From the publishers of Rosamunde Pilcher and Santa Montefiore comes a sparkling new voice in commerical women's fiction.

The body found under the hedge was that of a middle-aged woman, biggish and gaunt. There was nothing to give Detective Chief Inspector Wexford her address, her occupation or even her identity - let alone any clues which might lead to her killer.

A wonderfully witty precursor to BRIDGET JONES'S DIARY from the real-life daughter -- who appeared as Vicky in her mother's DIARY OF A PROVINCIAL LADY -- of E.M. Delafield

Three generations of Cazalets spend each summer in their family house - safe from the storm clouds of World War II for two unforgettable summers. These sunlit days of childish games and picnics on the beach provide a chronicle of the tangled affairs of an English family.

Proud and solitary, Eel Marsh House surveys the windswept reaches of the salt marshes beyond Nine Lives Causeway. Arthur Kipps, a junior solicitor, is summoned to attend the funeral Mrs Alice Drablow, the house's sole inhabitant, unaware of the tragic secrets which lie hidden behind the shuttered windows.

Joseph and Harriet Blackstone emigrate from Norfolk to New Zealand in search of new beginnings and prosperity. But the harsh land near Christchurch where they settle threatens to destroy them almost before they begin. When Joseph finds gold in the creek he is seized by an obsession with the voluptuous riches awaiting him deep in the earth.