You’ve found the on-line home of Alice and Trudy’s Avalon Private Hotel. It’s a home in the sense of a small comfortable place, the central point of the Avalon Hotel community.
By now you may have found the first two books in the Alice and Trudy series – “Death and the Dear Doctor” and “Miss Harriet’s Wedding”. They are cosy English historical mysteries, set in post World War 2 Yorkshire. They are light-hearted quick reads, less blood and guts, more interesting characters. You can find both books as paperback and eBook at Amazon Dear Doctor and Miss Harriet’s Wedding.
Historical Novel Society reviewer Bonnie DeMoss says this about “Miss Harriet’s Wedding”:
‘ This is the second in the wonderful Alice and Trudy mystery series by Valerie Fletcher Adolph.This is a sweet, mild cozy mystery, softer and more comfortable than most. It is a relaxing read about post-World War II England. I loved the characters, especially the elderly hotel guests. Fans of weddings, cozy mysteries, and postwar novels will enjoy this book.’
Now the third (and final) book in the trilogy is available from Amazon, again in both ebook and paperback formats. I’ve titled it ‘The Probable Son’ and it involves not only the Avalon crew but also the Bickerstaff family. It really is a great read. You can order a copy HERE:
Trudy can’t escape the Bickerstaffs. One by one they invade the Avalon until death intervenes.
Old Mr Bickerstaff, recovering slowly from a stroke, moves into Miss Harriet’s old room at the Avalon hotel. His family, inheritance in mind, demands his immediate return home. His grandson Jeremy is not prepared to wait – he wants his money now. His accident – was it an accident? Or did one of Mr Bickerstaff’s closest associates give him a push? And why is it so important that old Mr B should return home?
Mr B’s decision to move into the care of Alice and Trudy puts him in the middle of the Avalon crew – especially Mrs Shand whose obsession with the aristocracy hides her secret. But his family can’t leave him to settle in peacefully. His wife, his sons, his daughter-in-law demand his return with tears, threats, hysteria. His grandsons, future lawyers all according to Grandmamma, confront him with their own drama. But then Perry arrives, not interested in the Bickerstaffs, their money or in becoming a lawyer. But he looks so much like the young Bickerstaff men…
Alice and Trudy negotiate their way through the assaults of the Bickerstaffs, Alice’s new romance and Trudy’s mixed feelings for the young detective Kenneth Wilson. Alice fights to keep her hotel despite evil rumours and the ‘help’ of her family. Ben, steady as always, supplies some of the foods missing since wartime – until he meets Mrs Evans.
I hope this has whetted your appetite to read ‘The Probable Son’. Meanwhile, in this website you’ll find more information than I had room for in the books. You didn’t want to be reading pages and pages of description, did you? But maybe you would like to know a little more about some of the people and places and a translation of unfamiliar dialect. And snippets – some of our favourite snippets from the books.
If you’d like to read back stories of my characters you could sign up HERE for Alice and Trudy’s monthly newsletter. This will keep you in touch with a short message from both of them plus one from me and (TaDa!) a story giving you more background on someone. We’ll start with stories about Alice and Trudy. This is your invitation, and you can unsubscribe any time.
Amazon.com 5 star review of Miss Harriet’s Wedding “Such great characters! This book is every bit as good as the first one. Solid plot, engaging characters and heartfelt emotions make this a really good read.
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