Questa serie di romanzi polizieschi segue il meticoloso lavoro di due distinti ispettori mentre affrontano casi complessi in tutta l'Inghilterra. Vivi l'emozione di indagini dettagliate, che uniscono la procedura di polizia tradizionale a un acuto ragionamento deduttivo. Ogni puntata offre un puzzle avvincente pieno di personaggi intriganti e risoluzioni soddisfacenti.
Beneath a sky the colour of sapphires and the sinister moonlight, a gentleman in evening dress is discovered slumped in the stocks on the village green - he is dead. Superintendent Hannasyde's consummate powers of detection and solicitor Giles Carrington's amateur sleuthing are tested to their limits as they grapple with the Vereker family - a group of outrageously eccentric and corrupt suspects
When Gregory Matthews, patriarch of the Poplars is found dead one morning, imperious Aunt Harriet blames it on the roast duck he ate for supper. Murder. It falls to Superintendent Hannasyde to sift through all the secrets and lies and discover just who killed Gregory Matthews, before the killer strikes again...
The sixtieth birthday party of Silas Kane was marred by argument and dissension amongst his family.But then Kane's nephew and heir is murdered and threats are made on the next in line to the fortune, throwing a new and sinister light on Silas Kane's death.
When Ernest Fletcher is found bludgeoned to death in his study, everyone is shocked and mystified: Ernest was well-liked and respected, so who would have a motive for killing him? It seems the real Fletcher was far from the gentleman he pretended to be.
Tragedy befalls the Carter family following an eventful visit from a Russian prince and a scandalous blackmail letter. The murder of Wally Carter generates a bewildering mystery - how does one shoot a man crossing a narrow bridge without being near the murder weapon when it is fired?
'Tis the season-to be dead... Resigned to spending Christmas at Lexham Manor, Mathilda Clare wasn't sure what she dreaded most--the foul temper of Nat Herriard, the filthy-rich old Scrooge who owned the place, or the sweetness-and-light of his brother, Joseph. Joseph had concocted a guest list brilliantly headed for mayhem... acid-tongued young Stephen, his sly sister Paula, and Nat's sharp-dealing partner, with a finger in some strange pies. "There'll be murder before we're through," Mathilda laughed. And she was absolutely right. This it is no ordinary Christmas, when the holiday party takes on a sinister aspect when the colorful assortment of guests discovers there is a killer in their midst. The owner of the substantial estate, that old Scrooge Nathaniel Herriard, is found stabbed in the back, and the six holiday guests find themselves the suspects of a murder enquiry. For Inspector Hemingway of Scotland Yard, 'tis the season to find whodunit. Whilst the delicate matter of inheritance could be the key to this crime, the real conundrum is how any of the suspects could have entered the locked room to commit this foul deed. The investigation is complicated by the fact that every guest is hiding something-throwing all of their testimony into question and casting suspicion far and wide. The clever and daring crime will mystify readers, yet the answer is in plain sight all along....
A duplicate bridge party, given in London by an ambitious widow in search of a husband for her dull-witted daughter, becomes the scene of two sinister murders
On a hot June evening in Thornden, the Hasells host a lively tennis party at their mansion, the Cedars. Young Haswell has just returned from an event with the enchanting Abby Dearham. The village's elite, including the Squire and the Vicar, are in attendance, but the unpopular solicitor Sampson Warrenby is notably absent, leaving Abby puzzled about his previous invitation. The atmosphere shifts dramatically when Mavis, Warrenby’s niece, rushes in with shocking news: her uncle has been found dead, shot in the head under an oak tree. Panic ensues among those who had motives to wish him harm, as Mavis is just one of ten potential suspects, each harboring their own grievances against him. As Chief Inspector Hemingway investigates, he faces a web of secrets and lies. Was the murderer Warrenby’s niece, the rival solicitor, or perhaps a couple at the farm hiding something? With the added twist of Warrenby’s blackmailing activities, Hemingway must sift through the tangled relationships and hidden animosities to reveal who transformed their hatred into murder. Time is of the essence as he navigates the village's intricate social dynamics to uncover the truth.
