Miss Pruitt's Unlicensed Detective Agency

Miss Pruitt has no license to investigate crimes.Fortunately, she has never let paperwork stand between her and the truth.In a respectable English town where everyone knows everyone else's business—and insists they do not—Miss Pruitt quietly runs an unofficial detective agency from the back room of her modest establishment. She has no badge, no official authority, and certainly no permission from the local constable.What she does have is an excellent memory, a talent for noticing what respectable people overlook, and an unfortunate habit of asking questions nobody wants answered.When a suspicious disappearance unsettles the community, Miss Pruitt begins investigating while the constable publicly insists there is nothing to investigate at all. Soon, misplaced letters, contradictory alibis, whispered rumors, and one remarkably inconvenient teacup point toward a truth someone would very much prefer to remain buried.There is only one problem.Every time Miss Pruitt solves a case, the constable somehow receives the praise.She doesn't mind.Or at least, that is what she tells herself.With its village gossip, clever clues, understated romance, period charm, and a heroine who knows exactly when to smile innocently, Miss Pruitt's Unlicensed Detective Agency is a witty historical mystery about secrets, society, and the remarkably useful skill of being underestimated.