After losing her job and her boyfriend, Emily is devastated. As she is puzzling over what to do with the rest of her life, she is surprised to learn that her great aunt has died, leaving Emily her cottage in the picturesque Wiltshire village of Ashton Mead. But there is one condition to her inheritance: she finds herself the unwilling owner of a pet. Not knowing what to expect, Emily sets off for the village, hoping to make a new life for herself.

In Ashton Mead, she soon makes friends with Hannah who runs the Sunshine Tea Shoppe and meets other residents of the village where she decides to settle. All is going well... until Emily's ex-boyfriend turns up and against the advice of her new friends, she takes him back.

When Emily decides to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a neighbour, she unwittingly puts her own life in danger...

About the Author
Leigh Russell is the author of the internationally bestselling Geraldine Steel series: Cut Short, Road Closed, Dead End, Death Bed, Stop Dead, Fatal Act, Killer Plan, Murder Ring, Deadly Alibi, Class Murder, Death Rope, Rogue Killer, Deathly Affair, Deadly Revenge, Evil Impulse, Deep Cover, Guilt Edged, Fake Alibi, Final Term and the forthcoming Without Trace. The series has sold over a million copies worldwide. Cut Short was shortlisted for the Crime Writers Association (CWA) John Creasey New Blood Dagger Award, and Leigh has been longlisted for the CWA Dagger in the Library Award. Her books have been #1 on Amazon Kindle and iTunes with Stop Dead and Murder Ring selected as finalists for The People's Book Prize. Leigh is chair of the CWA's Debut Dagger Award judging panel and is a Royal Literary Fellow. Leigh studied at the University of Kent, gaining a Masters degree in English and American Literature. She is married with two daughters and a granddaughter, and lives in London.

Reviews
Fun and heartwarming with all the mystery and tight plotting you'd expect from Leigh Russell -- Victoria Selman, Sunday Times Bestelling author of Truly, Darkly, Deeply
This book is an easy read if you like English village setting with a dose of mystery and intrigue -- Sue Hill
Fast-paced, fun and featuring a fiendish puzzle, Barking Up the Right Tree is a great start to Leigh Russell's first cosy mystery series. * Crime Fiction Lover *

All dog lovers will love this fun read cosy crime. And if you are not a dog lover, you will still enjoy it as it is full of mystery, romance, and who doesn't love a crime to solve, certainly not us mystery readers. Well done Leigh Russell. I look forward, very much, to Poppy and Emily's next outing

* Mystery People *



Book Information
ISBN 9780857305435
Author Leigh Russell
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint Crime & Mystery Club Ltd
Publisher Oldcastle Books Ltd