According to the book description of Dead Fall, "A new Victorian
mystery featuring the popular Detective Best A real murder occurs on the stage
of the London theatre where Detective Inspector Best and his wife are enjoying a
night out. Victorian theatre is only just emerging into respectability, which is
threatened when another death follows a murder which could be a reaction against
one of the Victorian theatres' most traditional practices. The evocative array
of suspects includes an all powerful actor-manager; the resentful Super and
Property Masters; a crusading journalist turned playwright, a disgruntled
dresser, the family of a ballerina who died in a theatre fire and, not least,
members of the audience, who indulge in a curious form of blackmail."
According to the book description of Dead End, "When Phoebe
Threapleton is found dead on a four-poster bed in Bainbridge's department store
with six long-stemmed white roses next to her, Inspector Best is baffled. His
initial investigations point him towards the shadowy world of spiritualism, but
this proves as difficult to penetrate as the potential motives of the dozens of
suspects from Phoebe's maid to the Bainbridges themselves."
According to the book description of Dead Image, "The explosion
was heard 20 miles away. It killed canal boatmen & wrecked the exotic Pompeian
villa of Lawrence Alma-Tadema, the fasionable St John''s Wood artist. But what
caused the Regent''s Park Explosion? Fenian bombs or sabogate by rival
railways."
According to the book description of Dead Letters, "It is a
beautiful warm August day in 1880: perfect weather for the annual Metropolitan
Police Annual Fete held at Alexandra Palace. Inspector Best is summoned to
uncover the identity of 'Quicksilver' who has sent an anonymous note threatening
to cause an horrific explosion at the event. When a second note is received and
its threats become increasingly confusing with their literary allusions, Best
seeks out the help of Helen Franks, a close friend from the past. However, is
Quicksilver really intent on causing mass injury on this fine day, or is his
desire of a more personal nature?"
According to the book description of Death in Perspective, "At
first Berry Hill seemed the perfect place for Jenny and Robin. But Detective
Seageant Bridgeman keeps pestering Jenny about a missing girl. Then a young
woman is found murdered. Meanwhile, Jenny's fears grow as strange and
threatening events wreck her rural idyll."
According to the book description of Dead Born, "When the bodies
of a number of babies are found scattered around Islington, the volatile
Detective Sergeant Best is sent undercover to lodge next door to a suspected
baby farm. He shadows an alleged 'child dropper' onto a Thames pleasure steamer
and finds himself caught up in Britain's worst civilian tragedy - the 1878
sinking of the Princess Alice - a ghastly experience which will haunt Best
forever. His determination to avenge the death of a young pregnant girl he had
befriended and save the life of another becomes a crusade. Meanwhile, his
beloved Helen returns from Paris with the promise of a decision as to their
future. Dead Born is an exciting sequel to Best's adventure's in Dead Image and
is again based on historical fact."
According to the book description of Dead Loss, "A new Victorian
mystery featuring the popular Detective Best After bombs explode in London, Best
is sent to Paris, where Irish Americans are plotting their next ?outrage?.
There, he encounters a gentleman who says he is helping the French save their
plague-ridden vines. But is he who he claims to be? What happened in the
blood-soaked railway compartment? And how does it connect with the fate of a
young man who may have been lured by a heartrending advertisement in a daily
newspaper?"
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