Yes. Lucy Emblem writes cozy English mysteries featuring amateur sleuths, village life, and animal companions.

No. Absolutely not! Perish the thought! The dogs and other animals are part of the investigation but are never harmed. Nor are children ..

The stories are set in fictional villages inspired by the Malvern Hills in England.

Each mystery stands alone, but readers often enjoy following the characters from the beginning. Each book is numbered.

I read my first Agatha Christie when I was twelve, and the books have been written with that in mind. The oldest reader I'm aware of is in her nineties! The books are clean, with no graphic violence or bad language—perfect, as they say, for all the family.