DI Adams

Baton. Light. Chocolate. Duck. This is not DS Adams' usual kit. This is not DS Adams' usual case. She doesn't think it's anyone's usual case, not with the vanishing children and the looming bridge and the hungry river. Not with the snap-snap-snap. But six kids are missing, and she's not going to let there be a seventh. Not on her watch. And she knows how to handle human monsters, after all. How different can this really be? So: Baton. Light. Chocolate. And the bloody duck. Let's be having you, then. What Happened in London is the story of how not-yet-DI Adams came to Toot Hansell, the village at the centre of the Beaufort Scales cozy mysteries. It is not, however, a cozy mystery. Urban fantasy with a good dose of humour, snark, and ducks, this is the story of one detective who's determined to follow the evidence wherever it takes her, even when it contradicts everything she knows to be real. Note: For Beaufort readers, this is a darker story, and rather lacking in tea and cake. There is some violence, but none of it graphic, and there is no strong language, although there is some blasphemy. And the snap-snap-snap …

Walk softly, and carry a very big stick ... DI Adams fled London thanks to bridge-dwelling monsters and magical toasties – a one-time experience she's in no hurry to repeat. She's police, not some cryptid hunter. Leeds has other plans, though. Tasked with the seemingly mundane case of a missing necklace, Adams soon realises she's stumbled into something big. The necklace is persuasive, and not in an ooh shiny, way. In a let's topple governments way. And in the wrong hands, it just might. But she has a problem. She's the only one who can see this isn't an ordinary necklace. The only one who realises magic isn't top hats and rabbits. There's no one she can turn to for help, and the necklace's influence is already spreading. Juggling unhelpful colleagues, amnesiac witnesses, and problematic women of a certain age, Adams plunges into the shadowy, magical side of Leeds. At least she has the invisible, caffeine-addicted dog by her side. Plus a duck. And a very big stick. She's got this. She has to. Because there's no one else who can … ### This is book one in the DI Adams Mysteries, but you may want to check out the prequel, What Happened in London, to discover the significance of that duck. The DI Adams Mysteries contain no graphic violence, scenes of a sexual nature, or strong language, but they do contain some blasphemy, as well as a truly disturbing level of caffeine consumption ...

There's more than one way to get to Faery. It's getting back that's the problem… DI Adams is not having a good summer. Her house has been hexed. Her DCI's muttering about mental health breaks. Her invisible dog keeps disappearing at inopportune moments. And to top it all off, her parents have just turned up, determined to experience all Yorkshire has to offer. And they're going to get more than they bargained for, because someone else has turned up too. He calls himself Velmyr Duskthorn, Lord of the Fae, and he's demanding a powerful book Adams doesn't have, can't get, and couldn't hand over anyway – unless she fancies starting an inter-species war. But when her parents go missing, the whole game changes. Now Adams is racing against rogue portals, dangerous sheep, and trigger-happy farmers, plus the closing net of her own colleagues. Her allies are thinning out fast, but she still has her duck, her Dandy, and one very large stick. And this is her family. So if Faery wants to fight? Come on and give it a go … ◆◆◆ This is book five in the DI Adams Mysteries, which began somewhat further south with What Happened in London, before heading to Yorkshire in All Out of Leeds.The DI Adams Mysteries contain no graphic violence, scenes of a sexual nature, or strong language, but they do contain some blasphemy, as well as a truly disturbing level of caffeine consumption.