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Steve Higgs
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.
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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…
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 a climber suspiciously falls to his death and a local artist has her dog stolen, both cases fall into the lap of local sleuth, Patricia Fisher. However, no sooner…
It's the day of the wedding and the bride's dog, and ring bearer, is missing. Ernie. Thus starts a day Felicity would sooner forget. Sending Amber and Buster to scour…
steve higgs
Unsolvable mystery meets hilarious adventure when a retired detective and his former police dog take a culinary tour of the British Isles.
As Patricia nears Athens, a member of the crew the captain’s nephew, is found dead, next to a gun and suicide note. With a disobedient dog, Anna, loyal butler, Jermaine…
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…
Fiftysomething Patricia Fisher ditches her cheating husband - and finds herself solving mysteries aboard a luxury cruise on a tour around the world. From a stolen jewel to murder, can…
As Patricia’s divorce meeting looms, she calls in some favours to arrange a wedding for on-board friends, Lieutenants Bhukari and Baker. Did she ‘accidentally’ arrange for it to be at…
When Tempest is called to investigate a Yeti attack in the Alps, he is certain it will just be another fool in a costume - He's going to solve the…
Tempest is having a bad week. When a newspaper ad typo sends a glut of paranormal enquiries his way, he has no sense of the trouble heading his way. In…
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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Every other generation of the Hale line dies on his 80th birthday. Lord Hale turns 80 and has invited Tempest and a whole host of other guests from different fields…
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…
A woman whose dead husband is haunting her? That sounds like a routine case. Until she reveals her husband's name and a past event Tempest wants to forget comes back…
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…
In jail, Tempest Michaels, has been enjoying the peace and quiet. But all that is about to change, as the jailhouse golem is more than two hundred years old and…
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…
Someone is re-enacting the murders from a series of horror books, and the evidence points towards the dead author as the perpetrator. The victims are those who were closest to…
When someone starts targeting members of the local vampire Live Action Role Play club, there's only one person they can turn to -Tempest Michaels. Unfortunately for Tempest, he doesn't realise…
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…
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…
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…
Visiting a small Lancashire town to learn their culinary secrets, a retired detective and his former police dog dream of delicious dishes ...
... what they get is the dead…
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…
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…
Baking. It can get a guy killed. And this time it does.
A murder staged to look like a suicide fools everyone except Albert Smith. He knows better. In Lyme…
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 paranormal? It's all nonsense but proving it might just get them all killed.
When a master vampire starts killing people in his hometown, paranormal investigator, Tempest Michaels, takes it…
Invited to an anniversary party in the suite next door, Patricia is pleased to celebrate the idea that marriage can work. Billionaire Howard Berkowitz and his wife Shandy seem very…
Tempest is investigating cases that are clearly not paranormal. However men dressed as clowns terrorise the Kent towns with ever escalating and more frequent attacks. The Klowns should be a…
At a wedding fayre, something terrible happens at Felicity's booth and she suspects her arch-rival, Primrose Green. Felicity knows she will have to find the proof and with the help…
When Felicity visits a wedding dress boutique, she finds the owner strangled and posed, and she finds herself unwittingly embroiled in yet another desperate investigation. The dead dressmaker has been…
When an organised crime family wants you dead you don’t stand a chance, unless your name is Patricia Fisher. Targeted by the Godmother , for interfering with their operations, Patricia…
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…
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…
