Book 7

Murder on the Dancefloor

by Steve Higgs

Published 21 March 2022
Now halfway through her globetrotting around the world trip, Patricia Fisher is feeling relaxed and happy on the arm of Captain Alistair Huntley.

The peace is soon interrupted though when another calling card is found. They have been turning up for weeks, proof that someone has been breaking into the upper deck suites, but nothing has been stolen and no crime appears to have been committed.

There's more going on though. The Aurelia is playing host to a live television event as India's biggest ever show, Stars that Dance come on board for the journey from Chennai to Mumbai.

There's a real party atmosphere until the first body is found. It's one of the dancers and there's yet another calling card impaled on the knife through her chest.

In true whodunnit style, Patricia is going to have to solve the crime, catch the killer and work out how the calling cards are connected.

It's just another day on board the Aurelia.

Book 7

Mission for the Maharaja

by Steve Higgs

Published 14 March 2022
When Patricia returned the missing sapphire of Zangrabar she had no idea the Maharaja would consider himself eternally in her debt. Hardly surprising then that she has been invited to his son’s coronation as the new Maharaja.

There’s intrigue and mystery afoot though; the Marahaja’s invite suggested he had a mystery for her to solve, but in true Patricia style, it’s nowhere near that simple. Someone in Zangrabar wants her dead but they didn’t count on the tenacity of her friends and the loyalty of her butler. Beware wrongdoers, Patricia is getting used to ruining nefarious plans.

However, with her friends going missing, secretive servants, lies and unexplained events, it’s soon time for Patricia to ditch the willing smiles and go full sleuth-mode.

Get ready for adventure in the desert as Patricia and her entourage take on a secret mission that will place them in the middle of a perilous conspiracy and may cost them more than they want to pay.

Book 8

As the Aurelia nears Athens, a new member of the crew is found dead in his cabin. Next to a gun and slumped over a suicide note, it appears tragic but unsuspicious.

However, he’s the captain’s nephew, Julien, onboard for only six days and something about the suicide note makes Patricia’s nose twitch.

With disobedient dog, Anna, loyal butler, Jermaine, and all her friends in support, your favourite amateur sleuth soon uncovers a web of lies and deceit in the bursary.

There’s a mystery to solve for sure but a second body muddies the water.

Is there more than one killer? Had Julien uncovered something that made him a target?

In her toughest challenge yet, it will be her Dachshund that provides the vital clue, but can Patricia solve the case before the killer escapes?

This series of books follows Patricia Fisher, a fifty-something woman from England, as she flees her unfulfilling marriage and becomes the person she always should have been.