

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