Beaten to the Punch: And Other Mysteries

The small talk at a summer barbeque is rudely interrupted by a baffling murder. It looks like poison, but how can that be when everyone has shared the same food and drink? Alma Easter, a cake-obsessed old lady, knows the answer.

With this and other intriguing mysteries, Beaten to the Punch contains a variety of entertaining short stories for anyone who loves a cosy read.

Contents:
A Grey Webb
A Heavy Sleeper
Dying to Confess
Beaten to the Punch
Take the Heat
The Missing Unicorn
In the Neighbourhood
One Dead Piglet
A Screaming Murder
The Bloodied Sword
The Watercolour
A Murder at Breakfast

About 25,000 words.