Böcker av Emily Organ

The river reveals its secrets...Amateur sleuth Augusta Peel is showing a friend the sights of London when their boat trip on the River Thames is cut short. A body has been found adrift in a rowing boat.The circumstances are puzzling. Scotland Yard takes on the case and Augusta makes some enquiries of her own. But since Detective Inspector Philip Fisher's resignation, she no longer has a contact at the Yard to help her.Could the murder be linked to a series of accidents at a factory? And who was behind an attack on a young woman a few weeks previously? A breakthrough comes when the Yard asks for assistance, but Augusta has already made an enemy who's determined to make life difficult for her.Philip's new detective agency is getting off the ground. And although he's happy to help Augusta, a lady in distress is causing a distraction...

A macabre discovery in the cloisters of Westminster Abbey.Augusta Peel is puzzled by a mysterious customer in her bookshop. But when the encounter leads to an attack in the abbey cloisters, she finds herself entangled in a murder investigation. Who is the mystery customer? And why did he give a false name?Obscure information imparted on a death bed forces Augusta and Scotland Yard detective Philip Fisher to follow a trail of clues. It's not long before they're pulled into the shadow of an event everyone would rather forget: the Great War.When the murderer strikes again, Augusta and Philip are forced to rethink their investigation. But just as they're making progress, Philip makes a decision which changes everything...

A baffling murder and a missing detective.When a young woman is murdered on Tower Bridge, former spy Augusta Peel expects Scotland Yard to call on her for help.But no call comes.Meanwhile, Augusta is preoccupied with the success of her Bloomsbury bookshop. It's doing so well that a rival establishment is losing customers. When the rival shop seeks revenge, Augusta must fight to protect her livelihood.But as the Tower Bridge murder case stalls, Augusta feels sure her sleuthing skills can help. The trouble is, no one's seen her friend Detective Inspector Fisher for some time. And it's not long before Augusta discovers he's completely disappeared...

It's the Roaring Twenties. London's bright young things are partying and Augusta Peel is hiding in her basement.Book repairer Augusta Peel needs some peace and quiet after serving her country in the war. Forget jazz bands and sequins, she's happy with a canary for company and old books.But events take a turn when Augusta agrees to chaperone a young woman for the night. Failing to get her home on time, she ends up in a rowdy nightclub. She can't imagine the evening getting worse when the police raid it. But then the murder happens.Who shot Jean Taylor? An old acquaintance at Scotland Yard persuades Augusta to help with his investigation. But how can a reluctant sleuth navigate Soho's world of actresses, gangsters and theatre impresarios to discover the truth?

Penny Green faces her toughest puzzle yet.London 1885. A gang of lady thieves is targeting Piccadilly''s wealthy shoppers and no one seems able to stop them. As frustrations build, the body of a young woman is pulled from the River Thames. Reporter Penny Green has a lot to write about, and she faces a new challenge when a stranger approaches her with a riddle. Could it lead to a killer?Time is running out for Penny - her impending marriage to Inspector Blakely signals the end of her Fleet Street career. The riddle could be the last case she works on and it''s not without its dangers. Someone seems keen to ensure that Penny doesn''t make it to her wedding day at all.

When Mrs Mildred Cobnut of Compton Poppleford Ladies Bicycling Club suffers a fatal accident, hapless Inspector Mappin begins a murder investigation. As luck would have it, world-renowned Swiss detective, Monsieur Pascal Legrand, is staying in the village; with such sleuthing expertise on hand, the case will surely be swiftly solved.Meanwhile, Churchill and Pemberley have another case to worry about: Ramsay the missing goat. But with Churchill having crossed swords with Mrs Cobnut, the elderly detectives soon become embroiled in the murder investigation.Who is the mystery man who calls on Mrs Twig? What causes Farmer Glossop''s horse to bolt down the high street? Will Churchill ever finish a slice of Pemberley''s prune cake? There are many questions for the detective duo to answer before they can hope to beat the famous Monsieur Legrand at his own game.

London 1885. Something’s not right at Shoreditch Workhouse and reporter Penny Green is struggling to convince someone to listen. After spending time there undercover, she knows that more can be done for the deserving poor beneath its roof. But does anyone else care?When two workhouse inmates die in a fight, the police and the coroner accept the simplest explanation. Penny undertakes her own investigation with Inspector James Blakely’s help and it’s not long before they make themselves unpopular.A macabre turn finally makes the authorities act, but can anyone stop the force behind the crimes?

Which guest has committed murder?Some say the Hotel Tempesta is cursed, but its owner, Mr Gallo, refuses to believe it. When he's brutally murdered one night, the suspicion falls on his guests. Ten suspects in total. And Penny Green is one of them.Does Mr Gallo's murder have anything to do with the criminal mastermind on the run from America? Penny and Inspector James Blakely must negotiate a world of courtesans, stolen paintings and secret codes to prove Penny's innocence and uncover the truth.

A woman dies in a burglary in Fitzrovia. A man is murdered in an opium den in Limehouse. Gutsy Fleet Street reporter Penny Green suspects the two deaths are connected, but how can she prove it?The answer may lie in Whitehall where the India Office reaps the benefits of Britain's opium trade. But when Inspector James Blakely of Scotland Yard begins investigating, an unforeseen danger looms.Soon Penny is forced to act alone and is put to the ultimate test when her quest becomes personal.

A culprit is on the run after a fatal poisoning in Bermondsey. It seems like a simple case for Penny Green to report on, until a series of macabre photographs is discovered.As the poisonings continue, Scotland Yard is convinced they have their suspect. It’s not long before they’re outwitted and no one is safe. Penny and Inspector James Blakely must avoid the red herrings and track down the manipulative poisoner.But could there be more than one?

There's a killer in the slums.When a thief robs Fleet Street reporter Penny Green, she finds herself caught up in a horrifying murder.Someone is terrorizing the residents of St Giles Rookery and Scotland Yard sends Inspector James Blakely to investigate. When the serial killer claims a victim outside the slums, Victorian London is sent into panic.Can Penny's friendship with the people of St Giles uncover the culprit? She and James must overcome their complicated relationship to work together, but each new murder threatens to derail their work for good.

A Victorian electricity pioneer dies by his own hand.Simon Borthwick lights up 1880s London with a stunning illuminations display - then shoots himself in a hansom cab.Plucky Fleet Street reporter Penny Green witnesses the inventor's death and suspects the clue to his suicide lies in a mysterious letter he left behind. But can she persuade Inspector James Blakely of Scotland Yard that a crime has been committed?Borthwick isn't the only person who died that day and Penny soon encounters a shadowy world which the police can't get close to. When the intimidation begins, Penny starts to fear for her own safety. James does what he can to protect her, but is it enough?

London 1884. Victorian industrialist Alexander Glenville is a man with many secrets. Fleet Street reporter Penny Green is tasked with working undercover as a maid in his home, but tragedy strikes when Glenville's daughter is poisoned.Penny's insider knowledge is crucial for Scotland Yard's murder investigation, but someone in the Glenville household already suspects that she's more than just a servant. Can Penny and Inspector James Blakely solve the mystery before Penny's cover is blown?

Escape to 1880s London! A page-turning Victorian murder mystery series.Actress Lizzie Dixie drowned in the River Thames, so how was she murdered five years later in Highgate Cemetery?Intrepid Fleet Street reporter Penny Green is called upon by Scotland Yard. Does she unwittingly hold clues to Lizzie Dixie's mysterious death? Penny must work with Inspector James Blakely to investigate the Victorian worlds of theatre, showmen and politicians in search of the truth.But who is following her? And who is sending her threatening letters?Penny is about to discover that Lizzie's life was more complicated, and dangerous, than she could ever have imagined.