Social comedy

A charming conman has more than dodgy dog food on his plate when ruthless villainy and murder break out in Flaxborough. 

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

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

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.

Join Bart Bandy, accident-prone flying ace, in his first three hilarious adventures.

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

Enjoy three more stories from this classic series of cosy mysteries.