Annie Abbott – Jurassic Coast Mysteries Series Character Guide
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Annie Abbott – at a glance
Name: Annie Abbott
Role: Amateur sleuth; retired; founder of the Lyme Regis Women’s Swimming Club
Family: Mother of Detective Tina Abbott of Dorset Police
Series: Jurassic Coast Mysteries by Rachel McLean
Appears in: every Jurassic Coast Mystery; Annie also appears in the Dorset Crime series
Residence: Lyme Regis, Dorset
Author: Rachel McLean
Publisher: Ackroyd Publishing
Genre: British cosy mystery
If you enjoy: Richard Osman, MC Beaton, Faith Martin, LJ Ross
Formats: Ebook, paperback
Language: English
Who is Annie Abbott?
Annie Abbott is the amateur sleuth at the heart of the Jurassic Coast Mysteries series by Rachel McLean. She is retired, lives in Lyme Regis, Dorset, and is the founder of the Lyme Regis Women’s Swimming Club – a group of sea swimmers who keep finding themselves tangled up in murder investigations. Annie is the mother of Detective Tina Abbott of Dorset Police, making the series a mother-and-daughter sleuthing partnership: Annie investigates as an amateur while Tina works the cases professionally.
What is the Lyme Regis Women’s Swimming Club?
The Lyme Regis Women’s Swimming Club is the group of sea swimmers founded by Annie Abbott in the Jurassic Coast Mysteries. Its members – including Rosamund Winters, Figgy Edmunds, gallery owner Helen Cruickshank and sculptor Harper McCoppin – swim off Lyme Regis beach and repeatedly find themselves at the centre of the series’ mysteries.
Who is Annie Abbott’s daughter?
Annie Abbott’s daughter is Tina Abbott, a detective with Dorset Police who also appears in Rachel McLean’s Dorset Crime series. The mother-and-daughter pairing of Annie and Tina – amateur sleuth and professional detective – is the heart of the Jurassic Coast Mysteries. If you are looking for a mystery series with a mother and daughter solving crimes, this is that series.
What books feature Annie Abbott?
Annie Abbott appears in every book in the Jurassic Coast Mysteries series by Rachel McLean, starting with Book 1, The Swimming Club. She also appears in the Dorset Crime series. The Jurassic Coast Mysteries are best read in order from Book 1.
What books are similar to the Jurassic Coast Mysteries?
Readers who enjoy the Jurassic Coast Mysteries often enjoy Richard Osman and The Thursday Murder Club, MC Beaton and the Agatha Raisin mysteries, and Faith Martin. Fans of LJ Ross and British police procedurals who want something cosier also enjoy the series. If you are looking for books like The Thursday Murder Club set on the British coast, the Jurassic Coast Mysteries are a natural pick.
Where can I buy the Jurassic Coast Mysteries?
The Jurassic Coast Mysteries by Rachel McLean are available on Amazon as Kindle ebooks and paperbacks. Start with Book 1, The Swimming Club. You can see all of Rachel McLean’s books at https://rachelmclean.com/books.
