Bridie Devine--female detective extraordinaire--is confronted with the most baffling puzzle yet: the kidnapping of Christabel Berwick, secret daughter of Sir Edmund Athelstan Berwick, and a peculiar child whose reputed supernatural powers have captured the unwanted attention of collectors trading curiosities in this age of discovery. Winding her way through the labyrinthine, sooty streets of Victorian London, Bridie won't rest until she finds the...

Journeying to a cult TV show's fan convention in the hope that her actor fiancé will be able to renegotiate contract terms with the program's manipulative leading lady, Meg finds herself investigating when the star is found murdered.

While enjoying fireworks on the edge of Lake Superior, Alex McKnight and his former partner come to the aid of three men in the wreck of an antique wooden boat, a rescue that draws Alex into a deadly confrontation with gun smugglers and drug dealers.

Professor Karen Pelletier investigates the murder of a fellow academic at a New England university. The victim was something of a prima donna in the literature department and academic rivalry appears to be the motive.

Reporter Fitz Fitzgerald searches for the killer of a pianist who performed in a swanky bar in Manhattan. The case centers on a gold coin in his possession and solving it brings Fitzgerald a host of troubles, from beautiful women to Chinese goons. By the author of A Suitcase in Berlin.

A badly injured man is found lying in a street in the centre of York in the early hours of the morning. He subsequently succumbs to his injuries without regaining consciousness. Hennessey and Yellich are brought in to investigate.