From the creator of the top BBC TV show, with all-new mysteries to solve in the Death in Paradise Mysteries book series. Featuring everyone’s favourite, DI Richard Poole!
Each book in the Death in Paradise Mysteries series involves a new case including book 1 with an all-new locked room mystery. Perfect for Agatha Christie fans as well as fans of the BBC TV show.
Available in audiobook, ebook, Kindle edition, paperback and hardcover format.
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Death in Paradise Mysteries Book Series
Author: Robert Thorogood | Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited.
1. A Meditation on Murder
Released: January 2015.
Plot: Aslan Kennedy has an idyllic life: leader of a spiritual retreat for wealthy holidaymakers on one of the Caribbean’s most unspoilt islands, Saint Marie. Until he’s murdered, that is. The case seems open and shut: when Aslan was killed he was inside a locked room with only five other people, one of whom has already confessed to the murder. Detective Inspector Richard Poole is hot, bothered, and fed up with talking to witnesses who’d rather discuss his ‘aura’ than their whereabouts at the time of the murder. But he also knows that the facts of the case don’t quite stack up…
In fact, he’s convinced that the person who’s just confessed to the murder is the one person who couldn’t have done it. Determined to track down the real killer, DI Poole is soon on the trail, and no stone will be left unturned.
Enhance your enjoyment of the series as, for the first time, Robert Thorogood brings the characters to life on the page in an all-new locked-room mystery. One murder victim, five suspects and a room no person entered or left; the classic murder in a locked room conundrum. [Source: Amazon]
*Death in Paradise Mysteries Book 1 is available online from UK Amazon, US Amazon and Apple Books – audiobook, ebook, paperback or hardcover.
2. The Killing of Polly Carter
Released: December 2015.
Plot: Supermodel Polly Carter was famed for her looks and party-girl lifestyle. Now she’s dead, apparently having thrown herself from the clifftop near her home on the island of Saint-Marie. Those who knew her say Polly would never have killed herself…and when he is called in to investigate, DI Richard Poole is inclined to agree there is more to Polly’s death than meets the eye.
Already fighting a losing battle against the intense summer heat of the Caribbean, Richard now faces fresh adversaries: a stream of alibis; a host of conflicting motives; and, worst of all, a visit from his mother. A frenzy which would surely allow a murderer to slip away unnoticed…yet Richard is certain that the guilty party is still on the island.
As his team closes in on Polly’s household, Richard becomes convinced that the model’s death was an inside job. And he’s determined to prove who planned the killing of Polly Carter, and why… [Source: Amazon]
*Death in Paradise Mysteries Book 2 is available online from UK Amazon, US Amazon and Apple Books – audiobook, ebook, paperback or hardcover.
3. Death Knocks Twice
Released: July 2017.
Plot: Two dead bodies. A family of suspects. And one very disgruntled detective.
Reluctantly stationed on the sweltering Caribbean island of Saint-Marie, Detective Inspector Richard Poole dreams of cold winds, drizzly rain and a pint in his local pub.
Just as he is feeling as fed up as can be, a mysterious vagrant is found dead in the grounds of the historic Beaumont plantation. Immediately assumed to be suicide, DI Poole is not so convinced and determined to prove otherwise. Never mind that the only fingerprints on the murder weapon belong to the victim. Or that the room was locked from the inside.
Before long, death knocks twice and a second body turns up. The hunt is on to solve the case – despite the best efforts of the enigmatic Beaumont family… [Source: Amazon]
*Death in Paradise Mysteries Book 3 is available online from UK Amazon, US Amazon and Apple Books – audiobook, ebook, paperback or hardcover.
4. Murder in the Caribbean
Released: December 2018.
Plot: DI Richard Poole is hot, bothered and fed up. He’s stuck on the tropical island of Saint-Marie, forced to live in a rickety old shack on a beach, and there isn’t a decent cup of tea to be found anywhere…
When a boat explodes in the harbour, Richard and his team soon realise there’s a new murderer on the loose. But who is it? And why did the killer leave behind a ruby at the scene of the crime?
As the police dig deeper, they uncover secrets that go back decades and a crime from the past that can never be forgiven.
Worse still, they soon realise this is only the beginning. They’ve got to catch the killer before there’s another death in paradise… [Source: Amazon]
*Death in Paradise Mysteries Book 4 is available online from UK Amazon, US Amazon and Apple Books – audiobook, ebook, paperback or hardcover.
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