Murder on a Spring Day: A light-hearted English whodunit mystery

An amateur sleuth is tasked with clearing the name of an accused man…

Julia Ford’s dream of running a bookshop in the small Somerset town of Biddle Rhyne is fast becoming a nightmare, with the lack of traffic and high running costs.

So when the door opens, she hopes it will be a wealthy customer. Rather it is a desperate man – a local accountant whom the police have fingered for murder.

Having gained a reputation for solving crimes, Julia takes pity on the dishevelled Mr Cutty – even though he doesn’t buy a book – and vows to help him.

Yet the victim was seen arguing with Cutty, and named him in her dying breath. No wonder the police are intent on charging him.

With a village fête on the horizon and local tempers running high over the planned bake-off, will Julia manage to unravel the mystery?

MURDER ON A SPRING DAY is the third standalone mystery in this funny series set in rural England. The full list of books, all FREE with Kindle Unlimited and available in paperback, is as follows:

1. MURDER ON A COUNTRY LANE
2. MURDER IN A SOMERSET VILLAGE
3. MURDER ON A SPRING DAY

If you are looking for a new light-hearted cozy mystery series, you’ve found it!

Jon Harris grew up in the West Country just outside Bristol before moving to Cardiff to study physics and then Durham where he studied for a PhD in astronomy. After spending a few years staring into space he returned to the West Country for work and took up writing. His first novel, Murder on a Country Lane, was published in 2023.He now lives in a village in North Somerset with his wife, son and pet tortoise. He's happy to report that the village is far less murderous than its fictional counterpart.