Lord Francis Powerscourt Books in Order

Prince Eddy is found murdered at Sandringham, and the royal household disguises the crime as influenza. Powerscourt must investigate in secret, moving through blackmail, scandal, and the dangerous private life of the court.

On the eve of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, a headless body is pulled from the Thames. Powerscourt's search for an identity leads to Oxfordshire, where the case turns personal and deadly.

A cathedral official dies just before a great anniversary celebration, and rumors of foul play spread fast. Powerscourt uncovers hidden money, old secrets, and danger lurking behind the solemn face of church life.

A murder in the art world sends Powerscourt among dealers, restorers, collectors, and forgers. What begins as one violent death opens into a clever mystery about money, expertise, and the value of a masterpiece.

A barrister dies at a feast, another man is shot soon after, and Powerscourt is asked to investigate quietly. The trail runs through legal London, tangled wills, broken marriages, and an old country house secret.

Called out of retirement, Powerscourt travels to St Petersburg after a British diplomat is found murdered on a bridge. The case leads him through court intrigue and a Russia edging toward upheaval.

Sent to Ireland to investigate art thefts from stately homes, Powerscourt soon realizes the case is turning deadly. As people vanish and tensions rise, the search tests both his skill and his loyalties.

A murder among pilgrims in France pulls Powerscourt onto the road to Santiago de Compostela. As more deaths follow, he must work out who is hunting the travelers and why.

Right after a society wedding, one wine merchant appears to have shot his own brother and then refuses to explain himself. Powerscourt digs into two wealthy families and a crime that is anything but simple.

The Earl of Candlesby returns from the hunt as a corpse slung across his horse. Powerscourt enters a decaying estate full of feuds, debts, and long held grudges to find who wanted the master dead.

Three throat-cut murders point back to an old City livery company and a bitter fight over money. Powerscourt faces secret pasts, strange marks on the bodies, and suspects with plenty to hide.

A priceless Caryatid disappears from the British Museum and a copy is left behind. When a museum employee dies before he can talk, Powerscourt follows the trail into London's Greek community and high society.

At a Ballets Russes performance in London, a prince is stabbed onstage, except the dead man is really the understudy. Powerscourt steps into a glittering world of dancers, Russians, stolen jewels, and political danger.

A quiet death in a cathedral close turns into murder when a second candidate for the prized house is poisoned. Powerscourt follows greed, rivalry, and church politics into the heart of Lynchester.