Fizz & Buchanan Mystery
2 primary works • 8 total works
Book 7
Book 9
Barrister Tam Buchanan is enjoying a rare, tranquil evening on the golf course. Poised gloriously on the brink of making the shot of his life, his concentration is abruptly shattered by the rude arrival of his exasperating former colleague, Fizz Fitzpatrick. She needs his help. An old friend of hers, Irene Lloyd, has disappeared along with a Rubens painting she had been working on, worth GBP1.5 million. Fizz refuses to believe Irene is guilty of the theft, even if all the evidence points to the contrary. She and Buchanan investigate, and soon become enmeshed in a tangled web of intrigue. What exactly is going on at the stately but impoverished Abbeyfield House? Where had Irene's secret taxi journeys been taking her? Did her obsessive boyfriend have good reason for his jealousy?
Always in search of a good story, Fizz Fitzgerald finds it hard to hide her impatience when elderly Mrs Sullivan is shown into her office. Genteel and motherly, Mrs Sullivan can only spell one thing: boredom. Fizz is more than shocked, therefore, when Mrs Sullivan asks Fizz to help prove her guilty of murder...Could this story be too good to be true? Fizz is determined to get to the bottom of this mystery and ropes in long-suffering partner-in-crime, Tam Buchanan. However, Buchanan, ever the gentleman, is reluctant to accept an old lady's money on a case that can only prove to be a waste of time...Or is it? This new case for sparkling detective duo Fizz and Buchanan is as puzzling as ever. For starters, why is Mrs Sullivan so keen to be accused of murder? Secondly, who exactly was Amanda Montrose, the murder victim: Lady of the Manor; beneficent Scottish gentlewoman; or, in Mrs Sullivan's own words, a 'scruffy little slut'? With at least three people claiming to Amanda's killer, it seems there is a lot more to the Montrose murder than first meets the eye...
Tam Buchanan and Fizz are trying to find a four-year-old boy, Robin, who has been kidnapped, apparently by his own father. There seems to be no way they can see justice done without putting Robin in unacceptable danger, unless Fizzresourceful, intuitive, and daringcan think of something."
When Amy Grassick dies in a gas explosion, Tam Buchanan wishes he were anywhere but in Edinburgh. His law firm is executor of Amy's will and this case is promising serious trouble. Amy's husband, Lawrence, is probably the most influential advocate in the city - a man whose opinion could make or break Tam's career. What's worrying Tam is that he's pretty sure that Amy's death was no tragic accident. Soon Tam - and the irrepressible Fizz, of course - find themselves walking a very precarious tightrope indeed.
The latest novel in a series featuring lawyer Tam Buchanan and his legal student assistant 'Fizz' Fitzgerald. Whilst driving in the Highlands, Fizz and Tam witness a horrific car crash. They rush to the scene where, before passing away, the driver of the car tells them she was being followed by the police who are trying to kill her passenger. A few minutes later a police car arrives and drives straight at the man forcing him to jump into the fierce river. Convinced the man would have drowned the police leave while Fizz manages to rescue him. The three of them return to their guest house where the man claims to have no recollection of why he was being chased or who might be after him. Yet again, Tam and Fizz find themselves embroiled in a complex and dangerous mystery.