Rebecca Tope 1948-   Rebecca Tope was born and raised on a farm in Devon. She had a varied career before turning to writing. She is the creator of: 1. ‘Den Cooper’, a Devon police detective. 2. ‘Thea Osborne’, a house sitter and amateur sleuth in the Cotswolds. 3. ‘Drew Slocombe’, an undertaker and amateur sleuth. Visit also this site.

Titles and year of publication:
 

'Den Cooper' Novels
1) A Dirty Death	1999
2) Death of a Friend	2000
3) A Death to Record	2001
'Thea Osborne' Novels
1) A Cotswold Killing	2004
2) A Cotswold Ordeal	2005
3) Death in the Cotswolds	2006
4) A Cotswold Mystery	2007
5) Blood in the Cotswolds	2008
6) Slaughter in the Cotswolds	2009
7) Fear in the Cotswolds	2009
8) A Grave in the Cotswolds	2010
9) Deception in the Cotswolds	2011
10) Malice in the Cotswolds	2012
'Drew Slocombe' Novels
1) Dark Undertakings	1999
2) Grave Concerns	2000
3) The Sting of Death (features Den Cooper)	2002
4) A Market for Murder	2003