Danzig and Hare Murder Mysteries

Kidnap of the KingThe First Danzig and Hare Murder MysteryMeet Jim Danzig, enquiry agent of Castletown, a man deeply disillusioned with modern life and technology, and remarkably incompetent at handling the latter, for which he has to rely upon his young assistant, Judith Hare.Danzig is employed on what seems a routine security job: looking after a successful racehorse for a few days before it goes to stud. He knows nothing about horses, but is assured by the trainer, Dave Ringland, that this doesn't matter. His head lad will do all that is necessary, but employing an outsider such as Danzig should keep his insurers happy.This apparently straightforward job blows up in Danzig's face when he is knocked on the head and the horse stolen. Matters get worse, as couple of murders follow. Meanwhile Danzig is warned off the case and beaten up. Who is responsible for the kidnap and ransom demands, who calls himself by the code name 'the Tetrarch'? And is he also responsible for the murders?The first in a series of murder mysteries involving Danzig and Hare, played out against the background of an English country town, and the picturesque if sometimes sinister surroundings of local beauty spot Sandford Heath.

Murder for Murder The Second Danzig and Hare Murder Mystery Another adventure for Jim Danzig, the Castletown enquiry agent wedded to old-fashioned methods and deeply suspicious of (and incompetent at handling) modern technology. He and his partner Judith Hare are called upon to investigate the death of 16-year-old Ryan Kelsall, former pupil at the local independent Grammar School, who met his death by a fall from the top of a deserted multi-storey car park. Suicide is the obvious explanation, and the police have written it off as such. However the method seems strange for someone terrified of heights. Two other people associated with the deceased also died recently in obscure circumstances. Is this a coincidence, or is there a more sinister explanation? Enquiries by Danzig and Hare lead to their joining a local drama group run by former pupils and staff of Castletown Independent Grammar School, who are producing Measure for Measure. Many of the cast are found to have guilty secrets, from mere sexual peccadilloes to an elaborate fraud involving a hitherto unsuspected Shakespeare play. Not without grave risk to themselves, an occasional punch-up, and some friction with the police, Danzig and Hare uncover the truth, and the murderer is revealed.