When the local goddess of cake is found impaled with her own palette knife, the victim's husband is found holding the murder weapon. It's an open and shut case ... ... until he calls Patricia Fisher that is. With a surprising new assistant in tow, your favourite middle-aged sleuth has all the help she will need, but this case is a tough one, for everyone she suspects instantly becomes the next victim. With the village fete a week away, cooks are revving up to win the coveted best cake prize, especially now that the favourite is in the morgue. Can the killer really be one of the...

In the book fans have all been waiting for, Patricia will finally settle her divorce from cheating rat of a husband, Charlie. But will it go her way? Charlie has a crack team of lawyers on his side, all eager to get their hands on the enormous wealth Patricia has amassed. Patricia's been too busy staying alive to organise her own team so all she has is her ruthless cunning. Will that be enough? However, as the divorce meeting looms, Patricia calls in some favours to arrange a wedding for on-board friends, Lieutenants Bhukari and Baker. Did she 'accidentally' arrange for it to be at the...

Solving mysteries can be murder When a famous artist boards the Aurelia, no one expects his work to be interrupted by a death, especially when the victim is the artist's muse who seemed vibrant and full of life just hours before. The official verdict is suicide, but that doesn't sit well with our famous sleuth and all too soon she is poking her nose where someone doesn't want it. None too surprisingly, it's not long before the verdict is brought into question - and the team find a ruthless killer clever enough to disguise their crime. Clever, but not clever enough. The evidence is...

Invited to a big anniversary party in the suite next door, Patricia Fisher is pleased to celebrate the idea that marriage can work. Successful internet billionaire Howard Berkowitz and his wife Shandy seem very happy, even after thirty years together ... ... that is until a shot rings out and Shandy's sister falls to the deck stone dead. But who was the bullet meant for? The shot winged Shandy, who was standing right next to the victim. Is she still in danger? Desperate for an answer, Howard begs Patricia to solve the mystery and find the killer. Can she do it before the killer can...

When the head of a global organised crime family wants you dead you don't stand a chance ... ... unless your name is Patricia Fisher, and you have the kind of mind that can work its way around a problem. Targeted by underworld boss, the Godmother, for inadvertently interfering with their operations around the world, Patricia Fisher is trapped in a deadly game of cat and mouse which can have only one outcome - someone is going to lose. The deck is stacked heavily in the Godmother's favour, but will her supreme confidence create an opening? Patricia and friends have nowhere left to...

Amid glistening icebergs and chill winds, the Aurelia sails from Newfoundland to Iceland. It's a beautiful setting ... ... for revenge. Patricia and friends are back on the ship with a few new faces alongside the old. It ought to be cause for celebration but the Aurelia is suffering a series of mishaps and the captain, devilishly handsome Alistair Huntley, suspects sabotage is to blame. But who is the saboteur? What would motivate a person to damage a ship in frigid waters and what might that person do next? It's no surprise when Patricia decides to look into it, but taking to the...

A desperate call for help is more than enough to get Patricia and friends in motion, especially when the call is from Patricia's socialite friend and zoo owner, the rather gin-soaked Lady Mary Bostihill-Swank. Her husband, George, an acclaimed thriller writer, has gone missing from her home but there is no ransom note and no sign of foul play. With no crime to investigate, the police are doing nothing and that's not good enough for Patricia. Amid a backdrop of strange occurrences, which include jewellery stolen from inside Lady Mary's mansion, a note that suggests George might have been...

Marriage? It can be absolute murder Superstar celebrity wedding planner, Felicity Philips has an event to run on a private island this weekend. With a stunning landscape as their backdrop and an architectural masterpiece for their venue, it's the perfect setting ... ... for a murder. After the nightmare of last weekend ... oh, and the one before that, Felicity was hoping for things to run smoothly. However, an unpredicted storm cuts them off from the mainland before all the guests and staff can arrive. That's a big enough problem for a person trying to impress a prince. But when a...

Marriage. It can be absolute murder. At a wedding fayre in a prestigious London hotel, Felicity Philips is in her element ... ... until something terrible happens in her booth and all eyes swing her way. Convinced arch-rival, Primrose Green, is behind it, Felicity knows she will have to find the proof before she points the finger. That might not be that easy though. She needs to schmooze the top clients perusing the companies on show - if she doesn't then Primrose will, and there's the small matter of the royal wedding to consider - reputation is everything. Thankfully, she's got...

When Felicity Philips visits a wedding dress boutique only to find the owner strangled and posed, she finds herself unwittingly embroiled in yet another desperate investigation. The dead dressmaker has been stuffed into a near priceless one-off by a famous designer and somehow three of Felicity's brides have paid a deposit for it. Is one of them the killer? With arch-rival, Primrose Green, stirring things up and the palace decision on who will run the next royal wedding looming, Felicity needs to get ahead of the impending PR disaster and fast. But killer brides aren't her only...