Judith Cutler

It is Easter Day, and a body hangs crucified on a tree. Unlike the Master whom Tobias serves, it will not rise from the dead. Naked except for a loincloth and a crown of thorns, the victim is unrecognisable, his face bludgeoned to a pulp.

Actress Vera Burford is 'resting' between jobs. Needs must, and with few voiceover jobs in the pipeline, Vena takes on a few jobs for friends and family around Stratford-Upon-Avon. But interior design leads her to violent threats and showing prospective buyers around houses ushers in a drug-smuggling ring.

When a child goes missing at the local tennis club on the day when several skeletons are unearthed on an Ashford building site, Fran Harman finds her caseload heavier than ever at a time when the force is cripplingly short-staffed and she has a less than supportive new Chief Constable to contend with.

When a middle-aged woman enters Lina Townend's antiques shop wanting to sell a white Beswick china horse which she claims is a cherished heirloom, Lina's instincts tell her to avoid the sale. Suddenly, wherever she goes, Lina sees the supposedly rare white horses. Something strange is afoot. As she looks further into the matter, it turns out the horses are merely the tip of the iceberg. But Lina's investigations are attracting unwelcome attention....

May 1861, Victorian England. Harriet and Matthew Rowsley find themselves stranded at a house party at Clunston Park due to flooding when shockingly, one of the guests is murdered! The finger is pointed at Clara, an eleven-year-old maid, and convinced she cannot be the culprit, Harriet and Matthew agree to investigate!

Unruly guests are the least of Harriet and Matthew Rowsley's concerns when an accident turns out to be brutal murder at Thorncroft House. With a house full of suspects, the sleuthing duo has to find out who is behind this and why. Harriet has her own theory and decides to follow her hunch. After all, every aspect should be considered, just in case!