Francis Meadowes Mysteries Books One to Four

The first four novels in the series starring a globetrotting sleuth whose travels include some deadly detours.



The Festival Murders

Scathing in his reviews and unseemly in his affairs, Bryce Peabody is ready to give a talk at the annual literary festival in the pretty English town of Mold-on-Wold-until he's found dead in his hotel room. Soon, author Francis Meadowes is drawn into a role he knows only from his own fiction-that of amateur detective . . .



"A wicked send-up of literary festivals." -The Independent



Cruising to Murder

Francis is lecturing aboard a luxurious ship as it cruises down the West African coast. Among the passengers are a retired surgeon, a mischievous elderly widow, and a beautiful American accompanied by her tedious but extremely wealthy aunt. But when two of them die, the sleuthing crime writer may be out of his depth . . .



"[An] eclectic mix of characters-none of whom would be out of place in an Agatha Christie tale." -Daily Mail



"A likable and smart series lead." -Booklist

 

Murder Your Darlings-A Mail on Sunday Book of the Year

Francis is in Italy, running a creative writing course at an Umbrian villa. His students include snooty Poppy and her husband; a Northern Irishman who writes angry poems about the Troubles; a kooky American; and a possible spy. But things turn sinister when a body is found in the sauna.

 

"A neat twist on the classic English-country-house formula." -Kirkus Reviews

 

Murder on Tour

On his first paid detective gig, Francis joins a rock star's entourage as they tour from Berlin to Brussels and beyond. The musician's manager has been concerned about some dangerous events-but the biggest shock comes from the guitar that electrocutes a bandmate . . .</