Mydworth Mysteries Books in Order

A young poacher is found shot dead on an estate near Mydworth, apparently the victim of an accident. His mother's doubts bring Harry and Kat into an investigation revealing that the boy's activities concealed more than illegal hunting.

Returning to Sussex in 1929 with his American wife Kat, Sir Harry Mortimer encounters a jewel robbery at his aunt's manor. Their experience serving their countries and access to society give them advantages over the baffled local police.

A prominent family's daughter leaves Sussex hoping to make a career on London's West End stages. Asked to check on her, Harry and Kat discover threats to both the aspiring actress and her family beyond theatrical disappointment.

Amelia Earhart visits England to raise funds for an air rally featuring women pilots and stays with Lady Lavinia. When threats endanger the aviator's life, Harry and Kat investigate who wants to sabotage her plans and why.

Hijackers repeatedly target deliveries from Mydworth's Excelsior Radio Company, threatening the business's survival. Harry and Kat go undercover to discover whether stolen radio-phonographs explain the attacks or whether the shipments conceal a more dangerous reason for the crimes.

A guest at Lavinia's masked ball is found dead beside Mydworth Manor's lake, apparently from a heart attack. Harry and Kat suspect a carefully disguised murder and must identify the killer before the festivities claim another victim.

At Mydworth's Midsummer celebrations, a visiting medium offers a grieving woman contact with her dead father. Harry and Kat suspect exploitation and investigate a performance whose tricks and deceptions may conceal stakes far beyond a supernatural show.

Visiting Kat's hometown of New York, Harry becomes involved when mobsters kidnap a wealthy magnate's grandson. During a Prohibition-era heatwave, the couple must navigate the kidnappers and a family with conflicting interests in the missing boy's return.

Harry and Kat travel to the French Riviera expecting parties, seaside pleasures, and a restful holiday. A request to investigate blackmail sends them through the region's streets and alleyways, where concealed secrets turn their vacation into a dangerous case.

Convicted of murdering his friend Ben Carter, Oliver awaits execution despite insisting he is innocent. Harry and Kat enter the case just days before he is due to hang, racing to test the evidence and locate the true killer.

Ewan Mackay vanishes after sailing to an offshore wreck on a stormy night, and police presume he drowned. His father asks Harry and Kat to investigate, revealing enemies and dangerous secrets tied to the young man's disappearance.

Harry and Kat spend New Year's weekend at a Scottish castle owned by an American movie mogul. A blizzard isolates the guests, and a suspicious accident prompts the couple to investigate hidden secrets before further violence strikes.

When a popular tennis coach dies after driving into a river, Harry and Kat question the apparent accident. His hidden life provides plenty of suspects, and their inquiry brings danger into Mydworth's seemingly respectable tennis club.

Harry plans a romantic anniversary visit to Venice with Kat, but an embassy request interrupts their holiday. Investigating an undercover Treasury agent's death draws them through the canals into a criminal conspiracy that threatens to claim another victim.

Aunt Lavinia's gathering of artistic friends gains an unexpected royal guest, then a corpse appears in his bedroom. Harry and Kat investigate the murder while trying to prevent scandal and concealed secrets from overwhelming the family.

A man murdered in a Mydworth alley appears to have died months earlier. Investigating for his frightened wife, Harry and Kat must unravel two mysterious deaths before they can establish the victim's identity and expose his killer.

Kat and Harry shelter an injured stranger who cannot remember his identity or his reasons for visiting Mydworth. Tracing his route to London's East End reveals dangerous pursuers determined to prevent him from recovering the memories they need.

Harry brings Kat to Paris for an intelligence meeting and a summer getaway, but abruptly disappears. Searching hotels and the bars of Pigalle, Kat uncovers dangerous treachery while trying to save him and protect herself.

A celebrated artist's country retreat brings a bohemian circle from London to the outskirts of Mydworth. When a summer celebration ends in tragedy, Kat and Harry investigate jealousy, ambition, and secrets concealed behind the guests' artistic lives.