Dawn Brookes Books in Order

A professional reference on non-medical prescribing in healthcare practice. Co-edited by Brookes, it focuses on the clinical, legal, and practical issues involved in safe prescribing.

An alphabet book for young readers built around boats and ships, from familiar craft to bigger working vessels. It mixes early learning with a clear love of life on the water.

Dawn Brookes looks back on starting nurse training in 1977 and finding her feet on busy wards. Funny, candid, and compassionate, it captures the pressure, friendships, and unforgettable patients of student life.

The feeding of the five thousand is retold through the eyes of the boy who brings the loaves and fishes. That close perspective makes a well-known Bible story feel fresh and vivid for children.

Ava and Oliver step into the noise, colour, and excitement of Bonfire Night in this gentle children's adventure. The story turns a familiar autumn celebration into a warm family outing.

Ava and Oliver are drawn into the wonder of the Nativity in this festive adventure for younger readers. It mixes Christmas excitement with a simple retelling of the story behind the season.

A simple colouring book that introduces children to Bible scenes through easy illustrations. It is designed for quiet creative time while reinforcing familiar stories from scripture.

A short practical guide to testing blood glucose safely and accurately. It explains the basics clearly, making it useful for people new to monitoring or supporting someone who is.

Dawn moves on to London in the second volume of her nursing memoirs, where training brings tougher lessons and bigger adventures. It captures student life, hospital routines, and the shock of learning on the job.

This children's retelling of the miracle is told through the eyes of the young man lowered through a roof to reach Jesus. It keeps the story personal, immediate, and easy for children to follow.

Brookes introduces the basics of property investing in straightforward, practical terms. It is aimed at readers who want a clearer path into the subject without wading through jargon.

Heartbroken after her fiancé leaves her, Rachel books a Mediterranean cruise with her nurse friend Sarah. When a suspicious death puts an elderly passenger in danger, her holiday becomes a race to uncover a killer.

Danny spends his days eating, growing, and learning to stay safe in the natural world. It is a warm, simple story that introduces young children to change, patience, and the small wonders of nature.

Rachel accepts a free transatlantic cruise to New York after a bruising trial, hoping to recharge. Instead she finds a dead crew member, a missing man, and a tangle of suspicious behaviour she cannot ignore.

Gerry is a one-eared cat with his own story to tell. This gentle children's tale uses an unusual animal hero to celebrate kindness, difference, and resilience.

A festive cruise should give Rachel a chance to relax, but Christmas cheer does not last long when murder interrupts the voyage. Between holiday pressures and shipboard secrets, she has to find the killer fast.

A practical guide to buy-to-let property investing in the UK. Brookes lays out seven clear steps, from finance and finding a property to tenancy management, tax, and planning ahead.

Rachel takes an Australian and New Zealand cruise as a guest lecturer, hoping for work and some sunshine. Then a tour leader is found dead, her ex appears on board, and the voyage turns into a tense murder hunt.

The final memoir follows Dawn Brookes through the last stage of her nurse training in the early 1980s. It blends hard work, hospital life, and everyday humor as she edges toward qualification.

Rachel joins Lady Marjorie on a Baltic cruise hoping for calm, but an unpopular tribute singer ends up dead after chaos on board. With suspects everywhere, Rachel and Marjorie cannot resist investigating.

Spending Christmas with his sister in the Peak District, private investigator Carlos Jacobi expects a quiet break until his dog uncovers a body in the woods. Hired by the victim's family, he digs into village lies and old grudges.

Newly married Rachel and Carlos hope their Mediterranean honeymoon will bring peace, not murder. But when death intrudes on the voyage, romance has to wait while Rachel starts pulling apart the case.

Another Coral Queen voyage brings Rachel face to face with strange behaviour, shipboard tension, and a death that refuses to look simple. To solve it, she has to sort through a tangle of secrets before the killer strikes again.

Suki thinks a plastic ring on the beach is a toy, until it catches around her neck. This gentle picture book turns an animal story into a clear lesson about plastic waste and caring for the sea.

Rachel joins Lady Marjorie on a Norwegian fjords cruise and gets roped into an onboard murder mystery event. When one of the performers dies for real, the game suddenly becomes deadly.

Dinner at the captain's table should be a treat for Rachel and Lady Marjorie, until a guest disappears and valuable diamonds vanish too. With suspects all around the table, Rachel must untangle lies before the killer slips away.

Lady Marjorie's first river cruise is spoiled by a gossip blogger and a growing sense that one of the passengers could kill. When the troublemaker turns up dead, Marjorie and the formidable Edna get involved.

Rachel is called to the Coral Queen for a winter Mediterranean and Adriatic voyage after threats and sabotage put the crew on edge. When a senior officer turns up dead, she goes undercover to stop a clever killer.

A holiday in Romania turns sour when Lady Marjorie and her cousin-in-law Edna find murder waiting after a night at the opera. With Horace and Frederick back on hand, the retirees start asking awkward questions.

Private investigator Carlos Jacobi is drawn into a Leicester case where murder disturbs the calm of Bradgate Park. With his sharp instincts and loyal dog beside him, he digs through secrets that refuse to stay buried.

On the Indian leg of the Coral Queen's world voyage, Rachel meets a team of young pharmaceutical researchers all chasing the same promotion. When one of them dies, ambition, secrets, and corporate pressure make every colleague a suspect.

Marjorie's quiet Christmas disappears when her son dumps a houseful of difficult guests on her and one of them dies at a market. She calls in her friends and starts sleuthing before the police blame the wrong person.

Lady Marjorie, Edna, Horace, and Frederick head to the Scottish Highlands expecting scenery and a quiet tour. A death near Loch Ness turns the trip into a witty hunt for a killer.

Tennis week at Hallenguard Manor sounds civilized until murder strikes under Lady Marjorie's nose. With only a cat as witness, the quartet must sort out a house full of secrets and motives.

Carlos Jacobi tackles another Leicester case when murder disturbs the calm of a museum and the secrets around it. The investigation pulls him deeper into lies, local tensions, and trouble he cannot leave alone.

Rachel is enjoying the Coral Queen's Hawaiian sunshine when a private nurse is found dead on a sunbed. Alongside Lady Marjorie, she has to cut through secrets and lies before paradise turns deadlier.

Lady Marjorie and her friends head to another seemingly pleasant outing, this time with a regatta as the backdrop. When someone dies, the quartet once again has to sort gossip, grudges, and hidden motives.

Edna suspects something is badly wrong after deaths at an upscale retirement community, so Marjorie goes undercover as a resident. Once inside, the four friends uncover a darker side to life in the home.

Rachel and Carlos board the Coral Queen to celebrate her parents' wedding anniversary, expecting family time and tropical stops. When a passenger from her father's past dies at the welcome cocktail party, old secrets come roaring back.

Rachel plans a brief New York interlude, but a wealthy Coral Queen passenger is murdered at Bethesda Fountain before the ship sails. Working against the clock, she has to prove the wrong suspect was not the killer.

A violent storm and a blackout leave the Coral Queen blind in the night. When power returns and a body is found on the laundry conveyor, Rachel has to investigate in a ship suddenly full of fear.

Set against the vivid backdrop of Sri Lanka, this suspense story turns travel into danger. Escape, survival, and high stakes seem to drive the action far from home.

A coach holiday gives Lady Marjorie and company fresh scenery and fresh suspects. When murder intrudes, the seniors turn a sightseeing trip into another lively investigation.

This Rachel Prince mystery centers on another deadly case at sea, with a convention setting suggested by the title. Expect Rachel to face a fresh closed-circle puzzle aboard the Coral Queen.

Leicester's iconic clock tower becomes the center of a chilling pattern of deaths. Carlos and Fiona race through riots, corruption, and betrayal to stop a killer before a fourth victim falls.