PJ Skinner Books in Order

Rookie geologist Sam Harris takes a job in a country she barely understands and is quickly overwhelmed by jungle life, office politics, and corruption. A chance discovery offers a way forward, if she can survive long enough to use it.

Sam returns to South America to help find missing historian Alfredo Vargas, only to uncover a hidden Nazi network in the mountains. The search grows deadlier by the hour as old loyalties and bigger forces close in.

Called to rescue a failing West African project, Sam walks into corruption, sabotage, and a brutal attack on a nearby elephant sanctuary. Saving the mine may mean taking on powerful people who would rather see her fail.

Working the diamond fields of West Africa, Sam is drawn into local rivalries, superstition, and the legend of a huge missing gem. A jealous enemy and a dangerous love triangle make an already volatile place worse.

Tilly's dad wants his new shed to be an office, but the rest of the family have ideas of their own. With Auntie Lottie and Asaf helping, the project turns into cheerful chaos.

Desperate for money, Sam takes a post at a mine in war-torn Tamazia and finds herself trapped in a camp steeped in misogyny and fraud. Then rebels storm the site, and survival becomes the only plan.

Auntie Lottie comes to babysit, and Tilly's ordinary day quickly turns noisy, messy, and very funny. Bubbles, odd meals, and gentle mischief make this a warm family story for young readers.

Back in Sierramar, Sam joins a company whose drill results look too good to be true. The closer she gets to the truth behind the numbers, the more dangerous her job becomes.

Tilly's family is gearing up for Christmas, but everything seems slightly out of control. A giant tree, missing money, chewed decorations, and a strange present all lead to a busy, funny holiday.

Armed with an MBA, Sam trades mine sites for the City and hopes the worst is behind her. Instead she finds the same old corruption in sharper clothes, and exposing it could wreck the future she wants.

Tilly is determined to stroke Granny Vi's cat, Marmaduke, but he keeps hiding or running away. It takes patience, a small scratch, and a little help from Grandpa to change her luck.

In 1969 the Green family leave England for Kilkenny and try to build a new life beside the O'Connors. As the Troubles worsen and old misunderstandings deepen, their promise to keep politics from tearing them apart is tested.

A trip to the beach ends with Tilly proudly building a sandcastle on the strand. When it vanishes overnight, she is left with a child-sized mystery and a very mermaid-shaped theory.

Journalist Isabella Green heads to Sierra Leone to write about a struggling chimp sanctuary and ends up far more involved than planned. When a rare white chimp attracts rebel attention, saving the animals may cost her everything.

Auntie Lottie and Asaf bring home a budgie that refuses to say a word, no matter how much coaxing he gets. Then one messy kitchen accident changes Sid's tune.

Astronaut Hattie Fredericks joins the first crewed search for life on Mars, but accidents and deaths threaten the mission. As political opposition grows on Earth, she suspects sabotage and must discover whom to trust while struggling to keep the crew alive.

Former journalist Tanya Bowe rebuilds her life with a vintage shop in Seacastle until an old schoolfriend dies in suspicious circumstances. Despite the police calling it an accident and her detective ex-husband warning her away, she decides to investigate.

A campaign for marine protection divides Tanya Bowe’s friends and their seaside town. When a celebrity environmentalist is murdered and a friend’s husband becomes the main suspect, Tanya must balance loyalty with evidence that may point closer to home.

Tanya Bowe interviews talent competition contestants and finds rivalries, sabotage, and family tensions beneath their performances. When veteran competitor Lance Emerald dies in his dressing room, she must distinguish convincing acts from genuine clues before another participant is killed.

A famous food critic collapses after publishing a harsh review of Seacastle’s new restaurant. Convinced the owners are innocent, Tanya Bowe investigates their apparent motive and uncovers a more complicated case in which even the intended victim is uncertain.

An unpopular vintage fair manager is murdered, placing Tanya Bowe’s friend Grace under suspicion. Another troubling family death and connections to an old coven broaden the investigation, leaving Tanya to untangle greed, resentment, and deception among numerous suspects.

A body discovered in the garden interrupts Christmas preparations at Tanya Bowe’s home. When rescue cat Hades disappears and the police hesitate to investigate before the holidays, Tanya suspects the two mysteries are connected and begins her own search.

Tanya Bowe’s detective ex-husband becomes a murder suspect when his new bride dies hours after their wedding. Investigating to clear him draws Tanya into a hotel full of blackmail, fraud, and old grievances that complicate the apparently straightforward crime.

A reality show brings chaos to Seacastle, where Tanya Bowe advises its producers on filming locations. A star’s suspicious collapse exposes tense relationships among the cast, forcing Tanya to distinguish scripted drama from real motives before anyone else dies.

A woman murdered outside Seacastle’s pub resembles its missing co-owner Joy Wells. With Joy absent after a Budapest trip and her husband desperate, Tanya Bowe follows a trail abroad to uncover secret lives and someone determined to settle an old score.

A spiritualist predicts his own death and is then murdered, with a police officer apparently implicated. Tanya Bowe questions the obvious explanation and investigates the medium’s manipulation of other people’s secrets, uncovering grudges that threaten another life and a career.

Tanya Bowe manages her friend Ghita’s council election campaign until a procurement official is poisoned at a candidates’ event. Uncovering corrupt deals and blackmail puts the campaign in danger, forcing Tanya to find the killer before further political damage turns deadly.

Pregnant Tanya Bowe accompanies her aspiring-writer sister to a conference sharing space with Seacastle’s vintage fair. Two elderly authors die, drawing Tanya into an investigation of ghostwriting, stolen ideas, and professional grudges before her own life changes.