The year is 1588.

The Spanish Armada has recently been defeated, and Queen Elizabeth rides in triumph through a celebrating London

But even in peace, the city has a deadly underbelly.

When the body of a Portuguese nobleman turns up on the banks of the Thames with a seal around his neck all fingers point towards Lord Rokesby as the murderer - particularly as the foreigner was last seen at a dinner party at his house the night before.

Yet there is more to this murder than meets the eye. John Lovat, Lord Rokesby's illegitimate brother, is called in to dig deeper into the events surrounding the death.

And the more he uncovers, the more complex the crime becomes.

Soon Sir Francis Walsingham, Elizabeth’s chief counsellor and spy-master, takes an interest in the case.

And Lovat finds himself caught up in 'A Murderous Affair' - one that involves murder, betrayal and infidelity and which will take him from grand houses to the mean streets of Elizabethan London as he tracks down the truth.

'A Murderous Affair' is a fast-moving historical murder mystery that combines meticulous research with gripping story-telling.

'A compelling piece of work that kept me turning the pages.' - Robert Foster, best-selling author of 'The Lunar Code'.

Jonathan Digby

is a British writer, who lives in Camden, North London. When not writing, he can be found performing under his stage name John Exell, or creating music with his indie band, Boxgrove Pseudomorph. A Murderous Affair is his first novel.

For years Peyton has struggled to put her father’s murder behind her, but her latest case brings it all back.

When two hookers are found with the mutilated body of a notorious gangbanger, Peyton and her partner, Marco, are pulled into a world of violence, sex, and drugs that might engulf all of San Francisco in a turf war.

And as Peyton comes to realize, sometimes the monsters we most fear are real.

Sydney’s Observatory on a balmy summer evening is the perfect venue for a cocktail party and, it would seem, a murder, for Peter Van Goren’s body is discovered bludgeoned to death in the grounds. The first question Detective Chief Inspector Fitzjohn must answer is why Van Goren was present given his name does not appear on the guest list. The second is what was the subject of Van Goren’s vehement argument with Richard Carmichael, one of the function’s hosts.

Meanwhile, Richard’s son, Ben Carmichael, a photojournalist, returns to Sydney from an overseas assignment to find his fiancée, Emma Phillips, has gone missing. Although unavoidably dragged into the police investigation, Ben goes in search of her. In so doing, he is drawn to Lane’s End, the abandoned family estate where the very atmosphere awakens disturbing memories.

Through a maze of twisted stories, Fitzjohn follows a winding path to solve his case, but he is not prepared for the spiralling perplexity his quest creates.

“

Gritty and emotionally jagged…

Power Struggle

pours on the suspens

e as one twisted assassin plays hide-and-go-seek with a detective who refuses to give up.” –

Tome Tender Book Blog

He led her into the barn and locked her in a small cage, and he left her there—alone—for now. But she had a feeling he’d return and when he did… She closed her eyes, not even wanting to think about could come next.

Detective Madison Knight is called to investigate the murder of a man who was stabbed multiple times

and found in his home. Madison arrives on scene, but it isn’t the bloody mess that shakes her—it’s the victim’s identity.

His name was Jimmy Bates, and he’s the man who killed her grandfather.

She struggles to remain objective, but she has a gut feeling Jimmy’s past connection to the Russian Mafia might have gotten him killed. It’s the motive that’s proving elusive to her. But when a woman—also connected with the mob—turns up murdered, a picture starts forming for Madison. If she’s right about why Jimmy and the woman were targeted, there’s something very dark and sinister going on in her city, and it puts Madison squarely in a killer’s crosshairs.Her suspicions are given merit when Madison receives a letter threatening her and her loved ones, and the stakes only get higher when her sister, Chelsea, goes missing. Madison takes that for what it really means:

the hit man who almost killed her months ago is back, and he’s calling her out for one final showdown. Only one of them will survive.

Power Struggle

is an absolutely chilling mystery packed with heart-pounding suspense.

Perfect for fans of Lisa Regan, Angela Marsons, and Leslie Wolfe.

Readers love

Power Struggle

:

“Power Struggle is

a crime television show in written form

!” ?????“Arnold… writes so gritty. It’s exactly what you would expect from hard detectives that are way too overworked.” ?????“An intense, suspenseful twisted chase to the final face-off!” ?????“Edge-of-your-seat crime thriller.” ?????“Arnold’s work is definitely on par with the top writers in crime, and this book was no different.” ?????“Full of suspense.” ?????“This novel shows how much a writer can understand her genre and target audience to make sure every in and out is authentic.” ?????“A gripping story which left me wanting to read more of the Detective Madison Knight series.” ?????“Another brilliant book from Carolyn [Arnold].” ?????“This one will get your adrenaline as well as your blood pressure up a notch or three!” ?????“A fantastic crime thriller—very realistic and hooked from start to finish.” ?????“A page-turner; fast-paced and exciting throughout.” ?????“Arnold has created a novel that really takes the reader into the lives of her characters.” ?????

“

Gritty and emotionally jagged…

Power Struggle

pours on the suspens

e as one twisted assassin plays hide-and-go-seek with a detective who refuses to give up.” –

Tome Tender Book Blog

He led her into the barn and locked her in a small cage, and he left her there—alone—for now. But she had a feeling he’d return and when he did… She closed her eyes, not even wanting to think about could come next.

Detective Madison Knight is called to investigate the murder of a man who was stabbed multiple times

and found in his home. Madison arrives on scene, but it isn’t the bloody mess that shakes her—it’s the victim’s identity.

His name was Jimmy Bates, and he’s the man who killed her grandfather.

She struggles to remain objective, but she has a gut feeling Jimmy’s past connection to the Russian Mafia might have gotten him killed. It’s the motive that’s proving elusive to her. But when a woman—also connected with the mob—turns up murdered, a picture starts forming for Madison. If she’s right about why Jimmy and the woman were targeted, there’s something very dark and sinister going on in her city, and it puts Madison squarely in a killer’s crosshairs.Her suspicions are given merit when Madison receives a letter threatening her and her loved ones, and the stakes only get higher when her sister, Chelsea, goes missing. Madison takes that for what it really means:

the hit man who almost killed her months ago is back, and he’s calling her out for one final showdown. Only one of them will survive.

Power Struggle

is an absolutely chilling mystery packed with heart-pounding suspense.

Perfect for fans of Lisa Regan, Angela Marsons, and Leslie Wolfe.

Readers love

Power Struggle

:

“Power Struggle is

a crime television show in written form

!” ?????“Arnold… writes so gritty. It’s exactly what you would expect from hard detectives that are way too overworked.” ?????“An intense, suspenseful twisted chase to the final face-off!” ?????“Edge-of-your-seat crime thriller.” ?????“Arnold’s work is definitely on par with the top writers in crime, and this book was no different.” ?????“Full of suspense.” ?????“This novel shows how much a writer can understand her genre and target audience to make sure every in and out is authentic.” ?????“A gripping story which left me wanting to read more of the Detective Madison Knight series.” ?????“Another brilliant book from Carolyn [Arnold].” ?????“This one will get your adrenaline as well as your blood pressure up a notch or three!” ?????“A fantastic crime thriller—very realistic and hooked from start to finish.” ?????“A page-turner; fast-paced and exciting throughout.” ?????“Arnold has created a novel that really takes the reader into the lives of her characters.” ?????