25 short stories in three themed collections.

Anyone For Murder?

Planned or on the spur of the moment, murder is always a messy business. Getting away with it afterwards? That's the real killer...

Had We But World Enough

Life in a new country sounds enticing, but will those who try it end up with more or much, much less than they bargained for?

Swings & Roundabouts

In fiction as in life, things rarely turn out as we expect. Many surprises await characters and readers alike in this free-wheeling collection.

Not far from Paris lies the village of Saint-Andre-la Foret, where three English schoolgirls disappear without trace during the summer of 1965.

Twenty years later, a stranded traveller stumbles across a skeleton in the nearby forest and ignores local people's warnings to leave well alone. The secrets she uncovers, some dating back to the darkest days of World War 2, are more than enough to put her own life in danger.

""A dark secret lies buried in the heart of the French countryside. Maggie Cobbett unearths it with clinical skill. A stunning debut from an accomplished writer."" -...