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Steve Higgs
To do 1. Solve a case 2. Have relationship drama 3. Jump a river with a car
I'm Jane Butterworth, my boss Tempest is away dealing with a Yeti in…
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When two bikers are found half-eaten, the coroner states an animal attack. But England doesn't have any large predators? Tempest gets hired to find out what happened and is pointed…
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When Michael Michaels finds himself facing off against a giant ghoul, he begins to think he should have listened to his wife and stayed at home. In trouble with the…
Jane is missing. Taken by a serial killer known only as the Sandman, Tempest and friends must unravel the clues to find her before night falls. However, the Sandman wants…
Fire.
Every creature fears it.
Except one.
When a call late one evening leads Jane to Buckingham Palace, she holds no concern the dragon they want her to investigate is…
Called to investigate a mystery at a local mine, Tempest expects to find an explanation for the strange events; instead, he discovers a body and horrified staff. Recent earthworks exposed…
She's got a magical hand cannon and is carrying God's sword. That makes her tough to beat, but when the devil himself sends the four horsemen of the impending apocalypse…
Can you keep a really terrible secret? A town in America is about to be rocked to its core, as three sisters come to terms with what they are. Being…
Immortal wizard, Otto misjudged his deal with Daniel badly. Now he's a demon's puppet and kidnapping people because he has no choice. Who can you trust when you are already…
When Zachary arrives at a farming community looking for work, he finds a girl, and the men that want to dominate the village threaten her livelihood. There's something very rotten…
Zachary has the shield of God. Anastasia wants it.
Need I say more?
Immortal werewolf meets ... well, whatever Anastasia is, head on.
It's about to get brutal.
A murder staged to look like a suicide fools everyone except Albert. He knows better. In Lyme Regis with his faithful dog, the victim invited him to visit the seaside…
Every journey might start with a single step, but where does it end?
Albert Smith and his faithful dog, Rex Harrison, have been on the road for far longer than…
With a billionaire about to get married onboard the Aurelia and a guest list that reads like a celebrity who's who, tension among the security team is understandably high.
They…
When the body of a stowaway is found in the bowels of the ship, no one could have predicted the trouble heading their way. However, when the arrival of a…
When Felicity Philips gets a panicked call from a friend, there isn't a way that she can turn him down. Edward, the jeweller to the crown, is in trouble and…
She's over fifty, overconfident, and in way over her head! It's well known that working in movies can be cutthroat, but no one expected that to be taken literally. It's…
When a chance encounter with a pickpocket leads to something more sinister, avid sleuth Patricia Fisher swings into action.
The Aurelia is on its way to Thailand, but a mystery…
Now halfway through her globetrotting around the world trip, Patricia Fisher is feeling relaxed and happy on the arm of Captain Alistair Huntley.
The peace is soon interrupted though when…
When Patricia returned the missing sapphire of Zangrabar she had no idea the Maharaja would consider himself eternally in her debt. Hardly surprising then that she has been invited to…
As the Aurelia nears Athens, a new member of the crew is found dead in his cabin. Next to a gun and slumped over a suicide note, it appears tragic…
When she finds a wounded member of British Intelligence in her bedroom, Patricia really isn't that surprised. I mean, it happens all the time, doesn't it?
However, she is surprised…
Fifty-three-year-old Patricia Fisher is a trouble magnet like no other, a sad fact she has come to accept during her three month around the world cruise. Wherever she goes, bodies…
How do I always attract trouble and drama?
When a crewmember takes his own life but hands Patricia a cryptic note and a request to save Anna just before he…
On a culinary tour of the British Isles, retired Detective Superintendent Albert Smith and snarky former police dog Rex Harrison find something quite unexpected waiting for them at their B&B…
In the small Bedfordshire town of Biggleswade, retired detective Albert, and former police dog, Rex, are enjoying a peaceful break from the murder and mayhem of the last week. Until…
After the drama in Biggleswade, our crime-busting duo head to York for the annual Yorkshire pudding competition and a well-earned rest ... ... well fat chance of that because they…
Baking. It can get a guy killed.
On the trail of a master criminal, a retired detective and his former police dog expect a quiet time in the Cumbrian village…
On a culinary tour of the British Isles, a retired detective and a failed police dog intend to taste the kippers that made the town famous ...
... but when…
Snoozing on the train ride into Dundee, a horrified scream tears both Albert and Rex from their dreams and back to reality ...
... where they discover a woman has…
Arriving in the famous English seaside resort, Albert plans only to reminisce about a childhood holiday more than seventy years in the past. While there he will eat the town's…
On the southeast coast of England, three wines growers have just gone missing and a fourth was found dead at the scene. Could this be the work of the master…
Marriage? It can be absolute murder
Wedding planner for the rich and famous, Felicity Philips is aiming to land the biggest gig of her life - the next royal wedding…
The Aurelia is on its way to Thailand, but a mystery illness is spreading among crew and passengers. Is there a link between it and a world-famous immunologist on board…
When Patricia returned the missing sapphire she had no idea the Maharaja would invite her to his son’s coronation. The invite suggests he has a mystery for her to solve…
Today's tasks: 1.Escape from underground cell 2.Recruit snarky d-bag werewolf to help 3.Invade demon realm and rescue a girl For wizard detective, Otto, magic has always kept him out of…
steve higgs
A humourous murder mystery adventure set aboard a luxury cruise ship. Middle-aged English sleuth, Patricia Fisher, unwittingly takes on opposing gangster factions when asked to find a missing person. With…
On the LA to Hawaii leg, a film crew are shooting a new action movie, Barbie has been given a role. It's all great fun and she attention of the…
When a crewmember takes his own life but hands Patricia a cryptic note and a request to save Anna just before he jumps, she feels she has no choice but…
The paranormal? It’s all nonsense but proving it might just get them all killed. When a vampire starts killing people in his town, paranormal investigator, Tempest Michaels, takes it personally…
When life gives you lemons, empty your cheating husband's bank accounts and go on a cruise.
That's right, isn't it?
Fuelled by anger, and decision-impaired by gin, Patricia boards the…
Following a trail of clues to a sleepy seaside village in the southwest corner of England, retired police detective, Albert Smith, aims to prove his theory of a master criminal…
What started as a missing person case goes south fast when a body marked with pagan symbols is found in the woods. A chance encounter with another investigator, none other…
When the local goddess of cake is found impaled with her own knife, the victim's husband is found holding the weapon. It's an open and shut case until he calls…
The two teams join forces again, but this case will test them to their limits - how do you tackle a criminal who can paralyze you before you get to…
Patricia is a guest of the world’s third richest man, her benefactor, the Maharaja of Zangrabar. At a banquet thrown to celebrate a new peace treaty between his country, and…
What would motivate a person to damage a ship in frigid waters and what might that person do next? It’s no surprise when Patricia decides to look into it, but…
