The English Village Murder

(Previously titled: "Murder at Vanmoor Village")

Ruth Morgan traded her police badge for a whisk, seeking a peaceful life as a food consultant. So the last thing she expects is for her beloved motorhome to take an unplanned dip into a river. Now stranded with her grandson, Greg, in a quaint British village, Ruth hopes for a quiet recovery. However, their stay takes a mysterious turn when a landlady tumbles to her death and an artist vanishes.

Ruth’s sleuthing instincts kick in, but discovering the artist’s car reveals a chilling twist: the body behind the wheel is a stranger. With the local sergeant blocking her every move, and a killer hiding among the eccentric villagers, Ruth must rely on her detective skills to uncover the truth... before it’s buried for good.

Tension in Vanmoor thickens like clotted cream, death lurks behind every painted smile, and as the stakes rise faster than the bistro’s pastries, can Ruth unravel the mystery before it’s too late—or has she bitten off more than she can chew?

The Scottish Island Murder

(Previously titled: "Murder on Ivywick Island")

Ready for some family catch-up time before her next food consulting job, Ruth Morgan arrives at Ivywick Island. But no sooner does she step foot off the boat, than her sister asks for help locating a missing will.

However, there's far more at play than a simple document, and things take a nasty turn when Ruth finds their beloved butler murdered.

With a riddle obscuring the will's hiding place, and every choice Ruth makes bringing her family closer to danger, can she solve the puzzles before the killer strikes again?

A series of light-hearted and absorbing whodunnits with a fun amateur sleuth. For fans of modern British mysteries, cozy settings, and female detectives.

This is book two in the Ruth Morgan Mystery series.

The Steam Train Murder

(Previously titled: "Murder on the Finsbury Flyer")

When an old acquaintance invites Ruth Morgan and her grandson to take a working trip on board the Finsbury Flyer—a modern steam train with Victorian charms—Ruth is excited to look over the chef's menu and give advice where needed.

However, before she's had the chance to step foot inside the kitchen, a murder derails the relaxing getaway and turns it into a tragedy. After a glitzy dinner in the company of aristocrats, tycoons and British royalty, Ruth is woken in the night by the sound of an argument . . . only to find a fellow passenger dead in his compartment.

The train is in motion. The doors are locked. Which means the murderer is still on board. So, with Ruth's reputation threatening to veer off the tracks, she must use her amateur sleuthing skills to solve several puzzling conundrums.

The Country House Murder

(Previously titled: "Murder at Hadfield Hall")

When someone invites Ruth Morgan and her grandson to a fun and spooky encounter at a theme park, they're eager to get their teeth sunk into a once in a lifetime experience.

However, determined to flush out his sister's killer, their paranoid host invents a series of elaborate games for the guests to play, and the enjoyment quickly turns deadly. With each new challenge threatening to overwhelm them.

One of the hotel’s six owners is found face-down in the nearby river. Elderly Winifred Marsh was terrified of water. So while the police say accident, Ruth deduces foul play. And stranger things are to come. Because the dead woman’s reclusive brother begs Ruth to solve a second murder — his own.

Can Ruth crack a series of fiendishly frightening puzzles, unmask a cunning killer, and solve Clarence Marsh’s murder . . . before it actually happens?

The Shopping Village Murder

(Previously titled: Murder at the Osborne Outlet)

When Ruth Morgan arrives at the Osborne Outlet, expecting to consult on cakes, not crime, she finds more than discounted shoes: someone has murdered a shop owner and posed them like a mannequin.

The police have their suspect — the victim's bitter rival. But Ruth, relying on her sharp ex-cop instincts, and her reluctant grandson, believes they're wrong.

Did the victim’s feud with the designer across the street finally turn deadly? The police certainly think so. But Ruth suspects the real killer is still out there — hiding somewhere among the village’s cobbled lanes, gingerbread cottages and glittering shop windows.

Beneath the Tudor facades and designer discounts lie deadly secrets, simmering feuds, and a hidden counterfeiting ring.

The Cruise Ship Murder

(Previously titled: Murder on the Ocean Odyssey)

As a freelance food consultant, Ruth Morgan travels Britain, advising restaurants, cafes, and hotels on their menus and recipes. So when she's hired to work on board the Ocean Odyssey, she looks forward to gaining her sea legs.

But the morning after she boards the luxury cruise ship Ocean Odyssey to advise on its gourmet menus, Ruth wakes to find the entire crew have vanished. And worse: in the dead of night, someone heaved the captain overboard.

Now Ruth is stranded mid-ocean with five strangers . . . and increasingly sure one of them is a cunning killer. The question is who.

Everyone has something to hide — even Ruth, who’s sailing close to the wind by sneaking her pampered pedigree cat, Merlin, on board. Can she solve the strangest of puzzles and unmask a murderer before the ship’s maiden voyage becomes her last?

The Fishing Village Murder

(Previously titled: Murder at Cooper's Cove)

As a freelance food consultant, Ruth Morgan travels Britain, advising restaurants, cafes, and hotels on their menus and recipes.

Urban Outlaws

Deep beneath the city live five extraordinary kids: world-famous hacker Jack, gadget geek Charlie, free runner Slink, communications chief Obi, and decoy expert Wren. Orphans bonded over their shared sense of justice, the kids have formed the Urban Outlaws, a group dedicated to outsmarting criminals and handing out their stolen money through Random Acts of Kindness (R.A.K.s).

But the kids find themselves in serious trouble when they're caught in an epic battle to control Proteus, a genius super-computer. Proteus can crack any code in the world-and steal top-secret documents in nanoseconds. It's down to the Urban Outlaws to use their guile, guts, and skill to destroy the computer, avert world domination . . . and stay alive.

Urban Outlaws - Blackout

Power is out. Security is down. Computers hacked. The world's most destructive computer virus is out of control and the pressure is on for the Urban Outlaws to destroy it. Jack knows that it's not just the world's secrets that could end up in the wrong hands.

The secret location of their bunker is at the fingertips of many and the identities of the Urban Outlaws are up for grabs. But capturing the virus feels like an almost impossible mission until they meet Hector. The Urban Outlaws know they need his help, but they have made some dangerous enemies. They could take a risk and win – or lose everything ...

Urban Outlaws - Lockdown

The Urban Outlaws have been betrayed – and defeated. Or so Hector thought when he stole the world's most advanced computer virus. But Hector will need to try much harder than just crossing the Atlantic if he wants to outsmart Jack and his team ...

With the help of a shadowy figure known as The Shepherd, the Urban Outlaws risk everything and head to the States. They plan to take Hector down and stop him from using the virus as the ultimate hacking tool – the world's secrets, and their own, are in his fingertips and if they don't act fast, our lives will be changed forever.

Urban Outlaws - Counterstrike

The Urban Outlaws face their biggest challenge yet. They have to break into the Facility and find the ultimate weapon - Medusa - before Hector does. But there are five levels of security to crack and a mystery room that has Jack sweating whenever he thinks about it.

But the clock is ticking. Hector is determined to have the weapon and release doomsday, and it is down to the Urban Outlaws to stop him. Can Jack come up with a plan in time?

Urban Outlaws - Shockwave

The Urban Outlaws have been infected! Hector Del Sarto used them to spread the deadly Medusa virus and now the whole of London is in lockdown. Only Hector and his father have the antidote. Can Jack, Charlie, Obi, Slink and Wren work together to bring down the Del Sartos once and for all? The whole city depends on them!

The Urban Outlaws face their toughest challenge yet in the final book of this high-octane adventure series for fans of Robert Muchamore, Anthony Horowitz and Alex Scarrow.