Robyn Beecroft

When a new disability ruins Emily's life and family turns her out, she finds herself forced into a nomadic life on a narrowboat. With very little money and even less physical stamina, she doesn't know if she has it in her to forge a whole new future on her own. In the idyllic surroundings of the British waterways, as she moves from place to place she encounters a series of small mysteries. Can she solve them and find a new purpose for herself in the process? Or must a missing person remain lost and the case of the body in the lock remain unsolved?Half cozy mystery and half fond ode to the narrowboat life, 'The Boat of Small Mysteries, ' is a charming tale of resilience and intuition, sure to appeal to anyone who enjoys BBC Four's Canal Boat Diaries, or the gentle adventures of Alexander McCall Smith's The No.
1 Ladies' Detective Agency books.