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"The Falconer Files Brief Cases follows DI Harry Falconer and DS Carmichael solving murders in and around Market Darley. Each story presents a unique murder mystery with a seasonal or thematic twist:
- 'Love Me To Death' - A young woman is found dead in her apartment on Christmas Day, just before her fiancé was to move in. What appears to be a mysterious death might be a tragic accident—or murder.
- 'A Sidecar Named Expire' - A Valentine's Day cocktail evening goes terribly wrong, leading to a death that requires Falconer and Carmichael's investigation.
- 'Battered To Death' - A murder at a local chip shop forces the detectives to cut their rest day short. They must determine if the killing is connected to unruly customers or someone closer.
- 'Toxic Gossip' - Falconer investigates harassment against Miriam Darling, questioning his judgment as he tries to protect her from anonymous threats.
- 'Driven To It' - A lunch reunion between old school friends Abigail Wentworth and gossip-loving Alison Fairweather takes a dark turn when a face from the past appears, sending Abigail's life spiralling.
- 'All Hallows' - On Halloween, a man is found dead with a hollowed pumpkin on his head and his shed destroyed. The investigation reveals a web of troubled relationships among neighbours.
- 'Written Out' - During the Christmas filming of antiques show 'Get One Over' in Market Darley, one of the TV stars meets their end, pulling Falconer and Carmichael into the investigation.
- 'Death of a Pantomime Cow' - Falconer's Boxing Day theater outing with the Carmichael family is interrupted when tragedy strikes during the first act, forcing him back into detective mode during the holiday."
"The town has recently opened it's new theatre and the Town's Women's Guild is to present it's first live performances of the pantomime 'Jack and the Beanstalk' - over Christmas.
DI Harry Falconer has managed to duck two days spent over the festive season in the Carmichael household by pleading other commitments, but treating the whole family, himself included, to tickets to the first performance, on Boxing Day.
But he seems to be able to do nothing straight forward, and when tragedy strikes in the very first Act, he is catapulted back into his professional role with a vengeance: and on a Bank Holiday, too."
"The Falconer Files Brief Cases Books 5-8
Book 5: Driven To It Abigail Wentworth's reunion lunch with old friend Alison Fairweather takes a dark turn when she spots a familiar face, sending her life into chaos.
Book 6: All Hallows While DS Carmichael takes his stepsons trick-or-treating and DI Falconer mans the station, DC Roberts' routine interview in Carsfold is interrupted by an explosion, leading to a murder investigation.
Book 7: Written Out During filming of antiques show 'Get One Over' in Market Darley, DI Falconer, DS Carmichael, and Miss Emily Jarvis witness a shocking death among the TV crew.
Book 8: Death of a Pantomime Cow At the town's new theatre, the Women's Guild's production of 'Jack and the Beanstalk' is interrupted by tragedy on Boxing Day, pulling DI Falconer from his holiday into a new investigation."
"A regional television programme, Get One Over, where amateurs search for and discover antiques and valuable objects in junk shops, has captured the nation’s zeitgeist and gone nationwide.
The Christmas episode is to be filmed in Market Darley, and being antiques fans, Miss Emily Jarvis, and DI Falconer and DS Carmichael plan to be in town to bump into the stars of the programme. Carmichael loves the programme for its jokey narrator, but Falconer, along with a host of other viewers, hates the man’s rude and condescending commentary.
But on a crispy cold December morning, as the chase around the town to find the TV stars continues, it proves to be a terminal performance for one of their number."
"DS Carmichael is accompanying his step-sons on their 'trick or treat' rounds in Castle Farthing, while DI Falconer holds the fort at Market Darley police station this Hallowe'en. In fact, it is DC Roberts who has drawn the evening's short straw and has been dispatched to the small town of Carsfold, to the south of the market town, for a second interview with a householder, without a clue that an unexplained explosion will not only land him in hospital yet again, but kick off another case of murder for his two colleagues."
"A three book bundle giving you the first book in three of Andrea's series, namely, The Falconer Files Murder Mysteries, The Belchester Chronicles and The Falconer Files Brief Cases.
Get ready for a thrilling mystery bundle that will keep you guessing until the very end!
In 'Death of an Old Git,' DI Falconer and Acting DS Carmichael uncover a web of grudges and familial connections surrounding the murder of a spiteful old man in the village of Castle Farthing. As tempers flare and the body count rises, Falconer must keep his grip on the case amidst the sweltering July heat.
The intrigue continues in 'Strangeways to Oldham,' the first book of The Belchester Chronicles. On a visit to a local nursing home where an old business partner of her father's is residing, she unexpectedly discovers a long-lost friend, Hugo Cholmondley-Crichton-Crump - and stumbles upon murder as well. Brace yourself for a delightful outpouring of upper-class English eccentricities, with the occasional murder thrown in for good measure!
But that's not all! In 'Love Me To Death,' the first instalment in an occasional series of short stories from The Falconer Files, the two detectives are summoned to investigate the mysterious death of a young woman on Christmas Day. As they delve deeper into the case, a discovery made by Dr Christmas on the internet suggests that her death could have been a tragic accident... or was it something more sinister?
Three gripping mysteries, two dynamic detective duos, one unputdownable bundle. Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Lillian Jackson Braun, and Midsomer Murders, this collection offers an insanely addictive village detective series with a delightful slice of humour and the unlikely duo of Lady Amanda Golightly and Hugo Cholmondley-Crichton-Crump who embark on a madcap adventure as amateur sleuths (keep your tongue firmly in your cheek!!)."
"DI Falconer and DS Carmichael are both enjoying a well-earned rest day, when they are summoned to a most distressing incident that has occurred at a chip shop on the parade of shops in Upper Darley.
It was obviously murder, but was it something to do with the robust behaviour of some of the more aggressive customers from the night before or was it closer to home?"
"DI Falconer becomes involved in a gossip-fuelled hate crime, only to find himself questioning his own judgement when it comes to protecting Miriam Darling from her anonymous persecutors..."
"A box set of The Falconer Files Brief Cases Books 1 - 4
Book 1. Love Me To Death
On Christmas Day the two detectives are summoned to a block of apartments in Market Darley, to investigate the unexplained death of a young woman whose fiancé was due to move in with her on New Year's Day.
At first, her death seems a complete mystery, then, something that Dr Christmas discovers on the internet indicates that her death could just have been a tragic accident, or was it?
Book 2. A Sidecar Named Expire
A young man and his girlfriend decide to celebrate their first St Valentine's Day together, with a cosy evening of cocktails at her house.
But as the evening progresses,events don't go quite as Malcolm Standing planned.
The next morning, DI Falconer and DS Carmichael are called in to try to sort out what really happened.
Book 3. Battered To Death
DI Falconer and DS Carmichael are both enjoying a well-earned rest day, when they are summoned to a most distressing incident that has occurred at a chip shop on the parade of shops in Upper Darley.
It was obviously murder, but was it something to do with the robust behaviour of some of the more aggressive customers from the night before or was it closer to home?
Book 4. Toxic Gossip
DI Falconer becomes involved in a gossip-fuelled hate crime, only to find himself questioning his own judgement when it comes to protecting Miriam Darling from her anonymous persecutors..."
"The second instalment in a series of short stories covering the elapsed time between the books in The Falconer Files series.
A young man and his girlfriend decide to celebrate their first St Valentine's Day together, with a cosy evening of cocktails at her house.
But as the evening progresses,events don't go quite as Malcolm Standing planned.
The next morning, DI Falconer and DS Carmichael are called in to try to sort out what really happened."
"On Christmas Day DI Harry Falconer and DS Davy Carmichael are summoned to a block of apartments in Market Darley, to investigate the unexplained death of a young woman whose fiancé was due to move in with her on New Year's Day.
At first, her death seems a complete mystery, then, something that Dr Christmas discovers on the internet indicates that her death could just have been a tragic accident, or was it?"
"In the quiet village of Steynham St Michael there is an anonymous letter writer at work, jabbing and stabbing at the past's Achilles' heels of many of the upright citizens living there.
After one resident is driven to extreme measures to escape exposure, another is driven to murder.
In the village cards club, which meets once a week, tongues begin to wag, not only about the identities of the murderer and the poison pen letter-writer, but also about who exactly has received a letter.
There are also changes afoot at Market Darley Police Headquarters, as the national economy dictates that it accepts the straitened circumstances planned for it, and complies with recommendations for change.
And before any of this even happens, Harry Falconer drifts up from unconsciousness to find himself in complete darkness and barely able to move, the only sound being that of someone moaning in pain..."
