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Snoozing on the train ride into Dundee, a horrified scream tears both Albert and Rex from their dreams and back to reality …… where they discover a woman has just witnessed a murder. It would be easy to dismiss her claim; she saw something in the window of a house as the train went by, but when there are dangerous men waiting for her at Dundee station, Albert has to accept she might be onto something.

Reaching the British Unions Isles, the passengers and crew arrive in time for the annual pirate festival. It’s party time! But when Patricia and friends leave the ship, they find an eccentric millionaire waiting to hire them … and his fireside spooky ghost story is too good not to investigate. Patricia expects to figure this one out before happy hour arrives, but when the sun goes down and her client goes missing, the game gets downright scary. Are there ghosts on this island? Has the client been snatched by vengeful spirits? The locals certainly thinks so and they seem to know why.

Chloe Mayfield is a career cop, but when a high-profile bust goes spectacularly wrong, she finds herself assigned to the losers in Blue Moon … and discovers a world she never knew existed. Tasked to investigate a drowning far from water in a high-rise building, the symbol carved into the victim’s chest defies explanation. Until she begins to pry, and a coven of witches show up with a threat to stay out of their business.

On a culinary tour of the British Isles, retired Detective Superintendent Albert Smith and snarky former police dog Rex Harrison find something quite unexpected waiting for them at their B&B... it’s the almost-dead body of their landlady.

When she woke up in hospital, they said her military career was over. They were wrong though; it was just starting, only the Army she was in had changed. Damage to her brain has unleashed incredible powers never seen in a human, but as she flexes her newfound magical muscle, it will draw the attention of creatures the Earth and humanity have forgotten. Now she must overcome not only her own terrible injuries, but also learn to control the power she can wield as a world of magical beings take a sudden interest.

In the highlands of Scotland someone wants to interrupt a wedding. And they are going to stop at nothing to achieve their aim. Burning cars, bricks through windows … but that’s just the start and when the wedding party fail to take the hint, things turn deadly. Forced to turn sleuth, Felicity’s questions reveal a worrying truth – the groom has a long list of enemies.

Immortal wizard Otto Schneider misjudged his deal with Daniel badly. Now, he’s a demon’s puppet, and he's kidnapping people because he has no choice...or so the demons think. Forced to perform dread work or watch others suffer, he must bide his time, but millennia of being unopposed has made the demons complacent, and they turn their back on him at their peril.

Fifty-three-year-old Patricia Fisher is a trouble magnet like no other, a sad fact she has come to accept during her three-month around the world cruise. Wherever she goes, bodies just appear, or someone gets kidnapped, or she accidentally uncovers a plot to overthrow a government. Life certainly isn’t dull for Patricia. But when she arrives home in England, she plans to start a new chapter of her life.

It’s party time on board the Aurelia! On the LA to Hawaii leg, a Hollywood film crew are shooting scenes for a new action movie and Barbie has been given a bit-part role. It’s all great fun, and Patricia isn’t surprised when her cute, blonde friend attracts the attention of the handsome A-lister male lead. But when he's found murdered in the upper deck pool and the killer leaves a message that Barbie is next, it falls to Patricia to work out who the killer is. With Barbie, her trusted butler, and an odd-looking extra she befriended, Patricia will have plenty of help.

She’s got a magical hand cannon and is carrying God’s sword. That makes her tough to beat, but when the devil himself sends the Four Horsemen of the actual impending apocalypse after her. Let’s just say all bets are off. With a demon at her side, who she’s not crazy enough to trust, Anastasia is going after the missing armor of God.

Arriving in the famous English seaside resort, Albert plans only to reminisce about a childhood holiday more than seventy years in the past. While there he will eat the town's most famous creation - the sugary treat known as rock. But when he walks into a shop being shaken down by heavies enforcing a protection racket, all thoughts of relaxation go out the window.

Zachary has the shield of God. Anastasia wants it. Need I say more? Immortal werewolf meets … well, whatever Anastasia is, head on. It’s about to get brutal.

Chloe Mayfield has found herself in some tight spots before, but a full-on war? That’s new territory for her. Branded a terrorist and enemy of the United Fairy Commonwealth, she’s under fire from every direction, and there is no shortage of people eager to take advantage of the chaos, including a murderer who stalks the streets of Boston. It’s up to Chloe to restore order to her city, and if she can’t do it soon, then she’ll have no choice but to offer up her unconditional surrender. But how can you negotiate a cease fire with a nation that doesn’t actually exist?

Mike Atwell is in trouble, he just doesn’t know how deep yet. His life as a private investigator is yet to generate any income, and another unpaid case just landed on his desk—Frosty Fred, the county’s favourite ice cream salesman has just been found dead at the wheel of the chilly chariot. But was Fred as universally loved as everyone thinks? There is an ice cream turf war in play, but is it just ice cream they are selling or are there other ‘products’ to be had if one knows how to ask?

Patricia Fisher is trying to settle into village life, but the dead don’t won’t let her be. She’s a PI and used to investigating murder, but her latest case is just...well, it’s spooky. What started as a missing person case goes south fast when a body is found in the woods marked with pagan symbols.

After the drama in Biggleswade, our crime-busting duo head to York for the annual Yorkshire pudding competition and a well-earned rest …… well fat chance of that because they interrupt a robbery before they can even get to the venue. When Albert realises he’s stumbled across something much bigger than a random mugging, he decides, for once, to leave the crime-solving to the locals.

The Headless Horseman. Everyone knows the legend. That’s all it is, right? When a third headless victim is found on Boston’s streets, Chloe Mayfield is tasked with finding the person behind the crime spree – no one else wants a case this weird. It would be easy to dismiss the murders as nothing more than the random acts of a madman with a cosplay fetish, but when her investigations lead her to the morgue, she comes face to face with an apparition she cannot explain.

Zachary has the shield of God. Anastasia wants it. Need I say more? Immortal werewolf meets … well, whatever Anastasia is, head on. It’s about to get brutal.

He’s got a serial killer plotting his demise, CI Quinn on his case, and two crazed Pomeranians nipping at his heels … time for a nice round of golf then. Naturally, there’s a body in the clubhouse just waiting to be discovered and with the list of suspects growing, Mike soon wishes he chosen a safer sport, like chainsaw juggling, perhaps. General Trout had a fatal appointment with the business end of a nine iron and those around him all appear to have both motive and opportunity. Did they all really want him dead?

Who would call if your family were not the only ones occupying your house? The cops? Sure. But you already know the ‘thing’ living with you isn’t bound by mortal laws. August Watson specialises in all things spooky and weird; it’s his niche in the P.I. market, but this case might just be a little too far into left field even for him. But how can he turn down a family in distress? Too terrified to return to their home and convinced their little girl has been possessed by a demonic entity, they beg for his help. He’s faced his past. He’s faced his demons. Now it’s time he faced the truth.