Coming Soon
In the Urquhart & MacDonald Murder Mystery Series
Death in the Offing
Book 2 coming July 2023
Death in the Offing is a classic country house mystery. Newlyweds Jimmy and Notepad -- and a dozen others -- are trapped by a late winter storm in Doctor Grandage’s new lodge, just up the coast from Barrachois.
The power is cut. The phone lines are dead and the storm shows no sign of abating.
And then, the murders begin.
Death of the Dancing Doll
Book 3 coming November 2023
Death of the Dancing Doll begins quietly enough, with construction work on the city’s cenotaph. But when a mummified body is discovered inside the monument, old wounds are quickly opened and prejudices confronted.
Then, a callous and shocking murder confirms that whatever else, the past itself is not dead.
Death in Secret
Book 4 coming April 2024
In Death in Secret, a pleasant middle-aged woman dies entering the Barrachois army base. The army insists it was an accident.
When a second middle-aged woman from the base is murdered, Jimmy and Notepad are summoned to investigate – but on the clear understanding they will have no resources and no hope of prosecuting the murderer.
What’s next for Notepad and Jimmy after Death of the Limping Man?
The MacDonald and Urquhart mysteries build a sense of the community. Time passes and we get to know the residents of Barrachois, their joys, their fears, their secrets. Old characters pop up. New characters are introduced.
I want to create a place you’d like to re-visit – not just for meeting old friends, but for getting to understand how living changes us all.