The Windermere Witness : Allison & Busby Limited : 9780749022556 : 0749022558 : 01 Nov 2019 : Active author promotion An excellent example of cosy crime fiction, one for fans of M.C Beaton First title in Tope's increasingly popular series, perfect follow-on reading for fans of her Cotswold Mysteries. Following a personal tragedy, florist Persimmon 'Simmy' Brown has moved to the beautiful region of the Lake District to be nearer her charismatic parents. Things are going well, with her latest flower arrangements praised and Simmy content to lose herself in her work. But the peace she has found is shattered when, at the wedding of a millionaire's daughter, the bride's brother is found brutally murdered in the lake. As the florist of the wedding and one of the last people to talk to Mark Baxter alive, Simmy gradually becomes involved with the grief-ridden and angry relatives. All seem to have their fair share of secrets and scandals - an uncaring mother, a cheating father, and a husband tw