Dishonesty poisoned his heart. Distrust ruined his life. Despair drove him to die. Mr Ford has had a bad week, culminating in the discovery of a dead man’s hanging corpse. Things just seem to be going from bad to worse. The job he loved is gone. The friendship he valued is lost. He almost feels as if someone is out to ruin his life. Despite his anguish, he wants to make things right. There is something wrong with the stories he has been told about the demise of his friend and his business, he just does not know what that might be. He needs fresh eyes to reveal the truth and prove to him that his loyalty was not misplaced, so he turns to Colonel Bainbridge and his niece Victoria. Now the pair are out to find a killer who has no qualms about who they might hurt. But can they track down the mysterious poisoner before the whole of Norwich is under his thrall?

When a dangerous stranger comes knocking on his door, one man discovers his treacherous past is back to haunt him… Norwich 1900. Mr Vanderbilt is a self-made man with secrets. No one seems to know him well, not his friends, not his servants. Then a stranger appears who knows all about Vanderbilt’s dark past. With his arrival, Vanderbilt is forced to face his demons and finds himself in fear for his very life. Colonel Bainbridge stumbles into the middle of a mystery that began a whole continent away. He has the riddle of a dead man back from an ignoble grave to solve, and a killer to catch. But his mind is distracted by his own secrets and the discovery of a new lead in the murder of his late detective partner has him chasing shadows. Who is stalking Colonel Bainbridge and his niece, determined to prevent them from unravelling the mystery of the shooting of Houston Fairchild? And how far will they go to keep the truth from being told?

“One of the best pairings in Victorian detective fiction.” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Secrets bound them, secrets broke them, now only the truth can save them.Houston Fairchild was a good man who died doing a good thing, or so everyone thought… His death in a bungled bank robbery should have been the end, but Houston had a plan to ensure that a little thing like death would not prevent his final case from being solved. Now, armed with his dead partner’s notes and a mystery to crack, Colonel Bainbridge is tracking down a missing man who may just hold the answer to why Houston had to die. Yet nothing is as it seems in the unravelling of Houston’s last case, and as the secrets and lies begin to mount up, so a killer becomes desperate to hide their tracks. Death is lurking a little too close to Bainbridge and his niece Victoria – just how many times can they cheat the Reaper before their luck finally, and fatally, runs out? Buy Who Killed Houston Fairchild? and begin your new crime solving adventure with the irrepressible Bainbridge and Victoria today! What readers are saying about the Gentleman Detective Mysteries “Highly atmospheric and exciting.” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Loved it. Well written, exciting. Lovely detective relationship between uncle and niece. Will definitely read the rest of series.” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “I love Evelyn James' Clara Fitzgerald series so gave A Gentleman Detective a chance and was not disappointed.” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐