The Doom Bar, a treacherous sandbank in the Camel estuary, in North Cornwall, has many watchers - with many motives. For analyst George Gilbert, seeking peace after the sudden death of her husband, modelling the shifting Doom Bar is a therapeutic challenge. But not far away, revellers at a stag party are left with a more immediate challenge of their own. And local policeman Peter Travers is left struggling to solve a murder with no clue as to the victim's identity. One which seems to be simultaneously spontaneous and pre-planned.

As the flood level rises, so does the crime rate in the small Cornish town of Looe. Recently-widowed analyst George Gilbert finds herself drawn into a web of suspense and foul play. When her personal and professional lives begin to overlap, is she the unwitting suspect or the next victim in this mystery? Can she and her new ally use their combined sleuthing skills to unravel the clues? What is so far-reaching about Looe's Connections that someone will resort to murder to keep it concealed?

PERILS AND PREDICAMENTS How could an itinerant roof-thatcher make a deadly enemy in just one week? And what could drive a self-help poet to violent action? This collection of stories mixes serious crime with less fatal episodes - a tangle of accidents; flooding in Looe; a dentist improvises home security. Deception in both World Wars. Finally, for light relief, we consider alternative election outcomes; and the havoc that alert inmates can bring to a sleepy retirement home. A disparate collection of stories: eclectic, frantic and comic.

How can the discovery of a skeleton in a disused Cornish railway tunnel arouse so much unease? When journalist Robbie Glendenning and analyst George Gilbert begin their investigation they unlock hidden memories, buried secrets and family feuds. As they begin to untangle the threads, it becomes clear that someone is determined to keep the identity of the skeleton hidden forever. Delving deeper and posing awkward questions, the pair must use their matching sleuthing skills to solve a riddle which spans decades. But as past and present collide has Robbie asked one question too many . . .?

Celebrate life in all its diversity. Wrestle with its Perils and puzzle over its Predicaments. This new collection of short stories encompasses the Garden of Eden, the Magna Carta and the oldest village in Europe; and looking ahead, how the European Referendum might develop. * Explore 16th Century Europe with a young Will Shakespeare. * Travel from Lands End to the Orkneys to witness dubious demises. * Contrast the murky depths of a Scottish sea cave with the sky high dangers of an air display. * Find revenge and deception in innocent pastimes. * And meet George Gilbert and Robbie Glendenning...