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THE BOOKS

Whether you like a light hearted murder mystery, a selection of mystical short stories or something grittier this is the place to find it.  So curl up tonight with a good book and enjoy slipping into another world.

 

Sophie Jackson writes the Clara Fitzgerald Mysteries under the pen name Evelyn James.

Memories of the Dead

Clara Fitzgerald Mysteries, Book 1

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Clara is Brighton's first female private detective, but she has never investigated a murder until the mysterious death of a fake psychic lands one of her clients in trouble. Why was Mrs Greengage murdered? And why can't her husband leave the house?

 

Set against the backdrop of 1920s Brighton, Clara must prove herself to the local police while finding the true killer of the unfortunate Mrs Greengage. Not to mention the mysterious stalker who seems to have his eyes set on Clara...

Flight of Fancy

Clara Fitzgerald Mysteries, Book 2

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Captain O'Harris has a secret. A decade ago his uncle died then simply vanished into thin air. How does a corpse vanish? When he meets Clara Fitzgerald he wants her to investigate, but Clara is concerned she may be opening up old wounds.

 

Nevertheless she attempts to solve the O'Harris mystery while drawing ever closer to the affable and charming captain. Can Clara find a killer without falling in love?

WhitbyAbbey Pure Inspiration

An Anthology of Short Stories

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Whitby has served as inspiration for generations of poets, writers and artists, now English Heritage bring together a collection of short stories celebrating the majesty, myticism and beauty of Whitby Abbey. Join ghost hunters and lost souls as they wend about the ruins, and prepare for a scare or two and a few tears as a host of characters each present their own take on the abbey.

 

With work by Sophie Jackson

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