Tag: crime fiction

Mike Malone Murder Mystery Series: ‘See How She Runs’

Another tongue-in-cheek mystery in the popular Mike Malone series.

When, a week before the annual Flower Parade, a bull gets hit by a car, Detective Inspector Mike Malone initially thinks that it is an unfortunate accident.

However, when he is told that the bull sustained injuries inconsistent with a car accident, he realises that once again he has a murder to solve. With the crowds gathering in the town ahead of the busy weekend, Mike realises that he has no time to lose.

The investigation takes an unexpected turn when a second murder is committed, seemingly by the town’s most unlikely criminal; Mike needs his wits about him to solve the crime especially as his Detective Sergeant, Alan Shepherd, has other things on his mind. Then a local farmer’s wife goes missing.

Copyright Francis Barker 2020

Mike Malone Murder Mystery Series – ‘Strawberries and Sheep’

This is the ninth in the Mike Malone mystery series of affordable ebooks, where quirky plots and humour go hand in hand.

With DI Mike Malone’s wedding only two weeks away, the last thing he needs are a series of unexplained murders.

However, when two women also disappear, then Mike finds that not only is his wedding at risk, but his own happiness.

Copyright Francis Barker 2020

‘Death For Art’s Sake’ A Mike Malone Murder Mystery by Milly Reynolds

With his forthcoming wedding just around the corner, DI Mike Malone is hoping that his little town stays crime-free.

Unfortunately his peace and quiet is shattered when the hideously mutilated body of a young girl is found. With no evidence to help him, Mike Malone and his faithful Detective Sergeant, Alan Shepherd, are stumbling in the dark.

Then, more bodies are found. Will Mike Malone find the culprits before his wedding day?

This is the eighth mystery in the easy to read Mike Malone series.

Copyright Francis Barker 2020

Milly Reynolds In Her Own Words – Quirky Crime Fiction

Crime fiction is a vast subject, yet Milly’s take on it veers off along a peculiarly English and quirky route.

Copyright Francis Barker 2020

‘And Then She Was Bad’ A Mike Malone Murder Mystery

When the naked body of a young man is found in a local beauty spot, Detective Inspector Mike Malone has two problems.

Firstly to find the young man’s identity and secondly to find out who murdered him. However, things are never simple and when Mike also discovers that one of his own is in trouble, he realises that an old adversary is once again playing him for a fool.

With Detective Alan Shepherd at his side, Mike follows the twists and turns of both cases, finding along the way that sometimes love and sex can be two sides of a very twisted coin.

This seventh novel in the series is once again a quirky trip into the town that Mike Malone has made his own and familiar faces pop up to make their voices heard.

Copyright Francis Barker 2020