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A woman dies in Camden town, another in Bloomsbury...Retired private detectives Lawrence and Violet Harpham are back in the capital for sightseeing and relaxation. But Lawrence becomes increasingly isolated when artist Walter Sickert befriends Violet, acting as a mentor for her new hobby.Bored and with nothing better to do, Lawrence delves into the recent murder of Emily Dimmock. But Emily was not the only woman to die under mysterious circumstances.As Lawrence discovers more suspicious deaths, an old enemy returns, threatening the lives of all he holds dear. Meanwhile, the killer is moving in and will stop at nothing to fulfil his destiny. Can Lawrence unmask him before others die?This intricately plotted Edwardian murder mystery is based on a true crime.

A cult, a medium and a disappearing doctor - join Lawrence and Violet for another thrilling mysteryLawrence and Violet head to London in pursuit of missing Aurora. But a favour for old friends soon throws them into the path of an unscrupulous medium.While there, Lawrence takes on the case of a once missing doctor, since found deceased, with no suspicion attached to her death. But she is not the only recent corpse in Richmond Park. It's one coincidence too far, and Lawrence cannot resist a challenge.Crossing swords with the wickedest man in the world, Lawrence and Violet embark on a perilous journey, with all roads leading back to a tiny Suffolk village and a terrifying legend from the past.Dodging danger from enemies old and new, can Lawrence and Violet survive long enough to find Aurora? And will their lives ever be the same again?

Suffolk 1903. William Gardiner is on trial for his life for the cold-hearted stabbing of Rose Harsent. In a last-ditch attempt to find the murderer, concerned parties call on Lawrence Harpham for help, but someone is stalking the good people of Peasenhall and confounding his investigation.Meanwhile, Violet takes on a poisoning puzzle from the past. Was the bad-tempered housemaid a killer or just a convenient suspect?With two historical crimes and the distraction of a mysterious stranger at Netherwood, will they solve the case before time runs out?The Maleficent Maid is a historical mystery based on true crimes.

It's 1911, and the women of Ipswich are making a peaceful stand against the unfairness of the voting system. Suffragist Louisa Russell joins the census evasion protest at the Old Museum in Ipswich. In a quiet moment, she explores the back rooms of the museum and finds a diary belonging to a prisoner. And not just any prisoner - but the infamous Mary Cage executed for murdering her husband James six decades earlier.When Louisa's next-door neighbour dies under suspicious circumstances, the parallels between his death and the poisoning of James Cage become impossible to ignore. But can there be a link between two deaths sixty years apart? And will Louisa find the poisoner before an innocent woman is convicted?Vote for Murder is historical fiction based on a true Suffolk crime.

When a series of vanishings turn into murders, Lawrence Harpham is summoned to West Ham. Estranged from Violet and temporarily partnered with an oddball reporter, Lawrence pursues a ruthless serial killer. Meanwhile, Violet's contentment with her new life in Norfolk ends abruptly. What is causing the sinister movement of a gravestone, and who is following her?Recently revealed secrets shatter everything Lawrence thought he knew about his past. Will Violet and Lawrence meet again? And will he ever recover from the horrifying revelations?The Moving Stone is a historical murder mystery based on real events.

Overstrand 1895. Lawrence Harpham and Violet Smith are witnesses to suicide while on holiday. Beneath the body, lies a bible belonging to a murdered man.Clues lead to the violent death of a bookseller and a chilling confession from the past. From Norfolk to Liverpool, investigations point to the unsolved murder of Fanny Nunn in the town of Diss. But how are the murders connected? Why do the parish registers contain so many unnatural deaths?As Lawrence and Violet close in on the killer, Lawrence discovers a long-kept secret about his wife''s death. Can he overcome his demons, and will they stop the murders before more lives are lost?

A miser dies alone in Ipswich leaving clues to a Brighton death three years earlier. Meanwhile, London wakes to another Ripper murder. Lawrence Harpham revisits the past to discover the killer of Frances Coles. Was she a Ripper victim and is her murder linked to the autumn of terror? Jack is back - or is he?

When Seebling Beau Garnie falls through an open portal into the dwarf realm of Calorean, the last thing he expects is to be rescued by super-intelligent rats.A first class hare rider and trained warrior, Beau must drink a solution of Invisimin every day to survive. Unfortunately, someone has raided the Invisimin mines and they are almost empty. Battling dark forces and strange creatures, Beau and close friend Skyle cross Calorean to find the legendary lost mines containing the mineral upon which their lives depend.