A group of friends meet every 5 years on Holy Island to celebrate their friendship forged fifty years ago. One of the friends is found dead after an apparent suicide but DI Vera Stanhope believes it was murder… The Rising Tide is the 10th book to feature DI Vera Stanhope. It is the first book […]
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The Irish Boarding House, by Sandy Taylor
1952, Mary Kate is in the pits of despair and is ready to take her own life when a letter arrives that changes everything. Suddenly she is catapulted into wealth and decides to open a boarding house with a caring ethos which attracts women in need. The Irish Boarding House is a novel set in […]
Death Down The Aisle, by Verity Bright
Lady Eleanor Swift’s friend Constance is due to get married in a week when her fiance is accused of a breach of contract. Has he acted dishonourably and can Ellie prove his innocence? Her efforts are further hampered by a series of deaths… Death Down The Aisle is the 11th book in the Lady Eleanor […]
One Hot Summer, by Anita Waller
Two teens burn to death after trespassing into a summer house. Was the fire accidental and was the property owner to blame or the target? Henshall and Peters begin to investigate an emotional case which grows in scale as developments shock the community… One Hot Summer is a police thriller set in Sheffield, England. It […]
Death at the Dolphin, by Gretta Mulrooney
1945, Daisy’s life is turned upside down when her home burns down with her mother inside. While recovering in hospital, the war ends and she finds herself without a job as well as neither a home or family. The local priest helps her to find a new role as an assistant whose tasks include working […]