Böcker av Susan Willis

Bumbling amateur sleuth and self-published author Clive Thompson begins a new job as a PI's assistant and heads to the upmarket town of Harrogate. Along with his writing group friends, he immerses himself in events at the crime writers' festival in The Old Swan Hotel. Hoping to follow in the footsteps of master sleuth Agatha Christie, Clive investigates a deathbed confession from a father to his son about a house fire. But does it all turn out the way he thought it would?

Owen travels with his dad from Jesmond to Brussels after a huge disclosure which rocks his world. Follow Tara from Morpeth to Paris on a house-swap with a troubled woman. Jacky and her daughter leave Durham for their last trip together to Lille with an old, deadly secret. And Lucy takes her husband from Chester-Le-Street to try and save their marriage in Amsterdam but is waylaid by blackmail.

THIS IS A REVISED VERSION OF, 'BAKING LOVE', WITH SOME NEW MATERIAL. THE NOVEL WAS FIRST PUBLISHED IN 2015 BY ENDEAVOUR PRESS. With a teenage daughter to raise and a bakery to run Michelle struggles to find time for herself. She has put her heart and soul into her cake shop, and the business is going from strength to strength. When she meets handsome stranger, Gregg he seems completely smitten with her. But after a few dates she begins to think he is holding something back. Does Gregg have a secret which will threaten not only their relationship but everything she has worked so hard to create? An explosive story with all the right ingredients to bake that cake!

Clive Thompson heads for Whitley Bay caravan park to finish writing his novel. He's never had a caravan holiday before and is warmly greeted by the manager, Liz Mathews, who lives on the park. She is single and cares for her ninety year old mother who has Alzheimer's Disease. Clive meets the people in neighbouring caravans and has an amazing view from his veranda over the sea to St. Mary's Lighthouse. However, Audrey goes missing during the night and Liz is beside herself with worry. The police are out looking for her, but disillusioned by their efforts, Clive begins his own investigations.

THIS IS A REVISED VERSION OF, 'The Girl in the Dark', WITH SOME NEW MATERIAL. THE NOVEL WAS FIRST PUBLISHED IN 2017 BY ENDEAVOUR PRESS. When Kim goes to old friend, Sidney's, photography studio to start a new food styling contract she meets his new assistant, Alex. Kim is catapulted from her mournful existence into an explosive romantic relationship with Alex. Sidney, however, is wary. He thinks, there's something not quite right about Alex, and urges caution. Will Kim look back and wish she'd listened?

Barbara is wandering through The Shambles in York when she literally bumps into Clive. A chance meeting on her staycation turns out to be her first holiday romance. But Clive is eighteen years younger. Barbara's friends and family think he is a gold-digger and opportunist, but she knows different, or does she? With Christmas coming, Barbara's doubts about Clive's past and pressure from her family are mounting. Will she get the happy Christmas she longs for?

This study of the everyday components of daily life, as yet neglected by cultural theorists, argues that it is possibly through studying the mundane that we can learn the most about capitalist culture.