Cover of The Tale of Holly How

The Tale of Holly How

The Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter seriesbook 2 of 8Next:The Tale of Cuckoo Brow Wood(2007) →

Everyone in Sawrey likes Ben Hornby. So when Beatrix finds the shepherd dead in the meadow and suspects foul play, she wonders who would have done such a thing. A trio of village cats has an idea: When Ben breathed his last, his sheep must have seen his killer before scattering. So they set out to find the far-flung flock. Although she's distracted by duties at the farm and the sad plight of a young girl, Beatrix must get to the bottom of this. As the stories intertwine, Beatrix and the creatures realize that, to solve this case, all of Sawrey, both the two- and four-legged inhabitants, must work together...

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 320 pages

Click a tag to see books like this one that share it. Point at it (on a phone, tap it) for less of it instead.

Read it? Sign in to help tag it.

Liked The Tale of Holly How? Here’s where I’d start.

These suit anyone who liked The Tale of Holly How. Sign in and mark a few books for picks shaped around your own taste.

  1. Don't Die Under the Apple Tree Shares cozy mystery, mystery, historical fiction
  2. Room with a Clue Shares cozy mystery, mystery, historical fiction
  3. Murder in an English Village Shares cozy mystery, mystery, historical fiction
  4. Death at Glamis Castle Shares mystery, cozy mystery, historical fiction

“People who read The Tale of Holly How tend to reach for these next.”

  1. Master of Souls
  2. Mrs. Jeffries on the Trail
  3. Holy Terror In The Hebrides
  4. Black Ship

“If you want more of the same (british mystery about animals), start with these.”

  1. Mrs. Jeffries Wins the Prize
  2. Maid to Murder
  3. Mrs. Jeffries Turns the Tide
  4. Miss Seeton's Finest Hour

“If it was the cozy mystery that hooked you, try one of these.”

  1. Murder Will Out
  2. Do not Disturb
  3. Murder by Misunderstanding
  4. Murder on the SS Rosa

“These start from a similar idea, even if they go somewhere else with it.”

  1. Three Bags Full
  2. Just Like Floss
  3. The Dogs of Windcutter Down: One Shepherd's Struggle for Survival
  4. The Shepherd Trilogy