Secrets on Saturday — Ann Purser

She's mopped up Murder on Monday and flushed out Fear on Friday. But on Saturday, working-class mum and cleaner extraordinaire Lois Meade finds that part-time sleuths never catch a day off...

Gossip thrives in the village of Long Farnden and Lois knows to keep clear of it--especially with her flourishing housekeeping business. But when tidying up the house that newcomer Reg Abthorpe claims to have inherited, she has more suspicions than she can keep to herself. The home's previous resident was known for his beloved terrier, robust nature, and deficiency of living relatives. So why is Reg presenting himself as the old man's nephew--and where could the sprightly geriatric (and his dog possibly have gone? Meanwhile, small animals are turning up dead with threatening messages posted nearby. It seems everyone knows something--but they're all too petrified to tell. Lois will have to enlist the town busybodies to discover the truth before it's too late...