The Books
In the very first book, Arden is a big gay boy in search of a fresh start…
What happens when the cosy village you move to becomes a murder hotspot?
Arden Forrest wants to be left alone.
Heartbroken, drinking a bit too much, and with a penchant for self-pity, he’s moved to the countryside to see less of other people.
Or so he thought. It turns out the residents of Lilbury, home to Dorset’s last affordable, quaint country cottage, want to know about the novelist from the big city. Everyone seems interested, from the Lady of the Manor to the surly handyman with bright red hair and impressive shoulders.
But soon that neighbourly attention turns deadly when a body turns up on a cold winter’s morning, and Arden becomes the local police’s lead suspect.
How does he clear his name? Who really committed the crime? And does the handsome local handyman accept different kinds of payment?
To sleep, perchance to kill
In the second book…
Arden’s back with a new mystery, new paramours, and this time he’s even hotter.
Summer has come early to idyllic Lilbury, and Arden Forrest isn’t the only one awoken from hibernation after the long winter.
The village is abuzz with news of a forthcoming by-election, which has several surprising faces running for a chance at Parliament.
However, rivalries abound, and tempers flare as the race – and the weather – heats up. It’s not long before tragedy occurs, and Arden stumbles over his least favourite thing: a dead body.
Who murdered the aspiring politician? What connection did they have to Lilbury, and why is Simon, the village’s handsome handyman, personally involved?
It looks like to find the murderer and stop his one-time flame from taking the fall for it, Arden is going to have to solve the mystery, risk his life, find the dangerous killer and face his all-time worst fear: excessive sweating in public.
THE SECOND STORY IN THE LILBURY MURDERS SERIES!
It’s the happiest time of the year in Lilbury.
Someone forgot to tell Arden Forrest.
So, O come all ye faithful.
And O come all ye ... murderers?
It wasn’t the Christmas that Arden had been imagining, but things never seemed to run smoothly in Lilbury, even in the bleak midwinter. So, when a shocking arrest is made, Arden can't help but get involved.
Now there is a dead civil servant in a nightclub, a spy as the lead suspect, a suspicious man intent on helping from the end of a phone, and a needling ex-boyfriend.
Arden finds himself tagging up with his infuriating one-time lover in the hunt for a murderer that takes him from mansions to awkward Christmas parties, seedy bars, and abandoned farmhouses. All the while, his heart leads him one way and his head another.
The race is on for Arden to find the truth, expose the killer, and save the day.
But when is it ever that simple? And can he do it without choosing the wrong man?
The third Lilbury Murder Mystery sees Arden up against the scariest things: a faceless killer, a man who could break his heart, and a carb-based meal.
