Ambleside Alibi

Persimmon Brown (Simmy) has moved to Windermere to establish a florist shop. When she is requested to deliver a bunch of flowers to an elderly lady in Ambleside from a granddaughter the lady did not know existed, Simmy is unaware of the hostility that will be incurred by this simple task, not to mention that  her life will be in danger.

Ambleside Alibi is the second book in the Lake District Series by Rebecca Tope involving Persimmon Brown. Each title in this series is set in part of the Lake District, a picturesque part of England. The author has also written a series of crime novels set in the Cotswolds.

In this series Simmy helps the police with their enquiries assisted by her young shop assistant, Mel, and Ben, a seventeen year old student who wants to study forensic archaeology. When an elderly lady is murdered Simmy is able to provide an alibi for the main suspect. However this also brings Simmy to the attention of the murderer who attempts to eliminate her. The plot in this cozy mystery becomes convoluted in places but eventually all is revealed.