Lake District Mysteries (Tope)

The ‘Lake District Mysteries’ is a mystery and thriller novel series written by the British journalist and crime novelist, Rebecca Tope. The series comprises of three crime novels published between 2012 and 2014. The fourth novel of the series is about to be published soon in 2015. The series deals with the life of the main protagonist Persimmon Brown, better known as ‘Simmy’ by her family and friends. Simmy is depicted as a florist who works in the town of Windermere in the Lake District, England. She lives in the town of Troutbeck. Over the course of the series, Simmy is forced to deal with unpleasant situations that enables her to become an amateur sleuth. With everything turning not so rosy in her mysterious life with the passage of time, she strives to bring back the peace in her life. The ‘Lake District Mysteries’ is often confused with another series of the same name by author Martin Edwards. However, the two series’ are completely different in every senses except for their name.