Mystery England

The last thing Evelyn Hughes ever thought she wanted was silence. Deemed as the socialite to emulate, she was ready to accept a proposal from the highest-ranking bachelor in London. Kenneth Silence was the fellow most ladies wanted, if they dared trust their heart to their future. He carries charisma on his shoulders like it’s his genuine birthright, but he also carries the weight of knowing when someone isn’t telling the truth. He is rarely wrong. With his talent to discern he is forced to rescue Evelyn from social ruin while at the dinner party of the season, much to her dismay. ...

Suicide? Or Murder? is a gripping murder mystery set in the picturesque but deceptive tranquility of rural England during the early 20th century. Freddie Paxton, a man crafted for the serene niche of a golf club nestled within the decaying grandeur of a once-magnificent estate, is thrust into a whirlwind of intrigue and suspicion. When the mangled body of S. Brotherhood is discovered on the golf course, it initially seems like a tragic accident. However, former military intelligence officer Mordaunt Carroll and his astute friend Alexander Greene suspect foul play. As they dig deeper into ...

Retiree Gwen Andrews arrives at the Harbor Falls Bed & Breakfast expecting an evening of food and fun at the garden club’s Christmas party. Boy, is she wrong! First, she learns the B&B’s ghost is wreaking havoc.And then Gwen overhears a whispered blackmail threat.Because misfortune often comes in threes, a prickly club member tumbles down the servant steps during an impromptu house tour and dies.When the woman’s death is ruled suspicious, Gwen is enlisted for undercover sleuthing. Were mortal hands or spectral to blame? All the while, she’s juggling her personal life as one man ...

A scarred man. A mysterious secret. A courageous woman who dares to follow her heart. Earl Turner was once an arrogant cad, taking money from whomever he could, and never allowing anyone into his affections. However, one terrible night changes everything, leaving him with scars both inside and out. Lord Turner knows he needs a wife to continue the family line, but his return to society is both necessary and difficult. Miss Dorothea Earnest has been held back from society by her father, only to find that he has promised her to a scarred and broken man. When her father continues to demand ...

It’s 1870, and smallpox is making its way across the city of London. A father has been imprisoned for refusal to inoculate his nine-year-old daughter, Josephine. With no guardian to care for her, she has been thrown into the streets to fend for herself. Along with other children living in the street, Josephine is plunged into the world of theft, where there is no safe place. Josie revisits Buckingham Palace by tunnel where she has been profitable in the past. There was no way she could have known the jewels she nicked were already stolen. From the world of the rich to the rough streets of...

A hot summer on the Northumberland coast and Julie Armstrong arrives home from a night out to find her son strangled, laid out in a bath of water and covered with wild flowers. This stylized murder scene has captured Inspector Vera Stanhope’s attention. And then another body is discovered in a rock pool, the corpse again strewn with flowers. Vera must work quickly to find this killer who is making art out of death. As local residents are forced to share their deepest, darkest secrets, the killer watches, waits and plans to prepare another beautiful, watery grave.

When a cryptographer is murdered, Thomas Charles is sent on a secret mission to uncover the killer – and it’s the perfect opportunity to rekindle his romance with Cat Carlisle, the woman who helped uncover a double agent and solve her own husband’s murder. The victim’s niece – and the police’s top suspect – is Cat’s childhood friend and she begs Cat for help.

"Murder in a Small English Town," a mystery-thriller book set in Berwick-upon-Tweed, England, during the late 19th to early 20th century, we follow the epic tale of a young man, Hugh Rogers, who becomes inextricably caught in a labyrinth of betrayal and homicide. This happens when a enigmatic boarder, James Cooper, steps into his tranquil existence, setting off a chain of events that irrevocably change life in this typically serene town. Unraveling the Conspiracy Within these suspenseful pages, Hugh is enmeshed in a sinister plot thick with undisclosed identities and concealed family ...

The Governess by H. Wilhelm Starkweather is a captivating psychological fiction novel set in the eerie, atmospheric world of Victorian England. This chilling tale explores themes of isolation, supernatural encounters, and the unraveling of the human psyche, all within the confines of a mysterious country estate. Step into the shadowy corridors of Bly Manor, where secrets are whispered in the dark and every creak of the floorboards tells a story. Discover the unsettling experiences of a young governess as she navigates the eerie halls of Bly Manor, where not all is as it seems. Follow the ...

It has been over a year since the snowstorm incident which left Jessica and her group of friends reeling from yet another brush with death. Time has begun to heal their emotional wounds, and everyone has grown up significantly since Corinne’s death brought them all together. They can see that their extended adolescence is ending and, tonight of all nights, that change is most apparent. Because tomorrow, Kristina and Andrew are finally getting married. But during the rehearsal dinner, another death threatens to once again throw the traumatized friends into a deadly mystery. Everyone is ...

D.M. Sorlie is the author behind the Sue Lee Mysteries and the new prequel Sebastian books, weaving a gripping tapestry of espionage, science, and the looming shadow of war in this thrilling new mystery. Set against the backdrop of a tense Europe on the brink of conflict, our protagonist, Sebastian, finds himself entrenched in a perilous covert operation, summoned by none other than Winston Churchill himself. Tasked with a critical mission, Sebastian is to meet two distinguished nuclear scientists from the Joliot-Curie group—trailblazers who, back in 1934, had unveiled the explosive ...

New England has always had a special place in the national memory. Its rich folklore and colorful history is woven into the national identity, and destinations such as Plymouth Rock, the lighthouses of Maine, and Vermont's autumn leaves are quintessential symbols of the United States. But New England has always had a dark side, a strange side. Monsters and ghosts lurk in its woods and old houses, and strange monuments that may be from a forgotten civilization puzzle local investigators.

What happens when your past catches up with you? A chilling mystery that will haunt you long after you finish reading it. A man is found dead with no identification, not even a mobile phone. Who was he? Why was he there? And who saw him dying in Tersel Woods, near a small town of Faukon Abbey in Devon, England? Jimmy Carter, a journalist with The Abbey Chronicle is chasing Detective Inspector Peter Greene to find the killer. What they find is a gripping tale of deep hidden secrets of so-called love. But some secrets are better left buried... A traditional detective story, a classic whodunit...

A cozy English village. A historic inn. A shocking murder. Can an innkeeper-turned-sleuth uncover the truth before it’s too late? When Emma Sharpe moves to the picturesque Cotswolds to restore the Old Bell Inn, she expects challenges—but finding a forged painting hidden in the cellar wasn’t one of them. Before she can unravel the mystery, the local historian—who had plenty to say about her renovation plans—turns up dead. With the villagers whispering secrets, a grumpy detective dismissing her suspicions, and a murderer still at large, Emma has no choice but to investigate. Armed ...

Will it be love with a handsom noble or a haunting curse? Can love transcend betrayal?A modern-day Regency mystery romance! Allison Whitney, an American student in present day Oxford, England, was unaware someone had peeked into her rooms. They recorded her intimate actions and had big plans for that image. Allison was too engrossed in her architectural history thesis. She had hopes to examine a grand abandoned manor house that was closed up for decades. The locked manor was guarded by its present owner, who decades before, fearfully abandoned it to live in the gatehouse. In a rage, he ...

It’s been slow for Madison, the Italians have been on their best behavior. But the German’s are another matter.The murder of a known German agent pits Madison against one of the deadliest agents in Europe and forces her in a race to save England’s new wonder weapon from falling into Hitler’s hands. Buy Your Copy Today!

Police Sergeant Elizabeth West is stalked by a serial killer in the heart of London. She goes out on a lonely heath at night to meet the murderer only to be confronted by a dead body. At ever throw of the dice the murderer is one step ahead of the police and then West finds herself alone in a room with the pathological murderer. He has a gun and she nothing to defend herself with. 'A fast paced comic extravaganza.'

Germany is rattling its war machine at Britain. Sherlock Holmes and Watson are made special agents to stop the war machine from destroying Britain from within. A cult is rising to power in Germany. ..The Verboten Party. It is led by forces that would put terror into the hearts of people if they knew who was behind the power of the cult. And it's not Hitler, a dark, but overly ambitious soul. No, it's a nation hidden from view beneath our world. A nation of cruel giants!

Buried secrets. Magical lies. With a shadow’s whisper, darkness begins to rise… When June Morgan returns to her hometown of Stonebridge, she isn’t expecting it to be easy. Having denied her magic for far too long, she feels it beginning to break free, leading her to seek out the Stonebridge Witches for help. Turning to her one-time mentor, Alistair Blackthorn, June begins to seek control…only to find herself in the midst of shadowed whispers of a rising darkness that feels all too familiar. A power so consuming that claimed her parent’s lives and sent her running. A power, that ...

Two men are on the run. They have 400 miles to go across hostile territory. Soldiers on the ground track them day and night, a helicopter circles above, life becomes a second-by-second fight for survival. Each muscle movement, drop of sweat, glance and instinct matters. Every second counts. Through long slogs across country, risky raids for supplies, moments of sheer panic and under the intense pressure to survive, an unbreakable bond between two men is forged.