Superintendent Alan Markby and his girlfriend, civil servant Meredith Mitchell, are in desperate need of a summer holiday - and a cottage in Parsloe St John is an attractive last-minute prospect. Their temporary next-door neighbour, r...

This is the second book in a series featuring Fran Varady, who is insolvent, unemployed, nearly homeless, but remains resolute. When she meets a down-and-out who has witnessed a kidnapping, Fran is soon on the case.

When Fran Varady is approached by Private Detective Clarence Duke, she mistrusts him on instinct, but she can't ignore what he has to say. Her mother, Eva, who walked out on Fran when she was only seven, has hired Clarence to find her...

Aspiring actress and part-time private investigator Fran Varady knew there would be maximum disruption when her friend Ganesh decided to modernise his uncle's newsagents, starting with the washroom. But she isn't prepared for the nigh...