Joan Cockin Books in Order

An unidentified body discovered on a Cornish church altar interrupts Inspector Cam’s holiday. Helping an inexperienced local policeman, he follows clues through antique dealing, brass rubbings and smuggling while trying to understand the apparently ritualistic crime.

A civil servant’s murder unsettles a village still housing a wartime research ministry. Inspector Cam investigates whether the victim’s curiosity exposed a dangerous secret, but the residents offer little help in identifying who had most to hide.

Eight candidates gather at a country manor to compete for a prestigious job in Africa. When one becomes a murder target, Inspector Cam’s visit to observe the selection process turns into a search for a killer.