Eve's War is a series of twelve novellas. Each book contains approximately 20,000 words and a complete story. Kindly note that the price throughout the series will be set at the minimum level and that Eve's story arc will be concluded at the end of the series.Marseille, December 1942"We're in a fix," Vincent said. "The Gestapo have captured a British agent, code name Zigzag. They picked him up through his false identity papers, only the thing is they haven't discovered his ...

"If you like psychological detective stories with a touch of humour and romance, you will love Sam Smith."Love Hurts. For Derwena de Caro, songstress, female icon, teenage dream, success brought drugs, alcohol and a philandering boyfriend. It also brought wealth, fame and a stalker, or so she claimed. And that's where I came in, to investigate the identity of the stalker, little realising that the trail would lead to murder and a scandal that would make the newspaper headlines for ...

Written by Hannah Howe, author of the Amazon #1 Sam Smith Mystery Series, Saving Grace, the courtroom drama of the year.The Western Mail2 August 1876Sensation in the Charles Petrie Case!Readers may recall that a young banker, by name Mr Charles Petrie, with every opportunity of succeeding in his profession, and commanding a not illiberal income, returned home after riding his horse to dine with his wife, Grace, and her companion, Mrs Quinn. During and after ...

About the SeriesThe Ann's War Mystery Series is a series of five novellas set in 1944-5. Each story contains approximately 15,000 words and a complete mystery. The stories are: BETRAYAL, INVASION, BLACKMAIL, ESCAPE and VICTORY. The stories are set four months apart and will be published four months apart, so you can read them in 'real time', if you wish. However, you may prefer to read the books 'as one' after the publication of VICTORY. Please make a choice based on your reading p...

Eve's War is a series of twelve novellas. Each book contains approximately 20,000 words and a complete story. Kindly note that the price throughout the series will be set at the minimum level and that Eve's story arc will be concluded at the end of the series."A message from Arthur," Mimi said. "He wants us to steal a set of plans from a factory and blow up the building.""Who owns the factory?" Guy asked."Auguste Maingard," Mimi said."And what does the facto...

"If you like psychological detective stories with a touch of humour and romance, you will love Sam Smith."Someone was out to murder me. I had no idea who, when or why, but with a snowstorm gripping the city and with a determined assassin closing in, I faced the most dangerous moment of my life and the very real prospect of feeling the big chill.The Big Chill - A Sam Smith Mystery. Book Three in the Sam Smith Mystery Series featuring private detective Samantha Smith....

Book Six in the Sam Smith Mystery Series.Secrets and Lies - Suicide or Murder?Most of the people I encounter are hiding a secret and many of them are adept at telling lies. However, how do you learn the truth about someone who's no longer with us?Author, Barclay Quinton wrote Fabringjay, the story of a man leading a secret life during the Second World War, which was well received by the critics, but was ignored by readers, and Illicit Lust, a book he hated and wrote...

"If you like psychological detective stories with a touch of humour and romance, you will love Sam Smith."It had been a week since the incident at the abandoned quarry, a week since I'd shot and killed someone, a week since my ex-husband had been murdered. It had been an emotional week. But life goes on. I'd been hired to discover who was sending death threats to Dr Ruth Carey, a controversial psychiatrist. The trail led to two high-powered villains and soon the death threats were ...

A Parcel of Rogues is book thirteen in the Amazon #1 (private detective chart) Sam Smith Mystery Series. Each book in the series contains a complete story and can be read as a stand-alone. Print length, 236 pages. Also contains two bonus chapters, Ann's War: Betrayal, book one in the Ann's War Mystery Series.A Parcel of RoguesJohn Ball was a middle-aged businessman with problems, and those problems compelled him to run away from Nicola, his devoted wife of twenty years. The...

Someone had posted a dead rat through Jana Jakubowska's letterbox, and scrawled obscene graffiti on her garden wall. Harmless pranks, or something more sinister? Her boyfriend, Tom Renwick, hired me to find out.During my investigation, I met Jana's charming four-year-old daughter, Krystyna, her estranged former lover, Matt Taylor, and a local hoodlum called Naz.As the case unfolded, the trail led to murder, and a situation that placed Krystyna in danger. The Rat Man had rev...

Beside a graffiti-embellished pew, I turned to Rose and said, "You're taking great risks for us.""Freedom is worth the risks," Rose said."What about the risks to your family?"Rose turned and offered me an angry glare. "Who said that I have a family?""I assumed that you are married," I said, "with children."Rose looked like a housewife. She wore no rings on her fingers, yet her whole manner suggested a housewifely air."I would rather not mention my ...

Lady Marian Fitzwalter's JournalIn May, during the sixteenth year of King John's reign, the Sheriff of Nottingham arranged a tourney. All the nobles, artisans, yeomen and serfs from miles around attended. Being a woman, I was not allowed to participate in the tourney's events – I could attend, but as a mere spectator.However, fate lent a helping hand in the shape of a handsome ally, a friend from my youth, Robin of Locksley. This is the story of the events that unfolded at ...