Robert Thorogood
Author
Series
Marlow Murder Club mystery volume 1
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Description
"Judith Potts is seventy-seven years old and blissfully happy. She lives on her own in a faded mansion just outside Marlow, there's no man in her life to tell her what to do or how much whisky to drink, and to keep herself busy she sets crosswords for The Times newspaper. One evening, while out swimming in the Thames, Judith witnesses a brutal murder. The local police don't believe her story, so she decides to investigate for herself, and is soon...
Author
Series
Marlow Murder Club mystery volume 2
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
[2023].
Language
English
Description
"It's been an enjoyable and murder-free time for Judith, Suzie and Becks - AKA the Marlow Murder Club - since the events of last year. The most exciting thing on the horizon is the upcoming wedding of Marlow grandee, Sir Peter Bailey, to his nurse, Jenny Page. Sir Peter is having a party at his grand mansion on the river Thames the day before the wedding, and Judith and Co. are looking forward to a bit of free champagne. But during the soiree, there's...
Author
Series
Marlow Murder Club mystery volume 3
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Geoffrey Lushington, Mayor of Marlow, dies suddenly during a town council meeting. When traces of aconite--also known as the queen of poisons--are found in his coffee cup, the police realize he was murdered. But who did it? And why? The police bring Judith, Suzie, and Becks in to investigate the murder as civilian advisors right from the start, so they have free rein to interview suspects and follow the evidence to their heart's content ... which...
Author
Series
Death in paradise mystery volume 1
Publisher
Harlequin Mira
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"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...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
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,...
Author
Series
Death in paradise mystery volume 3
Publisher
HQ, an imprint of Harper Collins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Two dead bodies. A family of suspects. One grumpy 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....
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Retired archaeologist Judith Potts's peaceful evening in Marlow is shattered when she witnesses a brutal murder. With the local police, led by newly promoted DS Tanika Malik, reluctant to believe her story, Judith teams up with local dog-walker Suzie and unfulfilled vicar's wife Becks to investigate.
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Having now settled into life on the idyllic sun-drenched island of St. Marie, bumbling detective Humphrey Goodman continues to both frustrate and impress his colleagues with his inimitable style of investigation. From a ghostly stabbing during a séance to the confounding drowning of a bride-to-be at her hen party, Humphrey's brilliant puzzle-solving mind is pushed to the limits as he is called upon to crack a whole host of cases. He may be as forgetful,...
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
The sun-soaked, smash-hit whodunnit returns for more murder mysteries with a light touch and a warm heart. DI Neville Parker has more crimes to solve on the blissful island of Saint Marie, kicking off with the mysterious death of a celebrity astronomer. And on a quiet hillside on the island, a bunch of Preppers is digging in for the apocalypse when one of them is killed. There's also a baffling killing on a boat, a famous singer who finds herself...
Author
Series
Death in paradise mystery volume 4
Publisher
HQ, an imprint of Harper Collins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"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...
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
The smash-hit whodunit returns to BBC One, as D.I. Neville Parker (Ralf Little) attempts to solve a slew of mysterious murders in the sun-soaked Caribbean. The hugely popular comedy-drama is back for its tenth anniversary series with its usual combination of baffling murders, intriguing puzzles and famous guest stars. There are also some big surprises in store starting with the shock return of D.S Florence Cassell (Josphine Jobert). Can Florence help...
Author
Publisher
Znak Koncept
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
Polish
Description
"Czy miłość do łamigłówek może być niebezpieczna? Marlow to spokojne, senne angielskie miasteczko. Do czasu. Wiadomość o zamordowaniu jednego z mieszkańców elektryzuje lokalną społeczność. Gdy policja bezskutecznie łamie sobie głowę nad rozwiązaniem nietypowej zbrodni, do akcji postanawia wkroczyć Judith Potts. Ekscentrycznej starszej pani w rozszyfrowaniu zagadki pomoże spostrzegawczość, poczucie humoru i wierne przyjaciółki....
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"DI Humphrey Goodman and his fiancée Martha leave London to navigate a new life together on the beautiful Devon coast. Our heroes are thrown in at the deep end as Martha pursues her dream of running her own restaurant and Humphrey takes up the vacant position of Detective Inspector at Shipton Abbott police station, an outpost of the Devon & Cornwall Police district. Quickly making an impression on his somewhat eclectic team -- DS Esther Williams,...
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Detective Richard Poole is still trapped on the stunning Caribbean island of Saint Marie, but, for him, the sun, sea, and sand aren't quite paradise. Faced with puzzling murders and a local team with unorthodox approaches, Poole must use his eye for detail, relentless logic and stubborn refusal to leave anything unexplained to solve these cases. He is joined once again by the feisty Camille Bordey, instinctive, wild, exotic and brilliant. Together...