Caron Allan Books in Order

Cressida plans her mother-in-law’s murder, only to discover her best friend Monica has already acted. Believing they have agreed to exchange killings, she targets Monica’s unfaithful husband, setting off a disastrous misunderstanding that turns friendship into vengeance.

Widowed society woman Cressida balances pregnancy, children and a new relationship with her habit of solving problems through murder. As she plots deaths in her journal, her wish to become a better person collides with an ever-growing list of inconvenient people.

Resentful househusband Neville decides to murder his bullying wife Ursula. His plan becomes unexpectedly difficult when she proves resistant to dying, forcing him to reconsider how far he will go to escape their marriage.

Recovering from an attempt on her life, Cressida vows revenge on her former best friend Monica. Injuries, depression and a vanished enemy slow her plans, but help from loved ones revives both her confidence and her determination to kill.

Walking home through London in 1933, Dottie Manderson finds a dying man whose final words raise unsettling questions. Recognizing a connection to his widow, she begins investigating despite the police already pursuing the case.

This collection gathers Caron Allan’s short fiction, flash pieces, and personal writing for brief reading breaks. Sinister tales, sentimental moments, humorous observations, and reflections drawn from everyday life offer a mix of moods and genres.

Asked to examine a scrap of cloth found in a dead man’s pocket, Dottie Manderson uncovers links to religious violence in the distant past. Fresh danger and guarded family secrets complicate her search alongside Inspector Hardy.

After her mentor’s funeral, Dottie searches for the son the woman kept secret. Inspector Hardy follows a separate inquiry into his own family, while an unexpected bequest draws their paths together amid personal uncertainty and renewed danger.

A country visit offers Dottie a welcome rest, until she learns about a death long accepted as suicide. Beneath her hosts’ comfortable lives she finds secrets that prompt her to question what really happened years earlier.

After her family ends life support, Jane Cooper discovers an afterlife shared with other restless spirits. Borrowing living bodies, they investigate the circumstances of their deaths and the attachments preventing them from moving on.

Seeking answers about her family, Dottie accepts a New Year visit that begins with confusion and grows steadily more troubling. A petty thief and competing ambitions expose hidden tensions, leaving her uncertain whom to trust for help.

Dottie ends her relationship with Gervase, then must reconsider when Inspector Hardy needs her assistance investigating him. Meeting people harmed by Gervase forces her to confront the possibility that his failings extend far beyond arrogance.

Recovering from illness after losing her marriage and job, Dee Gascoigne visits a coastal village to consider her future. A suspicious death distracts her from those troubles and draws her into an investigation the local police resist.

Dottie tries to help Inspector Hardy’s sister and her fiancé stop malicious interference in their lives. While she investigates threats to their future, Hardy faces an official inquiry that complicates both his career and their growing relationship.