Steve Higgs Books in Order

Tempest Michaels doesn't believe in vampires, but murders marked by bites demand an explanation. His investigation draws a suspected killer's attention, turning a strange case into a threat against his family, friends, and own life.

A wealthy widow hires Tempest to investigate a death blamed on a century-old phantom at Barker Steel Mill. Conflicting stories and his distracting new assistant Amanda complicate a case that becomes increasingly dangerous as he probes.

Amanda Harper's first case at Blue Moon involves frightened shoppers claiming ghosts attacked them in mall elevators. Still finishing her police notice period, she must prove she can investigate while her friend's assistance adds to the chaos.

A farmer's glowing milk draws Amanda Harper into reports of crop circles and strange lights. When a frozen body appears, she must sort evidence from alien theories while an internet presenter and her uncle offer unwanted help.

Tempest's Cornwall holiday is interrupted by a death blamed on a ghostly pirate reclaiming washed-up treasure. With gold seekers crowding Cawsand and locals convinced of a haunting, he must find the truth before another person dies.

Amanda runs the agency while Tempest takes time off, tackling a client's claim that a voodoo priest cursed her. Determined to prove her independence, she faces a troubling investigation alongside distractions in her romantic life.

Men dressed as sinister clowns are terrorizing towns across Kent, and their leader has singled out Tempest Michaels. His investigation must uncover what the attackers want before their escalating campaign reaches the people around him.

A man dies from a supposed lightning strike inside his own home, prompting his son to suspect witchcraft. Tempest investigates strange markings and suspicious gatherings, determined to find an explanation before another death follows.

Reports of people craving human flesh are spreading across Kent. When the husband of an elderly woman dubbed Zombie Granny asks Tempest to prove she isn't undead, the skeptical investigator takes on a rapidly escalating problem.

A young crew member's death looks like suicide as the Aurelia approaches Athens, but Patricia doubts his note. With her dachshund and friends helping, she investigates financial secrets while another body makes the mystery harder to untangle.

With Blue Moon's detectives unavailable, Jane Butterworth takes a desperate client's case involving an alleged vampire bite. A familiar name from Jane's past and fears of an imminent transformation turn the inquiry into a race against time.

A mysterious illness spreads aboard the Aurelia as it heads toward Thailand. Patricia suspects a connection to a prominent immunologist, and when friends fall ill, she investigates despite others dismissing her theories about his strange companions.

Patricia attends a party where almost everyone is decades younger than she is. When the birthday girl, an abrasive online celebrity, suddenly drops dead, the awkward social visit becomes another mystery for the amateur sleuth.

Lord Hale expects a family curse to kill him on his eightieth birthday and invites supernatural experts to protect him. Trapped at his mansion, Tempest and Amanda must separate danger from nonsense to survive the gathering.

Invited to a royal coronation in Zangrabar, Patricia discovers that her host also wants a mystery solved. Missing friends and secretive servants draw her into a conspiracy where someone is determined to prevent her investigation permanently.

A television dance competition brings excitement to the Aurelia until a dancer is murdered. Patricia investigates calling cards left in passengers' suites and at the crime scene, searching for the connection before the killer strikes again.

With Tempest away, Jane accepts a police consulting case involving dead officers found in Biddenden Lake. Rumors of a swamp monster and an older unexplained death challenge her to prove she can handle the investigation herself.

Tempest expects a reported Yeti attack in the French Alps to be easily explained, leaving time for skiing. Instead, hostile conditions and unexpected resistance turn the trip with his dogs and Big Ben into a dangerous investigation.

A crew member's final request sends Patricia searching for someone named Anna. A cryptic note points toward a mysterious couple on the Aurelia, leading her into Tokyo's darker corners while her personal life grows unexpectedly complicated.

A film crew brings Hollywood glamour aboard the Aurelia, and Barbie lands a small role. When the leading actor is murdered and a message threatens Barbie next, Patricia must uncover the killer among the movie's tangled relationships.

A mobster's bride-to-be disappears aboard the Aurelia, leaving a ransom note and rival criminals looking for answers. Volunteered to investigate, Patricia and her friends must find the missing woman before the gangsters' attention turns deadly.

Patricia escapes her cheating husband with a luxury cruise, only to become a murder suspect linked to an old jewel theft. Her butler and a new friend help investigate while another body raises the stakes.

A misprinted newspaper advertisement sends private investigator Tempest a stream of supernatural cases. Reports of a werewolf stalker and an invisible thief test his skepticism, while his mother's insistence on accompanying him makes work more complicated.

After his father is attacked at the historic naval dockyard, Tempest goes undercover with Big Ben. Ghost sightings and strange noises lead them beyond a supposed haunting as they search for whoever hurt his dad.

An old friend asks Patricia to investigate an attacker whose scream supposedly paralyzes victims. Joining forces with Tempest's team, she must discover how to stop the criminal before the strange weapon leaves another person helpless.

Albert Smith and former police dog Rex arrive at their bed-and-breakfast to find their landlady nearly dead. Another recent incident makes Albert suspect a pattern, sending them searching for the truth behind the apparent accidents.

A waitress is arrested for murdering her café's owner, but Albert believes she is innocent. With Rex helping, he investigates evidence and her troubled past, soon finding that whoever arranged the crime may want him silenced.

Anastasia discovers unexpected magical powers when terrifying creatures attack her. Her ability attracts a demon's interest, forcing her to learn what she can do and why supernatural beings see her as useful in their coming struggle.

Albert and Rex visit York for a Yorkshire pudding competition, hoping for a break from crime. Interrupting a robbery ruins that plan, and a murder draws them into a mystery surrounding the fiercely contested baking prize.

Anastasia is trying to manage a new job and police attention when demons begin hunting her. An ancient secret may explain their interest, but surviving means turning her training and unexpected powers against those trying to control her.

A banquet celebrating peace between rival nations is disrupted by an ambassador's murder. Patricia and her friends must identify the killer before suspicion destroys the treaty, while further deaths make even their host's motives uncertain.

Zachary enters a farming community looking for work and finds men threatening a little girl's livelihood. Protecting her draws him into a confrontation with an ancient supernatural force, making it harder to conceal his own secret.

Wizard Otto Schneider is trapped in hell, forced to serve a demon and kidnap people. To return to his wife and student in Bremen, he must find allies and break the magic holding him captive.

The Aurelia sails through icy waters toward Iceland while a series of mishaps suggests sabotage. Patricia investigates who would endanger the ship, fearing that the enemies she hoped to escape may have followed her aboard.

After two bikers are found partly eaten, Tempest is hired to investigate a rival motorcycle club displaying werewolf emblems. His skepticism meets a dangerous challenge when the case proves more complicated than costumes and gang rivalry.

Children are disappearing in Paris, drawing a powerful wizard from the Supernatural Investigation Bureau. Joined by an old werewolf ally, he must confront an ancient creature whose strength makes even their combined magic seem dangerously insufficient.

An anniversary party ends in a shooting that leaves one woman dead and another wounded. Stranded in Iceland, Patricia investigates the wealthy hosts' family history, trying to determine the intended target before further violence follows.

Returning to England after her cruise, Patricia finds her former best friend murdered. Missing business money, a vanished office manager, and a suspicious stranger complicate her homecoming as police warn her away from a potentially dangerous case.

Albert's culinary tour takes a troubling turn when a pork pie's ingredients reveal evidence of a crime. With his former police dog Rex and a shopkeeper's daughter, he investigates before the business closes and danger escalates.

A village baker is murdered with her own palette knife, and her husband asks Patricia to investigate. With a cake competition approaching and suspects becoming victims, she must solve the case before her own cook is targeted.

A missing-person investigation leads Patricia Fisher to a body marked with pagan symbols in the woods. With the victim's wife still missing, she joins paranormal investigator Tempest Michaels to uncover a suspected cult before a possible sacrifice.

Albert Smith arrives in Stilton for a cheese festival, only to find the factory's stock stolen overnight. With former police dog Rex Harrison, he follows clues to recover the cheese and determine whether a larger criminal operation is involved.

Anastasia searches for God's missing armor while carrying a magical hand cannon and divine sword. Pursued by the four horsemen of the apocalypse, she must find what the angels concealed while relying on a demon she cannot trust.

Seeking excitement before Christmas, Michael Michaels encounters a giant ghoul and becomes entangled in a museum theft and disappearance. With help from a bookshop owner and his assistants, Tempest's father must solve the mystery within a few hours.

Patricia Fisher's interference with a criminal organization's operations makes her the target of its leader, the Godmother. With nowhere left to run, Patricia and her friends call on old allies to expose the organization before it destroys them.

An injured intelligence officer gives Patricia Fisher a device containing details of a superweapon and asks her to find his contact. Her stop in Malta becomes dangerous as foreign agents pursue the information and a grandmother goes missing.

A woman asks Tempest Michaels to investigate a haunting by her dead husband. Recognizing the man's name brings back an event he would rather forget, while threats warn him to abandon a case that quickly becomes personal.

Wizard detective Otto Schneider has one week before surrendering to a demon under the terms of a rescue bargain. Investigating murders that resemble werewolf attacks draws him across Europe while enemies and a secret organization complicate his remaining time.

Wizard detective Otto Schneider must escape captivity, enlist a werewolf, and enter a demon realm to rescue a girl. His investigation reveals an ancient curse weakening, allowing powerful beings to return and threaten humanity's place in the world.

Village investigator Patricia Fisher handles a climber's suspicious death and a stolen dog when an underworld figure threatens her. Local boy Sam Chalk offers help, but she struggles to recognize useful clues amid his seemingly distracting antics.

A disturbing incident at Felicity Philips's wedding-fair booth threatens her reputation and chances of arranging a royal wedding. Suspecting her rival, she investigates with her niece and pets, but a second accident makes the culprit harder to identify.

Albert Smith and Rex Harrison visit Arbroath to sample its smoked fish, but someone they meet soon dies in an apparent suicide. Their doubts uncover a hidden crime and people prepared to keep the past buried.

Arriving in Keswick, Rex Harrison detects a scent that leads Albert Smith to a body in a shallow grave. Helped by a local amateur detective and her dog, they investigate while someone works to conceal the truth.

Patricia Fisher responds when Lady Mary's husband disappears without a ransom demand or obvious crime. Stolen jewelry, an unusual note, and strange events at the zoo complicate the search, leaving Patricia to determine which clues can be trusted.

A train passenger claims to have witnessed a murder through a passing house's window. When dangerous men await her at Dundee station, Albert Smith and Rex Harrison abandon their cake-tasting plans to protect her and investigate.

Imprisoned Tempest Michaels investigates after a supposed golem kills someone in the jail's corridors. Facing hostile inmates and potentially complicit guards, he must explain a centuries-old legend without the help of his usual team or any safe refuge.

Albert Smith and Rex Harrison visit Lancashire for its food but discover a famous television chef's body instead. With numerous people possessing motives and someone resisting their investigation, man and dog must uncover the killer before further danger arrives.

An artist's muse dies aboard the Aurelia, and Patricia Fisher questions the suicide verdict. Even after someone is arrested, she doubts the evidence and has only hours before Southampton to persuade the others they may have the wrong suspect.

Working as a luxury cruise ship's detective, Patricia Fisher investigates a murdered stowaway whose identity is unknown. Amid thefts, con artists, and her romance with the captain, the case reveals a possible treasure and a dangerous new adventure.

Tempest Michaels investigates strange events at a gypsum mine where recent excavations preceded a death. Staff report a threatening shadow near the disturbed area, and he must determine what is happening before another worker becomes its victim.

Jane receives a late-night call to Buckingham Palace to investigate reports of a dragon. She expects to dismiss the creature as impossible, but arriving at the palace forces her to reconsider the danger facing her investigation.

Three young sisters discover they are witches while living in a devout family in the American Midwest. A mysterious neighbor and a stalking woman complicate their secret, while their spells draw the attention of something ancient and dangerous.

When Jane is abducted by a serial killer called the Sandman, Tempest and his friends race to find her before nightfall. Her notes offer clues, but the kidnapper intends the rescue attempt to draw the entire team into his trap.

Wedding planner Felicity Philips hopes to arrange a royal wedding but becomes a murder suspect instead. With rivals attacking her reputation, she turns to her bulldog and cat for help finding the killer without alerting them to her investigation.

A storm strands wedding planner Felicity Philips and guests on a private island before preparations are complete. When someone is found hanging from the rafters, Felicity, her niece, and her pets must identify the killer among those trapped with them.

Patricia Fisher faces her husband's lawyers in a divorce dispute over her wealth while organizing friends' wedding celebrations. A clash with a rival's event uncovers a sinister threat, turning personal and social battles into another dangerous investigation.

Felicity Philips discovers a murdered dressmaker wearing a unique designer gown for which three of her brides paid deposits. With her reputation and a royal commission at risk, she investigates which customer might have wanted the dress badly enough to kill.

Albert Smith encounters a protection racket while visiting Blackpool, and Rex Harrison's intervention makes them targets. As Albert investigates the criminals, Rex detects a wolf needing help, drawing the partners into separate threads of the town's troubles.

Albert Smith and Rex Harrison follow clues to a Cornish village, hoping to catch the Gastrothief's agents. Amid a cider and pasty festival, a hidden plot develops while someone watches Albert, making their investigation increasingly dangerous.

A reunion with his coven-leading ex-wife draws an immortal into a struggle between ancient families as their matriarch weakens. Preventing a war means confronting demons while managing unresolved feelings for the woman asking him to protect her position.

During an island pirate festival, Patricia Fisher accepts a millionaire's request to investigate a ghost story. When the client disappears after sunset, she and her team must determine whether local tales conceal a threat from living adversaries.

Reverend Ward permits an archaeological society to investigate an old well beneath the baptismal font. The excavation threatens to reveal secrets someone wants concealed, drawing the island parish into trouble rooted in the well's unexplained closure.

Sacramento paranormal detective August Watson takes three cases involving apparent doubles, from a vengeful ghost to a woman accused of theft while away. Their connections suggest a shapeshifter, but investigating the hidden lies places his own life at risk.

A chef favored to win an Eton Mess competition falls to his death, prompting Albert Smith to suspect the Gastrothief. Another crime catches his attention before he leaves the station, forcing him and Rex Harrison to investigate both.

Patricia Fisher is pursued by criminals and her own ship's security team after her rival Angelica gains the upper hand. Separated from her friends and forced into humiliating tasks, she must find a way to reverse the situation.

Patricia Fisher investigates a rising body count aboard ship while puzzling over a loose ape and an empty glass tank. With someone trying to obstruct her work, she and her team must connect the clues before more people die.

Murders in London imitate a dead author's horror novels, suggesting he has returned to punish those closest to him. Hired by his frightened widow, Amanda and Tempest investigate a case that challenges their rejection of supernatural explanations.

Grave robber Edmond Mondego seeks magic to restore his murdered wife's life and discovers an imprisoned goddess instead. Her secrets draw him toward imperial power while Captain Augustin Mora pursues him through an empire beset by intrigue.

A sixteen-year-old student is told she may be the mortal world's most powerful supernatural being. Struggling to resist using magic against cruel classmates, she faces the consequences when her carefully maintained control finally begins to slip.

Reverend Jessamy Ward returns to her childhood island as its new parish priest, despite her mother's warnings. A murder coincides with her arrival, forcing her to investigate while hidden family secrets threaten both her vocation and her new life.

Albert Smith and former police dog Rex return to Kent after three wine growers vanish and another is found dead. They suspect the Gastrothief's network, but the criminals already know who Albert is and want him stopped.

An outcast immortal challenges his own hatred of werewolves when he and vampire assistant Indigo encounter one being unjustly hunted. Offering protection brings danger to his door and forces him into a fight with unexpected costs.

Reverend Jess Ward prepares for her formal installation while family visits and funerals complicate island life. A businessman's disappearance, followed by the discovery of his body, forces her to confront troubling family legends and local secrets.

Tempest Michaels is hired to protect members of a vampire role-playing club after someone begins targeting them. When his clients camp at his home expecting constant protection, he must solve the case before their presence overwhelms his life.

Paranormal investigator August Watson heads to the coast hoping to recover from his injuries. Instead, children are being hurt by a figure from their nightmares, turning his complicated family break into another dangerous case to solve.

Rex, Amber, Buster, and other resourceful pets investigate crimes their humans struggle to understand. This short-story collection follows cats and dogs as they track clues, outwit criminals, and tackle mysteries using their own distinctive abilities.

Reverend Jess Ward joins the island walking group to get fit and introduces her sister's Brazilian lover to its members. With a competitive walkathon approaching, friendly ambition takes a dangerous turn when someone may be willing to kill.

A gunshot at a Rio museum draws Patricia Fisher into a mystery involving an apparent suicide, a missing woman, and lost treasure. With only two days to investigate, she must determine how it connects to her existing case.

When two children disappear on Halloween, Buster the dog and Amber the cat compete to find them. Felicity's niece also investigates, while an angry crowd gathers outside a neglected house whose resident is suspected of witchcraft.

Hunted by an assassin, Edmond seeks the Godforge, a magical artifact capable of creating gods. Rival seekers and Augustin's knights converge on the same dangerous destination, where pirates, criminals, and supernatural forces threaten their competing quests.

Edmond impersonates a murderous official in a town divided by a century-old feud, hoping to win a tournament and claim a hidden prize. Augustin's knights arrive hunting that same killer, putting their missions on a collision course.

Immortal werewolf Zachary possesses the shield of God, and Anastasia wants it for herself. Their competing claims bring two formidable supernatural figures into direct conflict, turning control of the powerful object into a potentially brutal confrontation.

A shunned immortal has kept his magic hidden while living on Earth. When a Caretaker is murdered to send him a message, protecting a mysterious homeless woman draws him back into the supernatural world he tried to escape.

August Watson appoints himself Sacramento's paranormal investigator, determined to expose the truth behind its unexplained events. With an oversized sidekick and a school-skipping apprentice, his curiosity draws him into the city's strange and dangerous mysteries.

A bride refuses to marry after her dog, the planned ring bearer, disappears. Felicity sends Amber and Buster searching while further mishaps threaten the ceremony, all as she awaits news about a coveted royal wedding contract.

An army of vengeful dead threatens the Gilded Isles, forcing Edmond and Augustin to set aside their differences. Their dangerous journey into the hells offers a chance to stop the plague by confronting the god of death.

Coins found with a dead stowaway point Patricia Fisher toward a long-lost treasure. A murderous stranger keeps her shipboard team one step behind, and arriving in New York brings fresh dangers to their search for answers.

Reverend Jess Ward hopes a romantic Paris getaway with Lawrence might lead to a proposal. Instead, a countess's missing jewelry and a masked assailant pull the couple into a mystery that threatens their peaceful escape.

Sergeant Chloe Mayfield doubts that a coven leader's murder belongs among the Headless Horseman's crimes. Defying orders and risking her job, she searches Boston's supernatural underworld for the real killer before another victim is claimed.