Genres: Mystery
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As one killer dies, another emerges. Has DCI Price grown too close to the Lancefields to see the truth? DCI Ennor Price, so close to finally solving the Lancefield murders, is sure of his suspect. All he lacks now is the cold, hard evidence he needs to bring the killer to justice. So, when an unexpected invitation to a society wedding at Liberation Park gives him the opportunity to get closer to his quarry, he can hardly believe his luck. Newly-promoted DI Steph Hall, brought in to investigate a suspicious death at the exclusive Yorkshire wedding venue, laughs off any possible links to the Lancefields. But as the facts unfold, and she listens to Price, it soon becomes clear that his invitation to the wedding was more than a simple coincidence. Five hundred miles away in Penzance, DS Tom Parkinson is called upon to investigate the disappearance of an all-too-familiar...

Genres: Mystery
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A ruthless murder. A hint of the occult. A serial killer on the loose. Three months have passed since tragedy made another strike against the Lancefields. And with a dangerous killer still on the loose, DCI Ennor Price is facing an ignominious end to his otherwise unblemished career. Three hundred miles away in London’s exclusive Canary Wharf Estate, a young woman’s body is found floating in the murky waters of the West India Dock. It looks to DCI Chris Greenway like an opportunistic mugging – except for the tawdry and curious collection of objects that had been draped around her neck. When Greenway’s investigation leads him to DCI Price’s door, Price feels his blood run cold: the victim had connections to both the Lancefield family and the ruthless killer. And when another Lancefield cousin steps unexpectedly out of the wings to present himself to the family, the detective can only...

Genres: Mystery
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A determined killer and a murdered girl. But what if it was the wrong girl…? Five months have passed since revenge led to murder at Salvation Hall, home of the reclusive Lancefield family, and no one – least of all the victim’s family – expected to see the killer walk free. So, when news of the unwelcome verdict reaches the Cornish village of Penwithen, DCI Ennor Price can only brace himself and wait for the fallout. Five hundred miles away in Edinburgh, the discovery of a young woman’s body behind an elegant Georgian town house looks like a murder without a motive to case-hardened DCI Alyson Grant, until the chance sighting of a van leaving the crime scene offers her the slimmest of slim possibilities. But when that van turns up in Cornwall, and Grant asks Price for help to trace the driver, she isn’t prepared for his response. Price...

Genres: Mystery
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A wicked hate campaign. A deadly secret. A fortune worth killing for. Six weeks on from the shocking murder that rocked the Cornish village of Penwithen, DCI Ennor Price finds himself knee-deep in a hate campaign against the victim’s grieving family. Dealing with vindictive threats is one thing, but when death unexpectedly rears its head four hundred miles away on Merseyside, Price can’t help feeling that someone just walked over his grave. The fatal road traffic accident outside Liverpool’s Lime Street Station looks like just another routine investigation until inquisitive DS Kate Jenkins turns up. A search of the victim’s pockets reveals a connection to the Lancefield family of Salvation Hall, leading Kate to conclude that the death was something far more sinister than an accident. When news of the incident reaches DCI Price, he is only too ready to agree with Kate. In fact, Price is convinced that the...

Genres: Mystery
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A tainted legacy. A murdered heiress. An elusive killer. There have been Lancefields at Salvation Hall since wealthy sugar planter Thomas Moses Lancefield acquired the Cornish manor house in 1738. But now the Lancefields are a dying breed, in every sense of the word. Invited to Penzance to curate the reclusive family’s dubious heritage, genealogist Kathryn Clifton thinks she has stumbled upon the opportunity of a lifetime. The Lancefields have been secretive about the origins of their wealth for generations. What Kathryn hopes for is exclusive access to the family’s private papers. What she gets is a ringside seat for murder. Called to Salvation Hall to investigate a suspicious death DCI Ennor Price finds all the evidence – and the victim’s family – pointing to an obvious suspect. But Price has never been one to settle for low-hanging fruit and he can’t help thinking that the answer to the crime...

Genres: Cosy Mystery

A brazen bank clerk, a poisoned pensioner, and a missing inheritance? It’s just business as usual for financial investigator Rose Bennett … The Larches Residential Home is a haven of genteel respectability until bitter newcomer Gerald Flynn accuses the home’s most popular resident of being a liar, a crook and a fraud. Some personalities just never hit it off, but when Ramsey Sutherland dies in suspicious circumstances, even those who were fond of him can’t help wondering if Flynn’s accusation might contain a grain of truth. Rose Bennett can’t help wondering about it, either. Engaged to look into an allegation that a shapely, gold-digging colleague at the East & Northern Bank is exploiting a vulnerable elderly customer, she looks at the evidence against young Emily Butterfield with a practiced eye, and begins to question just who is manipulating who. Investigating the circumstances of Ramsey’s untimely death, DI George Mulligan can...

Genres: Cosy Mystery
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A missing gambler, a compulsive liar, and a smouldering corpse? Private investigator Rose Bennett is on a hunt for the truth. The storm clouds are already gathering for account manager Toby Dugdale when his cousin Leo Pearson disappears. Suspected of using the bank’s money to shore up Leo’s ailing business, Toby knows his job is on the line unless he can pull off a minor miracle and cover his tracks by the end of the week. Rose Bennett doesn’t believe in miracles. Hired by the bank to investigate Toby’s obvious breach of trust, she soon discovers that Leo Pearson is nothing but a fraudster, and the evidence suggests that he hasn’t been acting alone. Called to a bleak and lonely cliff top to investigate a cruel and suspicious death, DI George Mulligan finds himself staring into the smouldering remains of a burnt-out Jaguar saloon and wondering if the elusive Leo...

Genres: Cosy Mystery
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A murdered groom, a grieving fiancee, and a contract killer with nothing to lose? It's all in a day's work for private investigator Rose Bennett. Everyone thought that Nathan Kingsley was a local hero. A talented sportsman and an honest businessman, he’d loved and cherished his fiancée Alice and her daughter Olivia since long before they decided to tie the knot. But when someone pays a contract killer to shoot Nathan dead on the day of his wedding, and his devious brother Luke tries to disinherit the grieving Alice of everything Nathan had ever done for her, it begins to look as though Nathan wasn’t much of a hero after all. It’s no surprise to Rose Bennett that the East & Northern Bank wants a thorough investigation into Nathan Kingsley’s affairs. The violent death of a high profile customer is bound to be bad for business, especially when his bank...

Genres: Cosy Mystery
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A threatening phone call, a dishonest colleague and a murdered debt collector? It's just another day at the bank for private investigator Rose Bennett. A cruel November sleet is blowing off the North Sea when debt collector Andy Miller’s body is found outside his Scarborough mansion flat, crushed under the wheels of his own BMW. There’s no question that Andy was murdered, and as the repercussions of his death ripple out across the bank where he worked, they hit those around him hard. His girlfriend is inconsolable, his best friend is bereft and his best friend’s girlfriend … well, she used to be Andy’s girlfriend, so things are complicated. It’s complicated for Rose Bennett, too. Dispatched north to Scarborough to investigate a customer harassment case against the East & Northern Bank, Andy Miller’s death brings a most unwelcome twist to her investigation. When it comes to murder, Rose doesn’t claim...

Genres: Cosy Mystery
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The love of money is the root of all evil, and private investigator Rose Bennett knows that sometimes it leads to murder. The sleepy Yorkshire town of Market Melbourne is shaken from its slumber when pretty young bank clerk Pandora Mitchell disappears. For Rose, newly arrived in town to investigate a potential fraud at the East & Northern Bank, the event shouldn’t be more than a headline in the local newspaper – except the missing girl held information that is vital to her inquiry. Rose doesn’t believe in coincidence. She thinks that someone at the branch where Pandora worked wanted to silence the girl and DI George Mulligan, the old-school detective investigating Pandora's untimely disappearance, is inclined to agree with her. And it isn't long before someone sends a very clear message that Rose might be well advised to back off. But Rose would value a young girl’s life above...