Tiny Trail of Trouble

Tea? Coffee? Murder!, Book 10

By: Ellen Barksdale

Narrated by: Jessica Whittaker

In the village of Pittlewood, near Earlsraven, they believe in faerie folk. Ask anyone - they'll say there have always been goblins living in the woods nearby. When one of the villagers is found murdered, the footprints made by tiny little shoes are found everywhere around the body. Is it possible? Can one of the little people really be the murderer? The villagers think so. Nathalie and Louise can't believe it and set out to find the truth. Then another murder occurs, and, once again, a tiny trail of footprints seems to implicate the goblins. Our two detectives are faced with a terrified village, an ancient legend, and a mysterious adversary to contend with.

About the series: There was nothing in the will about this...

Cottages, English roses and rolling hills: that's Earlsraven. In the middle of it all: the "Black Feather". Not only does young Nathalie Ames unexpectedly inherit this cosy inn from her aunt, she also falls heir to her aunt's secret double life! She solved criminal cases together with her cook Louise, a former agent of the British Crown. And while Nathalie is still trying to warm up to the quirky villagers, she discovers that sleuthing runs in the family.

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Still a cute series but now inconsistent

The story is hokey but cute. The author seems to have lost the thread of the series somewhat. The boyfriend was named Evan for 8 books and is suddenly named Fred Astaire for done bizarre reason. The Market she opened and carefully named Local Roots is suddenly named Home Grown Stuff… some of the characters are altered. I find it annoying, but if you haven’t read the other books, it’s fine.

Not the same

I enjoyed the previous stories, but this one, and the one before, have discouraged me from continuing to buy the stories because of the inconsistencies. It's as if the author is purposely writing poorly to see if it's noticed.