Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murder on Monday | 2002 | Ann Purser | Buy |
| 2 | Terror on Tuesday | 2003 | Ann Purser | Buy |
| 3 | Theft on Thursday | 2004 | Ann Purser | Buy |
| 4 | Weeping on Wednesday | 2004 | Ann Purser | Buy |
| 5 | Fear on Friday | 2005 | Ann Purser | Buy |
| 6 | Secrets on Saturday | 2006 | Ann Purser | Buy |
| 7 | Sorrow on Sunday | 2007 | Ann Purser | Buy |
| 8 | Warning at One | 2008 | Ann Purser | Buy |
| 9 | Tragedy at Two | 2009 | Ann Purser | Buy |
| 10 | Threats at Three | 2010 | Ann Purser | Buy |
| 11 | Foul Play at Four | 2011 | Ann Purser | Buy |
| 12 | Found Guilty at Five | 2012 | Ann Purser | Buy |
| 13 | Scandal at Six | 2013 | Ann Purser | Buy |
| 14 | Suspicion at Seven | 2014 | Ann Purser | Buy |
The Lois Meade Mystery series by Ann Purser follows a house cleaner who becomes an amateur detective in the English village of Long Farnden. Kirkus Reviews called it “first-class work in the English-village genre.”
Lois runs a cleaning business that gives her access to village secrets. When crimes occur, she works with Inspector Cowgill to solve them. The series has a clever naming convention: titles reference days of the week (Murder on Monday, Terror on Tuesday) and later switch to times (Warning at One, Tragedy at Two).
The Richmond Times-Dispatch described Lois as “a working-class Miss Marple.”