Humorous Mystery and Crime

When the bitter rivalry between Flaxborough's leading fat-cat businessmen ends in murder, DI Purbright is on the case.

Serge and Coleman venture on a frenzied literary pilgrimage that leads them back to Riviera Beach.

When freethinking Edna Hillyard goes missing at the Folklore Society's "revels", could evil forces be at play?

As the handover of Hong Kong to the Chinese approaches, detective Harry Feiffer faces a battle with evil incarnate.

Hong Kong is returning to Chinese rule and Yellowthread police station stands empty. Has time run out for DCI Harry Feiffer?

An elderly sex-pest, nicknamed the ‘Flaxborough crab’, is at large in Flaxborough. Will DI Purbright catch him in his net?

When one of Flaxborough's most tireless charity workers is found the wrong way up in her pond, DI Purbright investigates.

On a week away in legendary Glastonbury, Miss Seeton’s artistic talents are called upon to help solve a mysterious kidnapping.

When the Flaxborough butcher's sister-in-law disappears, the trail leads to a local lonely hearts agency... 

The inhabitants of 14 Beatrice Avenue have disappeared, and something very disagreeable seems to be lurking in the drains… 

When vandalism turns to murder in the quiet town of Chalmsbury, Inspector Purbright is called in to investigate.

Did a surfeit of marshmallows lead to Marcus Gwill's death by electrocution - or was foul play involved?