Genres: Historical Fiction, Mystery
Formats: E-Book
Age Groups: 16-18, 18+

A shocking murder. An ancient artefact. Can a young artist discover the hidden link and save herself from disgrace? Calypso Bergère wishes she had never gone to the hotel’s party. There’s a lecherous art dealer she used to work for and never wanted to see again. And there’s a handsome, mysterious stranger she’s strongly attracted to and must resist. The evening takes an unexpected turn when the hotel owner commissions her to paint a portrait of his provocative daughter. But when a dead body is found in one of the rooms, Calypso immediately comes under the suspicion of the investigating police detective. But though she has an alibi, telling the truth about where she was and what she did that evening will cause a whole other kind of trouble for her. Determined to clear her name, Calypso enters a tangled web of deceit and hidden motives, in which no one...

Genres: Historical Fiction, Mystery
Formats: E-Book
Age Groups: 16-18, 18+

A love song and a death threat make for uneasy listening. Calypso Bergère fears the worst. When she finds an amateur recording in a record shop’s bargain bin, she expects little of it. But the sound of a woman singing a popular song for her lover is strangely moving. However, her delight turns to horror when, at the end of the recording, she hears a man assault the woman and threaten to kill her. Unable to forget or ignore what she has heard, Calypso resolves to discover the singer’s fate. But the trail takes her deep into the underbelly of Paris, where the worlds of crime and show business collide. Can Calypso uncover the truth and achieve justice for a forgotten woman? Calypso and the Accidental Recording is the third book in the Calypso Bergère Mysteries series, set in the troubled, intriguing world of 1930s France. If you like resourceful...

Genres: Historical Fiction, Mystery
Formats: E-Book
Age Groups: 16-18, 18+

Christmas Eve is the worst time of year to be looking for a missing person. Calypso Bergère just wants to get home. It’s Christmas Eve and the eighteen-year-old student is excitedly looking forward to the celebrations. But when, after finishing work for the day, she calls on her favourite teacher, her excitement turns to alarm. The professor is nowhere to be seen, and there are traces of blood in her apartment. Uncertain what to do or whether her concern is justified, Calypso finds a puzzling hand-drawn map in one of the rooms. Can Calypso make sense of the map and the intention behind it, and discover what has happened to the missing woman? Calypso and the Christmas Map is the second book in the Calypso Bergère Mysteries series, set in the troubled, intriguing world of 1930s France. If you like resourceful female characters, richly detailed historical settings, and gripping Christmas...

Genres: Historical Fiction, Mystery
Formats: E-Book
Age Groups: 16-18, 18+

A mysterious painting. A woman with a secret. Can a young artist discover the disturbing truth about her mother’s past? Calypso Bergère still grieves. A decade after her mother’s devastating suicide, the eighteen-year-old student struggles with her loss and its aftermath. When she comes across a youthful portrait of her mother in her aunt’s apartment, she is puzzled and intrigued. Previously unaware of its existence, Calypso resolves to learn all she can about the painting and its origins. But her aunt is prickly and tightlipped, and Calypso fears there is a darker, more personal truth to be uncovered. Can Calypso unlock the secrets of the past without destroying her own cherished image of her mother? Calypso and the Severed Portrait is the first book in the Calypso Bergère Mysteries series, set in the troubled, intriguing world of 1930s France. If you like resourceful female characters, richly detailed historical settings, and...