Patricia Harwin hat zwei Kriminalromane geschrieben, die in der englischen Kleinstadt "Far Wychwood" spielen und in denen eine Bibliothekarin die Hauptrolle spielt (erschienen 2005 bei Thorndike):

Arson and Old Lace: "You're a librarian, not a detective," Catherine Penny's daughter reminds her. Catherine, suddenly single in her sixties, is leaving behind New York City and a failed marriage for a lovely 17th-century cottage in the idyllic English village of Far Wychwood. But behind the town's quaint stone walls and lace-curtained windows lurk dark secrets and whispers of witchcraft. And when her crusty neighbor dies in a tragic fire, Catherine alone suspects arson.

Slaying Is Such Sweet Sorrow: Librarian and former New Yorker Catherine Penny has settled in the tiny English town of Far Wychwood. But nowhere is too far for painful memories when her ex-husband, who left her single in her sixties, arrives with his new lady love. Catherine can't avoid him at an awards ceremony for their son-in-law, Peter, who is a shoo-in for a prestigious appointment at Mercy College. Then Peter's rival for the appointment is found murdered...