The Latimer Mercy

by Robert Richardson

Published 1 January 1985

Bellringer Street

by Robert Richardson

Published 1 January 1988

The Book of the Dead

by Robert Richardson

Published 1 January 1989
Playwright and amateur detective Augustus Maltravers finds himself stranded in remote Cumbrian moorland when he seeks shelter from a storm at the sinister Gothic manor Carwelton Hall. The disappearance of a priceless family manuscript and a shocking murder soon draw him into a dangerous investigation. Robert Richardson has written two previous mystery stories featuring Augustus Maltravers, "Bellringer Street" and "The Latimer Mercy", which won the John Creasey Memorial Award.