Evelyn James (Author) Books in Order

Struggling private detective Clara Fitzgerald agrees to help a grieving widow recover treasure through a séance. When the case turns deadly and Clara is accused of murder, she must clear her name while establishing herself in 1920s Brighton.

Pilot John O'Harris fears an unresolved family scandal will doom his attempt to fly across the Atlantic. He asks Clara Fitzgerald to investigate his past, hoping she can uncover the truth before he undertakes his most dangerous flight.

Mervin Grimes's disappearance becomes a murder investigation that draws Brighton's criminal gangs to a carnival. As Clara Fitzgerald probes the secrets he left behind, threatening thugs turn her search for answers into a fight for survival.

Clara Fitzgerald's cousin is about to marry when a stranger claims to be his existing wife. After the woman is killed, Clara must untangle her cousin's past and mounting family tensions while further deaths complicate the case.

An elderly woman asks Clara Fitzgerald to protect her from relatives gathering for Christmas. Inside the troubled household, suspicious events and mounting deaths force Clara to question everyone, including the frightened client who summoned her there.

Malicious anonymous letters shatter the peace of Mrs Wilton's neighborhood, spreading accusations and exposing private secrets. Clara Fitzgerald investigates the writer before the campaign destroys lives, continuing even when the threats begin to target her personally.

The women of the Graves family have endured a suspicious succession of male relatives dying unexpectedly. When questions arise about the latest death, Clara Fitzgerald investigates whether their apparent misfortune conceals a pattern of carefully planned murders.

Mrs Hunt has made enemies of nearly everyone around her, and a coach journey brings those resentments dangerously close. Fearing an attempt on her life, she begs Clara Fitzgerald to identify the threat and keep her alive.

Sabotage threatens Abigail Sommers's chance to establish her beauty business at a trade fair. When the attacks escalate to murder, her friend Clara Fitzgerald must uncover who feels betrayed by Abigail's success before another victim is claimed.

The theft of a treasured jade dragon shatters an antiques collector's confidence in those around him. Clara Fitzgerald investigates its disappearance, uncovering dangerous secrets and a history of death that makes recovering the object increasingly perilous.

The Howton family believes a dead relative has returned to haunt them. Clara Fitzgerald suspects an elaborate deception, but when a murderer strikes inside their home, she must discover what lies behind the apparently supernatural appearances.

New Year's celebrations aboard the Mary Jane unravel after an encounter with a forgotten wartime mine and a passenger's disappearance. Clara Fitzgerald investigates a terrible crime, seeking the secrets behind the ship's troubled final voyage before a killer escapes.

When Elaine Chase disappears, suspicion falls on her husband and the police find few answers. Clara Fitzgerald keeps searching for the missing woman, exposing family secrets and a chain of crimes more dangerous than she initially realizes.

An evening at the pantomime turns into a murder investigation when an actor's body is found hidden in a laundry basket. Clara Fitzgerald searches for a motive while a returning acquaintance pulls her toward Brighton's dangerous criminal gangs.

A wounded veteran with missing memories becomes a murder suspect, prompting Clara Fitzgerald to investigate before he confesses. Meanwhile, a mysterious box of prophecies at an astronomy institute draws her into a second puzzle amid academic rivalries.

A controversial fossil exhibition becomes a murder scene when a man is killed while attempting to destroy its prized skeleton. Clara Fitzgerald searches for his vanished killer while her brother tackles a troublesome suitor on another case.

Clara Fitzgerald travels to Belgium to investigate a missing priest accused of wartime treachery. Her brother accompanies her, confronting traumatic memories, while mysterious human remains raise new questions about the disappearance and the identity of a possible victim.

A holiday with her cousins takes Clara Fitzgerald to an archaeological dig in an Irish bog. When a discovered body proves unexpectedly recent, local memories of a vanished poet take on new significance in her murder investigation.

A former American bounty hunter loses twelve years of memories after a traumatic incident at Brighton's funfair. With someone apparently trying to kill him and other performers under attack, Clara Fitzgerald searches for the connection to his past.

Clara Fitzgerald investigates whether a notorious gang figure died in a police raid or a deliberate assassination. As the victim's brother demands answers, a missing pet tortoise draws Clara into another urgent search during bitter winter weather.

An elderly man's brutal murder sparks rumors of witchcraft, curses, and supernatural dogs in Hove. Asked to clear the chief suspect, Clara Fitzgerald must examine local beliefs without surrendering her reason as she searches for the real killer.

A summer dog show becomes a crime scene when a contestant dies and Clara Fitzgerald is asked to investigate discreetly. Discovering plenty of enemies and motives, she must identify the killer before further attacks ruin more than the competition.

After finally confronting his tormentors, Franklin Ward becomes the chief suspect in a fatal beating he cannot remember. Colonel Bainbridge must challenge apparently damning eyewitness accounts and uncover the real killer before the young man is hanged.

A boy's disappearance leads Colonel Bainbridge and his niece Victoria to a secretive religious community in Victorian Norwich. Discovering another body and troubling histories among its members, they search for the missing boy before further harm occurs.

Her brother's wedding barely ends before Clara Fitzgerald faces a missing cigarette case and an unconscious stranger found in the church. The discoveries lead her into a triple murder mystery reaching back years, with a determined killer concealing the past.

A series of burglaries resembles the work of a criminal already behind bars. When a woman is found dead in a hotel, Colonel Bainbridge and Victoria uncover signs that the thefts conceal a much more dangerous scheme.

A mysterious death aboard a luxury liner interrupts Clara Fitzgerald's summer afternoon in Brighton. Facing impatient passengers and evasive crew members, she investigates whether the victim's fate connects to a ship that sank many years earlier.

A fashionable slimming pill sends Brighton residents to hospital, including someone close to Clara Fitzgerald. Her investigation leads through beauty pageants and industrial espionage, while an old friend's unexplained arrival raises questions about whom she can trust.

Criminal mastermind Brilliant Chang unexpectedly asks Clara Fitzgerald to find a missing pregnant woman. The search takes her to London and into a conspiracy, while leaving her enemy at home creates dangers she cannot easily control.

Helping neighbors during a fierce winter storm leads Clara Fitzgerald to a body concealed amid the chaos. A second death suggests something more sinister than an accident, drawing her into a race to uncover a possible plot against the king.

A wealthy pickle manufacturer's family suffers another apparent suicide when a young heir is found dead. His aunt asks Colonel Bainbridge to investigate, leading him and Victoria into concealed grievances and the possibility of murder within the family.

An arson campaign in Norwich turns deadly when an unidentified body is discovered in a burned warehouse. Colonel Bainbridge and Victoria investigate as further fires threaten occupied buildings, putting them in the path of a dangerous plot.

A London skating competition is meant to lift Colonel Bainbridge's spirits before Christmas. Rumors of cheating and attacks on a competitor draw him and Victoria into an investigation as sporting rivalry develops into an increasingly deadly campaign of sabotage.

A fatal incident disrupts a garden show and arouses Colonel Bainbridge's suspicions. Investigating with Victoria, he uncovers fraud, betrayal, and illegal dealings among professional gardeners while racing to identify who turned horticultural rivalry into murder.

A Zeppelin crashes onto a Brighton school field carrying a man who has been shot. Clara Fitzgerald investigates wartime betrayal and a corrupt nobleman while a reporter pursuing the story disappears, deepening the mystery around the airship.

After witnessing a dog theft, Clara Fitzgerald discovers an organized gang operating in Brighton. A simultaneous assignment guarding an art exhibition divides her attention, until her brother's kidnapping forces her to confront the danger closest to home.

A young man's sudden death in the woods seems natural, but his father doubts the explanation. Colonel Bainbridge and Victoria investigate, uncovering a swindled pensioner and a corrupt company exploiting a village beneath the victim's respectable reputation.

An inherited dream home becomes a source of fear when Lancelot Dunbar discovers a skull hidden above his bedroom. With relatives challenging his inheritance, Colonel Bainbridge investigates the unsettling relic and the treachery surrounding the disputed house.

A dispute over crossword cheating becomes tangled with claims that a lost Everest explorer is alive in Brighton. Clara Fitzgerald investigates competing stories, facing the uncomfortable possibility that exposing the truth could harm the people she hopes to help.

Clara Fitzgerald agrees to help a dying woman troubled by her neighbors' nightly parties. When the young revelers become targets of murder, Clara must uncover the secrets beneath their carefree lives before another celebration ends in tragedy.

A guest's death threatens a naturist resort founded by a woman escaping an abusive relationship. Although hired to help close the club, Clara Fitzgerald investigates its owner's plea for help and a dangerous vendetta rooted in family ties.

A wife's request to investigate her husband's affair leads Clara Fitzgerald into a network of lies and troubling secrets. When another woman disappears, Clara must discover what he is hiding before the search becomes a murder case.

A newly married woman's disappearance disrupts a New Year's gathering already troubled by old attachments and hidden identities. Colonel Bainbridge investigates a puzzling crime while Victoria confronts personal memories that threaten to cloud her judgment about the case.

After his father dies among castle ruins, Lord Brooksby fears continuing the restoration could make him the next victim. Colonel Bainbridge investigates a supposed phantom, searching for a human killer behind the legends surrounding the ruined stronghold.

Two war veterans have seen their lives ruined by trauma, suspicion, and a troubled sense of duty. Believing they suffered a miscarriage of justice, Clara Fitzgerald seeks evidence that might restore their freedom and their honor.

A nighttime highway robbery leaves a father's daughter missing and presumed kidnapped. Colonel Bainbridge races to find her, probing the family's troubling history and a tragedy from ten years earlier as hope for her safe return fades.

A mysterious bomber terrorizes Norwich, leaving Colonel Bainbridge struggling with misleading clues and unexplained connections to a mustard company. When someone dies, he and Victoria must reconsider their assumptions and identify the attacker before another explosion claims a life.

While helping traumatized veterans at her husband's home for former servicemen, Clara O'Harris encounters a threat to Britain's fragile peace. A nearby group of conspirators forces her into a struggle to prevent another generation from suffering through war.

Film star Violet Starling fears someone is trying to kill her, but those around her dismiss her concerns. Clara O'Harris believes the threat and must navigate jealousy and deception within the movie world to keep Violet alive.

Grieving his partner and questioning his usefulness, Colonel Bainbridge investigates a businessman harassed by someone dressed as a mermaid. A death transforms the case, forcing him and Victoria to navigate criminal secrets, social prejudice, and painful personal guilt.

A quiet war veteran is accused of killing his closest friend after a game of mahjong. Clara and Tommy investigate conflicting suspects and hidden personal secrets, racing to establish his innocence before a potential miscarriage of justice becomes irreversible.

After losing his job and discovering a friend's body, Mr Ford asks Colonel Bainbridge and Victoria to examine troubling inconsistencies. Their inquiry exposes a dangerous poisoner whose actions threaten far more than one man's livelihood and reputation.

A stranger's arrival forces a secretive businessman to confront a dangerous past. Colonel Bainbridge investigates while pursuing a fresh lead in his former partner's death, unaware how far someone will go to keep that older mystery unsolved.

Clara O'Harris investigates a woman's disappearance during the Great War, hoping to help a friend recover his forgotten past. Conflicting accounts and deliberate lies obscure what happened, and uncovering the truth may bring devastation rather than relief.

Brighton's introduction of electricity divides residents and fuels protests against the changing town. After a man dies under uncertain circumstances, Clara O'Harris investigates whether an accident conceals murder, trying to prevent rising tensions from erupting into further violence.

The deaths of an ordinary grocer and an isolated woman reveal unexpected connections amid disease fears in Norwich. Colonel Bainbridge and Victoria investigate as a dubious doctor exploits public anxiety and personal reputations threaten to outweigh the truth.

A man dressed as Mr Darcy is found strangled during a Jane Austen Society ball. Pregnant detective Clara O'Harris investigates rival literary groups and confused identities as another attack suggests someone is deliberately targeting the society's members.

Notes left by his dead partner send Colonel Bainbridge searching for a missing man who may explain a fatal bank robbery. As he and Victoria unravel the final case, a desperate killer works to keep its secrets buried.