Voted Top 20 by readers in the BooksOffice.com search for the Next Killer TV Series, Heide Goody and Iain Grant's novel is the first in their series of Comedy Crime Capers
"When an elderly woman disappears, resourceful security consultant Sam Applewhite begins a one-woman mission to stop the clueless but desperate criminals before they accidentally kill someone else."
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Sealfinger
Meet Sam Applewhite, security consultant for DefCon4’s east coast office. She’s clever, inventive and adaptable. In her job she has to be. Now, she’s facing an impossible mystery.
A client has gone missing and no one else seems to care.
Doggerland
There’s something very wrong at the Otterside care home. When Sam Applewhite helps a friend who’s lost a beloved pet she finds that it’s just the first in a series of seemingly unconnected deaths. Is it her imagination, or do all of them somehow point back to the same residential home for seniors?
Sandraker
The aristocracy abide by a different set of rules...
...or so it seems to Sam Applewhite when her job brings her to Candlebroke Hall, the stately home. The burglary definitely wasn’t what it appeared to be, and the subsequent accidents suggest that it’s a dangerous place to spend time.
Tigerheart
Desperate men take desperate actions.
When an armed robber targets a local bank, things quickly go wrong and hostages are taken. Retired magician Marvin Applewhite finds himself in the firing line and no magic tricks are going to get him out of this situation.
Bountyhunter
Life is full of impossible questions.
How did Sam Applewhite end up living in a tiny caravan with her dad?
How does local company Synergenesis survive with no customers and a cast of clueless employees?
And why is everyone desperate to get their hands on a stuffed kangaroo toy called Joey Pockets?
Jaegermax
With fox hunting banned, is hunting humans the next best countryside sport for the most wealthy and ruthless thrill-seekers?
Rumours of the ‘Wild Chase’ have circulated for years but Sam Applewhite refuses to believe them until she is invited to a party at the opulent estate of country gent (and alleged Russian oligarch) Elgin Jubilee.
Cremains
When sacked bank manager turned bank robber Max Dempsey (aka Simon Golightly) finds himself deep in debt to dodgy undertaker Danny Bishop, he’s prepared to do almost anything to pay it off and keep all of his fingers.
Meal of Fortune
The worlds of arms dealing, espionage and TV cookery collide head-on in a fast-moving comedy thriller. A tense and twisty plot, packed with laugh-out-loud moments. Perfect for fans of humourous thrillers like The Thursday Murder Club.
Fallen Butterfly
The chilling murder of a high-flying local government minister sends shockwaves through the island of Majorca. When her home is ransacked and another brutal killing occurs, Isabel Flores Montserrat, unorthodox former detective, joins up again with police chief, Tolo Cabot, in a perilous race for answers.
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