Frances Evesham Books in Order

As harvest celebrations begin in Lower Hembrow, gruff farmer Joe Trevillion disappears without trace. Ex-detective Adam Hennessy and his friends follow whispers of spite, missing villagers and old grudges to uncover a cruel vendetta before the village's secrets claim another life.

A summer picnic at Cleeve Abbey turns grim when Libby Forest and the Exham History Society uncover human bones in the river. After a friend is attacked during a ghost-hunt, Libby and her husband Max trace chilling links between a slain monk and present-day grudges.

Young owner Belinda Sandford tastes victory when her racehorse wins at Wincanton, only to lose on a stewards' ruling and gain a bitter rival. When that rival is found dead, Adam Hennessy and Imogen Bishop dig into the racing world's jealousies and hidden debts.

Anonymous emails filled with apparently harmless nursery rhymes arrive in Exham-on-Sea, then an unexplained death makes them feel far from innocent. As fear spreads, Libby Forest and Max Ramshore chase a taunting killer while past ties threaten their own long-planned wedding.

An elderly volunteer's sudden death shatters the calm of Dunster Castle and tears through the Exham History Society. With suspicion falling on a long-married local, Libby Forest and Max Ramshore, aided by dogs Bear and Shipley, hunt a murderer hiding in plain sight.

Thomas thinks dragons are only stories until his friend Arkan's magic ring is stolen, leaving the dragon in deadly danger. To get it back he must outsmart pirate Wicked Wilf in a night-time chase that tests his bravery, wits and loyalty.

In the Somerset village of Lower Hembrow, landscape gardener Imogen Bishop inherits her father's hotel, then finds her estranged husband dead in its grounds. Retired detective Adam Hennessy and stray dog Harley join her in unpicking decades-old secrets behind a very local murder.

When thieves steal elderly Mrs Bundle's most treasured possession, Ben and his friends follow the culprits deep underground. Their race through tunnels uncovers a reckless plot that threatens the whole country, and only quick thinking and courage can save the day.

A misty morning walk on Glastonbury Tor turns sinister when Libby Forest finds a strange child, an old necklace and news of a body left on her doorstep. Untangling legends, family secrets and modern greed leads her toward a killer with a very long memory.

During a visit to Wells Cathedral Library, Libby Forest's best friend becomes prime suspect in a scholar's sudden death. Reluctantly, Libby juggles her booming cake business with a new investigation, determined to clear Angela's name before gossip and evidence turn against her.

A country wedding on Exmoor should be idyllic, until a family heirloom disappears and a guest turns up dead. As more villagers vanish, Libby Forest and Max Ramshore probe tangled loyalties and a menacing newcomer to stop the celebrations turning into a killing ground.

When a group of cyclists is poisoned after eating at the Exham-on-Sea bakery, suspicion lands on Libby Forest's cakes and chocolates. With sheepdog Bear and investigator Max Ramshore, she chases a ruthless poisoner while old secrets from her marriage begin to surface.

Recently widowed Libby Forest hopes for a quiet fresh start in Exham-on-Sea, baking cakes and designing chocolates. When she and springer spaniel Shipley find a body beneath the lighthouse, village secrets and a skeptical detective push her into amateur sleuthing with new ally Max Ramshore.

At Thatcham Hall, ambitious lawyer and war veteran Nelson Roberts hopes solving a rash of thefts and attacks will make his name. Beside headstrong pianist Olivia Martin, he investigates a suspicious farmhand's death and the villagers' silence, uncovering danger, romance and long-buried guilt.

Orphaned seamstress Philomena flees a predatory guardian in foggy Victorian London, only to survive a train crash and land at Thatcham Hall. Trapped between servants and gentry, she uncovers dark secrets and a forbidden attraction that threaten her hard-won independence.