Joseph Smith Fletcher

Ravensdene Court follows Leonard Middlebrook, an antiquarian invited to examine a valuable library at an isolated Northumberland manor. His visit takes a deadly turn when a man he has just met is found murdered on the nearby coast. As he investigates,...

When celebrated actor Bassett Oliver vanishes after arriving in the coastal town of Scarhaven, an ordinary theatrical engagement becomes a baffling mystery. His last known destination—the ancient Scarhaven Keep—draws investigators into a web of hidden...

Milford Cotherstone, the respected Borough Treasurer of Highmarket, faces ruin when an elderly tenant recognises him from a criminal conviction decades earlier. After the man is found dead, suspicion, blackmail and buried secrets collide as a murder...

Wallington Neale, a bank clerk in the quiet town of Scarnham, finds his routine life upended when bank manager John Horbury vanishes without explanation. As rumours of missing securities, theft, and possible foul play spread, Neale is drawn into an...

Lost in a blinding snowstorm on England's northern border, Alvery Craye stumbles upon the isolated house of Kelpieshaw, where a mysterious copper box lies at the heart of dangerous secrets. As strangers gather with hidden motives, he is drawn into a...

The Herapath Property begins with the mysterious disappearance of wealthy Member of Parliament Jacob Herapath, whose death soon plunges his household into uncertainty. As his secretary Selwood investigates, suspicious circumstances, hidden motives,...

The Middle Temple Murder follows newspaper sub-editor Frank Spargo after he becomes fascinated by the mysterious death of an elderly man in London's legal district. As his investigation deepens, hidden identities, long-buried secrets, and unexpected...

The Orange-Yellow Diamond follows aspiring writer Andrew Lauriston, whose desperate attempt to pawn his late father's watch draws him into a baffling murder investigation. After discovering a pawnbroker dead, he becomes entangled in a dangerous search...

The Paradise Mystery is set in the cathedral city of Wrychester, where Dr. Mark Ransford's quiet life is shattered after a mysterious stranger is found dead inside the cathedral. As questions surrounding the victim's identity and past emerge,...

The Rayner-Slade Amalgamation follows manufacturer Marshall Allerdyke after he is summoned to Hull by an urgent telegram, only to find his cousin dead under suspicious circumstances. Determined to uncover the truth, he investigates a tangled web of...

Jeckie Farnish refuses to let her family's once-thriving farm slip into ruin despite crushing debts, an irresponsible father, and the threat of losing everything. Determined to secure a future for herself and her sister, she faces hardship, sacrifice,...

The Talleyrand Maxim follows ambitious clerk Linford Pratt, whose ordinary life changes when an antiquarian bookseller discovers the hidden will of a recently deceased magnate before dying unexpectedly. Left alone with the secret, Pratt must choose...

The Wolves and the Lamb follows a trusting young heir newly arrived from the West Indies who becomes the target of two cunning swindlers determined to steal his inheritance. As deception, manipulation, and criminal schemes tighten around him,...

Two shadowy brothers slain on the very same day!When a leading authority on antique books is summoned to a remote Northumbrian mansion, he's struck at once by its faded grandeur and the raw beauty of his new surroundings. However, barely has Mr....