Patricia Rice Books in Order

Heiress Dorothea seeks refuge from fortune hunters at Wycliffe Manor and fears its sealed tower is haunted. After a scholar’s murder leaves a coded journal, skeptical artist Arnaud joins her to pursue hidden treasure while confronting a dangerous killer.

Solicitor Damien returns to Gravesyde to sell inherited property and encounters Brydie, the sweetheart he abandoned fifteen years earlier. His mother’s shooting and further attacks force them to confront old hurt while investigating the violence threatening the village.

A baker’s murder threatens Gravesyde’s Christmas preparations, then two orphans appear in bailiff Rafe’s stable and their nanny is found dead. With neighbours determined to help, Rafe must untangle competing claims and identify the killer before another tragedy strikes.

Verity arrives in Gravesyde and finds her former governess poisoned, leaving a dangerous final confidence. New bailiff Rafe recruits the suspicious young woman as an ally, and shared lodgings bring them closer while escalating violence demands they uncover the killer.

Security chief Rio searches for a missing CGI technician at an isolated mansion full of old Hollywood secrets. A landslide traps its inhabitants and exposes a skeleton, turning her assignment into a murder investigation where trusting the heir may prove dangerous.

Tutor Fort learns that wealthy speculators plan to seize Gravesyde’s manor, just as strangers bring counterfeit coins and murder to the village. Joining forces with dressmaker Lavender, he stages a haunting intended to expose the villains and protect their home.

Widowed seamstress Kate faces a violent relative’s attempts to seize her home, and scarred veteran Fletch steps in to protect her children. When women resembling Kate begin dying, they investigate a threat that may extend beyond one disturbed man.

Scholar Grey flees enemies seeking his manuscript and discovers his male assistant is actually Eleanor, a woman seeking independence. Their arrival in Gravesyde brings a corpse and escalating attacks, forcing them to investigate before his past endangers everyone around them.

A reporter dies before revealing evidence about her actress aunt’s decades-old murder. Studio security chief Rio Cruze and reluctant heir Adrian Whitney reopen the case, risking the studio’s future as they uncover secrets someone is still willing to kill for.