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Murder at Cape Three Points (Darko Dawson #3)

Murder at Cape Three Points (Darko Dawson #3)
  • Author(s): Kwei Quartey
  • Location(s): Cape Three Points, Ghana, Sekondi-Takoradi
  • Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
  • Era(s): Modern

Accra’s hotshot Detective Inspector Darko Dawson returns to solve a complex mystery that will take him out of the city to the beautiful coasts of Ghana, where a grim double-murder seems to have larger political implications. At Cape Three...

Murder At Elm House

Murder At Elm House
  • Author(s): Helena Dixon
  • Location(s): Devon
  • Genre(s): Crime
  • Era(s): 1930s

1934. Accidental amateur sleuth Kitty Underhay is being escorted by ex-army captain Matthew Bryant on an errand of mercy, as she takes a basket of grapes to her nemesis Mrs Craven, who is recuperating from a recent operation. But...

Murder At The Allotment

Murder At The Allotment
  • Author(s): Julie Wassmer
  • Location(s): Whitstable
  • Genre(s): Cozy Mystery
  • Era(s): Contemporary

(Whitstable Pearl Mysteries Book 10) Pearl’s tiny garden of Eden is transformed into a battlefield when the out of towners come to Whitstable… Pearl Nolan’s coastal allotment has always been a quiet haven – somewhere for her to relax...

Murder At the Fair

Murder At the Fair
  • Author(s): Verity Bright
  • Location(s): Bedfordshire
  • Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
  • Era(s): 1920s

Summer flowers, warm sunshine, a maypole dance and… is that another murder? A tricky case is afoot for Lady Swift! Summer, 1921. Lady Eleanor Swift, the best amateur sleuth in the country, is delighted to be in charge of...

Murder At The Priory Hotel (Flora Steele #4)

Murder At The Priory Hotel (Flora Steele #4)
  • Author(s): Merryn Allingham
  • Location(s): Sussex, Portsmouth
  • Genre(s): Cozy Mystery
  • Era(s): 1957

Join Flora Steele – bookshop owner, bicycle-rider, and amateur detective – as she faces her most puzzling case yet! Sussex, 1957: When Flora Steele and handsome crime writer Jack Carrington attend the grand re-opening of the Priory Hotel in...

Murder Fest

Murder Fest
  • Author(s): Julie Wassmer
  • Location(s): Whitstable
  • Genre(s): Mystery, Crime, Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

‘While Oxford had Morse, Whitstable, famous for its oysters, has Pearl’ Daily Mail Murder Fest is the sixth book in Julie Wassmer’s popular crime series – now a major Acorn TV drama, Whitstable Pearl, starring Kerry Godliman as private...

Murder In A French Village (Flora Steele Mystery #7)

Murder In A French Village (Flora Steele Mystery #7)
  • Author(s): Merryn Allingham
  • Location(s): Provence, Sussex
  • Genre(s): Cozy Mystery
  • Era(s): 1950s

Join bookshop owner Flora Steele and handsome writer Jack Carrington as they set off on a French adventure and solve a chilling crime! Jack is stunned to receive a call from his estranged mother, Sybil, asking him to drop...

Murder in Clichy

Murder in Clichy
  • Author(s): Cara Black
  • Location(s): Paris
  • Genre(s): Mystery
  • Era(s): Modern

Aimée Leduc, private investigator specializing in computer security, has been introduced to the Cao Dai temple in Paris by her partner René Friant. He urges her to learn to meditate: she could use a more healthful approach to life....

Murder in Moonlit Square

Murder in Moonlit Square
  • Author(s): Paul Waters
  • Location(s): Delhi
  • Genre(s): Cozy Mystery, Crime, Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

‘Takes us to the colour and crowds of modern Delhi, in pursuit of a killer. A charming start to a vibrant new mystery series’ Vaseem Khan When semi-retired Irish nun Sister Agatha Murphy meets Avtar Mehta round the back...

Murder On The Pier (Flora Steele #2)

Murder On The Pier (Flora Steele #2)
  • Author(s): Merryn Allingham
  • Location(s): Sussex
  • Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
  • Era(s): Mid 1950s

Meet Flora Steele – bookshop owner, bicycle-rider, daydreamer and amateur detective! Sussex, 1956: When bookshop owner Flora Steele goes for a walk along the pier she isn’t expecting to spot a young woman’s body in the stormy waters below....

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