Tippy Chan is eleven years old, and she lives in a small town in a very quiet part of New Zealand – the town her Uncle Pike escaped as a teenager, the moment he got a chance. Now Pike is back with his new boyfriend Devon to look after Tippy while her mum is on… Continue reading The Nancys and The Case of the Missing Necklace by R.W.R. McDonald
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The Dogwalkers’ Detective Agency by Michael Hogan
They’ve got a lot of leads…but can they collar a killer? When Charlie Boardman and his beloved Staffy, Ruby, stumble across a corpse in the woods, the sleepy coastal town of Framstone is rocked by the discovery that the local pub landlord has been murdered. Charlie and his fellow dogwalkers take it upon themselves to… Continue reading The Dogwalkers’ Detective Agency by Michael Hogan
Beattie Cavendish and the White Pearl Club by Mary-Jane Riley
1948. The shadow of war still lingers over Britain and Beattie Cavendish, former Secret Operations Executive agent, refuses to settle into civilian life. When offered an undercover role at the newly formed GCHQ, the nerve centre of Britain’s intelligence network, she doesn’t hesitate. Her first mission is to infiltrate the powerful Bowen family and find… Continue reading Beattie Cavendish and the White Pearl Club by Mary-Jane Riley
Body Count by Julie Mae Cohen
Serial killer Saffy Huntley-Oliver’s life is going great. She’s got a fabulous new boyfriend, Jonathan. She has literally got away with murder. And now that she’s no longer single, she can get back to her favourite hobby: killing bad men. Particularly Sir Thomas West, a children’s TV star who truly deserves to die. But there… Continue reading Body Count by Julie Mae Cohen
Cairo Gambit by S.W. Perry
In the heat of the desert, will the trail go cold?Cairo, 1938 Archie Nevenden is many things: amateur archaeologist; theatre impresario; absent father; potential defector. And now, he’s a missing person. His daughter, Prim, hasn’t seen him for nearly fifteen years. But she’s never given up on him, and now she’s on her way to… Continue reading Cairo Gambit by S.W. Perry
Murder on the Italian Murder by T.A.Williams
A holiday island… When private investigator, Dan Armstrong, and his girlfriend, Anna, are invited to the gorgeous island of Elba for a much-needed break, he jumps at the chance. The thought of sun-drenched shores makes Dan promise Anna he won’t “play detective” for a whole week… A luxury hotel… Their luxurious hotel, with its wonderful… Continue reading Murder on the Italian Murder by T.A.Williams
A Schooling in Murder by Andrew Taylor @AndrewJRTaylor @HarperFiction
England, May 1945 Monkshill Park School for Girls seems a world away from the violence that engulfed Europe during World War II. Yet its lonely, decaying grounds have witnessed a murder. Annabel Warnock, a teacher with a secretive past, left for the holidays and never came back. Both teachers and girls assume she simply walked… Continue reading A Schooling in Murder by Andrew Taylor @AndrewJRTaylor @HarperFiction
Murder at the Ponte Vecchio by TA Williams @TAWilliamsBooks @BoldwoodBooks @rararesources
An iconic bridge… 🌉 Private investigator, Dan Armstrong, lives and works in Florence and knows the world famous Ponte Vecchio well. Usually a magnet for tourists, on this occasion it is the scene of an unexplained death, and Dan finds himself involved in the intriguing case. An uncompromising man… 😠 Dan quickly discovers that the victim, an… Continue reading Murder at the Ponte Vecchio by TA Williams @TAWilliamsBooks @BoldwoodBooks @rararesources
Human Remains by Jo Callaghan
From the author of In the Blink of an Eye, the Sunday Times bestseller, winner of the CWA ILP John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger and Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year. DCS Kat Frank and AIDE Lock are back in a cutting-edge new thriller. The truth will always come out, but at what cost? Fresh from successfully closing their… Continue reading Human Remains by Jo Callaghan
Miss Caroline Bingley, Private Detective by Kelly Gardiner and Sharmini Kumar
When murder threatens to rock the ton, only her fine eyes can uncover the truth. Two years after the events of Pride and Prejudice, Miss Caroline Bingley is staying at her brother’s country estate close to Pemberley, wondering if there’s more to life than cribbage and paying calls. So when Georgiana Darcy’s maid, Jayani, vanishes and… Continue reading Miss Caroline Bingley, Private Detective by Kelly Gardiner and Sharmini Kumar
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