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Interview: David Fairer

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Originally from Hull and now based in Leeds, David Fairer was a Professor of English at Leeds University before he retired. After a career teaching about some of the greatest novels in the English language he started writing historical mysteries. Now, he’s taken up the…
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A Plot to Die For by Ardal O’Hanlon

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Few settings are more deceptively dangerous than a picturesque rural community. As many have found to their misfortune, beneath the herbaceous borders, parish council meetings and carefully maintained public image lurk old grudges, quiet humiliations and lives that have curdled into resentment. A Plot to…
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Pork Pie Pandemonium by Steve Higgs

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Growler. Grosvenor. Tourtière. However you frame it, the pork pie has become a symbol of classic British cuisine. That’s why retired Detective Superintendent Albert Smith chooses Melton Mowbray – Rural Capital of Food and Town of Pies – as the first stop on his culinary…
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The Body that Floats by Jayne Chard

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The Body that Floats by Jayne Chard is a humorous whodunnit that continues the (mis)adventures of sisters Julia Fortnam and Frankie Grant. Despite their personalities clashing almost as often as they cooperate, the recently reconnected siblings are shaping up to be a formidable pair of…
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