A protection racket moves in to the sleepy west-country village where Dan Mallett, a poacher who lives on the edges of legality, lives. So as to protect his own freedom of movement Dan is forced to turn to the law and its enforcement, but his methods are far from legal and certainly truly original and sensational. He tackles the incomers with all of the guile and knowledge of illegal methods built up in his own life on the fringes.

In this second novel in the ‘Dan Mallett’ series, he finds himself up against a big-time heavyweight criminal from the city. He is trapped in a farmhouse with a pretty girl and two old ladies and has to use all of his countryside skills to avoid violence at the hands of the heavy ‘mob’.

When gamekeeper Edgar Bland is killed with a crossbow, poacher Dan Mallett, who was setting snares at the time of the murder, is the only suspect

Dan Mallett is topping the local babysitter at Medwell Old Hall when an intruder is murdered. Suspected of murder and blackmailed by the babysitter's young charge, Mallett has to find the killer.

The roguish Dan Mallett is back in this cosy English mystery! Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, M C Beaton, Sophie Hannah and Faith Martin. Dan Mallett is on the hunt for a silent witness… Since her husband died, the wealthy Lady Dodds-Freeman has been drinking her days away. Concerned for her welfare, Dan Mallett—gardener by day, poacher by night—resolves to keep an eye on her. But then the body of one of her neighbours is found in her ladyship’s flat, murdered with a gin bottle. What’s more, a lot of money has gone missing. As a known felon and employee of Lady Dodds-Freeman, Dan is soon established as a likely suspect. During the course of the investigation, it comes to light that someone may have seen the crime unfold while spying through her ladyship’s window. With the police hot on his trail, Dan vows to find the silent witness and discover what really happened that night… Who was the mysterious face at the window? Why haven’t they come forward? And can Dan unmask the killer before they strike again…? Face at the Window is the fifth cosy village mystery in the Dan Mallett Investigation private investigation murder mysteries set in rural England. THE DAN MALLETT INVESTIGATIONS Book Fire in the Barley Book Sting of the Honeybee Book Snare in the Dark Book Bait on the Hook Book Face at the Window Book Fly in the Cobweb Book Caught in the Birdlime Book Voices From the Dark

Dan Mallett lives just the wrong side of the law, whether indulging in poaching, or more serious offences. One dark night, he is in the hall of soon to be occupied Medwell Court, thinking of the silver contained in the packing cases stacked around him, when he realises there is another intruder possibly with the same idea. However, whilst his plan involved skilfully distracting a security guard, the other intruder’s included murder. Dan is therefore fixed with a dilemma. He cannot tell the police without revealing his own plans, and so comes up with an ingenious solution, which is set to include artists attending symposium, flocks of birds, and a visiting beauty from Florida. This is a surprising tale, full of the usual excitement to be expected from Roger Longrigg.

Dan Mallet, the clever and witty thief who lives in a ramshackle cottage in Wessex, England, works to solve the murders of two American visitors and to clear the prime suspect, the wife of a local minister

A cosy English mystery full of suspense! Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, M C Beaton, Sophie Hannah and Faith Martin. An unseen menace lurks around a rural mansion… 1984, West Country of England Longing for solitude, city-dweller Pippa Lees agrees to look after a countryside mansion while the owner is away. But her peaceful retreat soon becomes a frightening ordeal when she starts receiving anonymous phone calls and hearing footsteps at night. What’s more, each day the house is visited by Dan Mallett — known locally as a handyman-cum-felon with a disarmingly charming manner. Pippa’s stay takes a turn for the worse when a visiting neighbour is found murdered in the sitting-room after taking a phone call. And with the police treating her as a suspect, she must decide whether she can trust Dan Mallett to help her unravel the mystery… Who is behind the menacing phone calls? Could they be connected to the murder? And will Pippa and Dan fall foul of their malevolent plans…? Voices From the Dark is the eighth cosy village mystery in the Dan Mallett Investigation private investigation murder mysteries set in rural England. THE DAN MALLETT INVESTIGATIONS Book Fire in the Barley Book Sting of the Honeybee Book Snare in the Dark Book Bait on the Hook Book Face at the Window Book Fly in the Cobweb Book Caught in the Birdlime Book Voices From the Dark