Ann Purser books

Ann Purser is a British author of cozy mysteries set in English villages, including the Lois Meade and Ivy Beasley series.

Ivy Beasley Mystery Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Hangman’s Row Enquiry 2010 Buy
The Measby Murder Enquiry 2011 Buy
The Wild Wood Enquiry 2012 Buy
The Sleeping Salesman Enquiry 2013 Buy
The Blackwoods Farm Enquiry 2014 Buy

Lois Meade Mystery Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Murder on Monday 2002 Buy
Terror on Tuesday 2003 Buy
Theft on Thursday 2004 Buy
Weeping on Wednesday 2004 Buy
Fear on Friday 2005 Buy
Secrets on Saturday 2006 Buy
Sorrow on Sunday 2007 Buy
Warning at One 2008 Buy
Tragedy at Two 2009 Buy
Threats at Three 2010 Buy
Foul Play at Four 2011 Buy
Found Guilty at Five 2012 Buy
Scandal at Six 2013 Buy
Suspicion at Seven 2014 Buy

Round Ringford Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Pastures New 1995 Buy
Spinster Of The Parish / A Tangled Web 1995 Buy
New Every Morning 1996 Buy
Orphan Lamb 1996 Buy
Thy Neighbour’s Wife 1998 Buy
Mixed Doubles 1999 Buy

Ann Purser is a British author of cozy mysteries set in English villages. Born in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, she has spent most of her life in villages and brings that experience to her fiction. Before writing novels, she worked as a journalist (including as a columnist for SHE magazine), art gallery manager, and school clerical assistant.

Her Lois Meade Mystery series follows a house cleaner and mother of three who stumbles into amateur detective work in the village of Long Farnden. Kirkus Reviews called it “first-class work in the English-village genre.” Each title cleverly reflects a day or time: Murder on Monday, Terror on Tuesday, and so on.

Purser also writes the Ivy Beasley Mystery series, featuring elderly sleuths in a retirement community.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Lois Meade series about?

The Lois Meade series follows a house cleaner in the English village of Long Farnden who becomes an amateur sleuth. Each title reflects a day of the week (Murder on Monday, Terror on Tuesday, etc.).

What is the Ivy Beasley series?

The Ivy Beasley series features an elderly woman who teams up with other retirement home residents to investigate crimes in their village.

Should Ann Purser's series be read in order?

Each book solves its own mystery, but reading in order lets you follow the characters’ lives and relationships. The Lois Meade series has 14 books; Ivy Beasley has 5.

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