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  • Bibliography:
    84 Books (8 Series)
  • First Book:
    June 2017
  • Latest Book:
    May 2023
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Full Series List in Order

Albert Smith's Culinary Capers

1 - Pork Pie Pandemonium (May-2020)
2 - Bakewell Tart Bludgeoning (Jun-2020)
3 - Stilton Slaughter (Jul-2020)
4 - Bedfordshire Clanger Calamity (Sep-2020)
5 - Death of a Yorkshire Pudding (Oct-2020)
6 - Cumberland Sausage Shocker (Dec-2020)
7 - Arbroath Smokie Slaying (Jan-2021)
8 - Dundee Cake Deception (Mar-2021)
9 - Lancashire Hotpot Peril (Jul-2021)
10 - Blackpool Rock Bloodshed (Oct-2021)
11 - Kent Coast Oyster Obliteration (Mar-2022)
12 - Eton Mess Massacre (Aug-2022)
13 - Cornish Pasty Conspiracy (Oct-2022)
14 - The Gastrothief (Jan-2023)
15 - Lyme Regis Layover - Rex Takes the Biscuit (Mar-2023)

Blue Moon Investigations

0.4 - Under a Blue Moon (Apr-2019)
0.5 - A Typo, a Werewolf, and Two Dopey Dachshunds ()
1 - Paranormal Nonsense (Jun-2017)
2 - The Phantom of Barker Mill (Dec-2017)
3 - The Klowns of Kent (May-2018)
3.5 - Zombie Granny (Jul-2018)
4 - Dead Pirates of Cawsand (Jul-2018)
5 - In the Doodoo with Voodoo (Sep-2018)
6 - The Witches of East Malling (Oct-2018)
7 - Crop Circles, Cows and Crazy Aliens (Dec-2018)
8 - Whispers in the Rigging (Feb-2019)
9 - Paws of the Yeti (May-2019)
10 - Night Work (Oct-2019)
11 - Lord Hale's Monster (Dec-2019)
12 - Herne Bay Howlers (Jul-2020)
13 - Undead Incorporated (Aug-2020)
14 - The Ghoul of Christmas Past (Nov-2020)
15 - Jailhouse Golem (Apr-2021)
16 - The Sandman (Apr-2021)
17 - Sparks in the Darkness (Sep-2021)
18 - Shadow in the Mine (Oct-2021)
19 - Ghost Writer (Jun-2022)
20 - Monsters Everywhere (Dec-2022)
Amanda Harper Paranormal Detective (May-2018)

Felicity Philips Investigates

1 - To Love and To Perish (Mar-2021)
2 - Tying the Noose (May-2021)
3 - Aisle Kill Him (Aug-2021)
4 - A Dress to Die For (Feb-2022)
5 - Wedding Ceremony Woes (Oct-2022)
6 - Something Stolen, Something Blue (Apr-2023)

The Harper Files

1 - Spooky Shopping Mall (May-2018)
2 - In the Doodoo with Voodoo (Sep-2018)
3 - Crop Circles, Cows and Crazy Aliens (Dec-2018)

A Patricia Fisher Mystery

1 - The Missing Sapphire of Zangrabar (Jul-2019)
2 - The Kidnapped Bride (Jul-2019)
2.5 - Killer Cocktail (Nov-2019)
3 - The Director's Cut (Aug-2019)
4 - The Couple in Cabin 2124 (Sep-2019)
5 - Doctor Death (Oct-2019)
6 - Murder on the Dance Floor (Nov-2019)
7 - Mission for the Maharaja (Nov-2019)
8 - A Sleuth and her Dachshund in Athens (Dec-2019)
9 - The Maltese Parrot (Jan-2020)
10 - No Place Like Home (Jan-2020)

A Patricia Fisher Mystery Adventure

1 - What Sam Knew (Mar-2020)
2 - Solstice Goat (Apr-2020)
3 - Recipe for Murder (May-2020)
4 - The Banshee and the Bookshop (Jun-2020)
5 - Diamonds, Dinner Jackets and Death (Jul-2020)
6 - Frozen Vengeance (Aug-2020)
7 - Mug Shot (Oct-2020)
8 - The Godmother (Nov-2020)
9 - Murder is an Artform (Jan-2021)
10 - Wonderful Weddings and Deadly Divorces (Feb-2021)
11 - Dangerous Creatures (Jun-2021)

Patricia Fisher: Ship's Detective

1 - Patricia Fisher: Ship's Detective (Dec-2021)
2 - Fitness Can Kill (Jan-2022)
3 - Death by Pirates (Apr-2022)
4 - First Dig Two Graves (Apr-2022)
5 - Rumble in Rio (Nov-2022)
6 - Four Ex-Wives and a Wedding (Mar-2023)
7 - A Reason to Kill (May-2023)

The Realm of False Gods

1 - Untethered Magic (Mar-2020)
2 - Unleashed Magic (Mar-2020)
3 - Early Shift (Apr-2020)
4 - Familiar Territory (May-2020)
5 - Damaged but Powerful (Apr-2020)
6 - Demon Bound (May-2020)
7 - The Armour of God (Oct-2020)
8 - Terrible Secrets (Dec-2021)
9 - Top Dog (Sep-2022)

Book List in Order: 84 titles



  • The paranormal? It's all nonsense but proving it might just get them all killed.When a master vampire starts killing people in his hometown, paranormal investigator, Tempest Michaels, takes it personally ...... and soon a race against time turns into...



  • Why can't I turn down a woman in distress?I just took a case from the tearful, but very rich, widow Barker, whose husband supposedly died at the hands of a century-old phantom. He was the owner of Barker steel mill and it doesn't take me long to real...



  • Am I going to get my soul sucked out by a malevolent spirit? That's what BFF and former police colleague Patience thinks will happen.My name is Amanda Harper and I am a paranormal detective with the Blue Moon Investigation Agency. As of today, that i...



  • There might be no such thing as werewolves, vampires or ghosts but apparently, evil Klowns are real.Tempest Michaels is once again investigating ridiculous cases that are clearly not even slightly paranormal in nature. However, his daily menu of fun ...



  • Am I going to get my soul sucked out by a malevolent spirit? That’s what BFF and former police colleague Patience thinks will happen.My name is Amanda Harper and I am a paranormal detective with the Blue Moon Investigation Agency. As of today, that...



  • Gold coins from a centuries-old sunken treasure ship have been found on the beach in Cawsand. This would be no cause for Tempest Michaels to take notice, but a man murdered by the ghost of a dead pirate come to claim back the gold? That ticks all his...



  • Amidst the brooding hills and ancient castles of England, the darkness breeds evil in every shadow. Or stupid, quite a few contain stupid instead. Do you like your paranormal adventures with a side order of humor? Welcome to the Blue Moon Invest...



  • If you like action-filled urban mystery books with a strong comedy undercurrent, then Amanda Harper is about to deliver.What was she thinking? Quitting her steady job in the police for an uncertain future at a paranormal investigation agency? Not onl...



  • Tempest Michaels is back! His office burned down, his love life is a joke and he's convinced he's getting fat. It's the perfect time for a new case then!The client is the son of a man who was killed in a freak accident - struck by lightning.That does...






  • There are crop circles in the fields near Cliffe Woods and unexplained lights in the sky at night. Does Amanda's latest case have aliens at its core?Of course not, because there is no such thing! But, when a farmer hires paranormal investigator Amand...



  • What lurks in the shadows at the Royal Navy Historic Dockyard? Is it something evil and malignant? Will it suck at your soul? No, because it will be some idiot in a costume, same as always.Tempest Michaels is going undercover with best friend Big Ben...



  • Tempest Michaels is about to have a bad week.When a newspaper ad typo sends all manner of daft paranormal enquiries his way, P.I. Tempest Michaels has no sense of the trouble and danger heading his way. In no time at all, he has multiple cases to inv...



  • The paranormal? It's all nonsense, but proving it might get him killed.'Supernatural overtones with a hint of sexual tension, interspersed with humor make this a fantastic series.' - Amazon customer.When he is called to investigate a Yeti attack in t...



  • A cruise ship filled with gangsters, a missing woman, and a new head of security who can't do his job. What's a middle-aged sleuth to do?Patricia just wants to spend more time in the company of Alistair Huntley, the offensively handsome captain of th...



  • When life gives you lemons, empty your cheating husband's bank accounts and go on a cruise.That's right, isn't it?Fuelled by anger, and decision-impaired by gin, Patricia boards the world's finest luxury cruise ship for a three-month tour of the worl...



  • She's over fifty, overconfident, and in way over her head! It's well known that working in movies can be cutthroat, but no one expected that to be taken literally. It's party time on board the Aurelia! On the LA to Hawaii leg, a Hollywood film crew a...



  • How do I always attract trouble and drama?When a crewmember takes his own life but hands Patricia a cryptic note and a request to save Anna just before he jumps, she feels she has no choice but to honour his dying wish - save Anna ...... who is Anna?...



  • When a chance encounter with a pickpocket leads to something more sinister, avid sleuth Patricia Fisher swings into action.The Aurelia is on its way to Thailand, but a mystery illness is spreading among crew and passengers. Is there a link between it...



  • To do list: 1. Solve big case while boss is away. 2. Have serious relationship dramas. 3. Jump a river with a car.What the heck did I get myself into? My name's Jane Butterworth. For me, the paranormal is just a day job. I work at the Blue Moon Inves...






  • When you catch your husband in bed with your BFF, you clean out his bank accounts and jump on the first available cruise ship. That's right, isn't it?Patricia Fisher's unconventional response kick starts the adventure of a lifetime as she throws off ...



  • 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 myst...



  • 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 we...



  • Every second generation of the Hale line dies at the hands of an unnameable monster on his 80th birthday. The current Lord Hale turns 80 this Saturday.To protect himself, Lord Hale has invited paranormal investigation experts Tempest Michaels and Ama...



  • 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 ab...



  • When she finds a wounded member of British Intelligence in her bedroom, Patricia really isn't that surprised. I mean, it happens all the time, doesn't it?However, she is surprised, and really not delighted, to hear that he has a secret task for her. ...



  • Fifty-three-year-old Patricia Fisher is a trouble magnet like no other, a sad fact she has come to accept during her three month around the world cruise. Wherever she goes, bodies just appear, or someone gets kidnapped, or she accidentally uncovers a...



  • No one knows about them. No one is ready. The false gods are coming.In seven days, I have to surrender myself to a demon.That was what I agreed to. That was the price to rescue a teenage girl.What would you do with your last week? My plan to drink go...



  • Today's tasks: 1.Escape from underground cell2.Recruit snarky d-bag werewolf to help3.Invade demon realm and rescue a girlFor wizard detective, Otto Schneider, magic has always kept him out of trouble. Now it's working in reverse ...... and he's just...



  • When a climber suspiciously falls to his death and a local artist has her dog stolen, both cases fall into the lap of local sleuth, Patricia Fisher ...... but they should have come with a warning.No sooner does she start to investigate, than a myster...






  • Okay, so I have an attitude problem.Telling your superior officer he is an (insert expletive) might not a good career move, but it sure felt good to do it. Especially since he is.It's not so much that I like fighting ... I'm tiny, bits of me are miss...



  • Don't pick a fight with him. You won't lose. You'll die.Zachary has a secret he tries to keep under wraps ...... if only people would let him. When he drifts into a remote farming community looking for work, the trouble starts before he orders breakf...



  • Patricia Fisher is trying to settle into village life, but the dead won't let her be. She's a P.I. and used to investigating murder, but her latest case is just ... well, it's spooky.What started as a missing person case goes south fast when a body m...



  • They underestimated her. It will cost them more than they can conceive.Hounded by the police, trying to learn a new job in a new town, and constantly picking up after her slob of a flat mate, Anastasia has all she needs on her plate ...... add being ...



  • He's trapped in hell. He's slave to a demon He's going to make them sorry.Immortal wizard, Otto Schneider misjudged his deal with Daniel badly. Now he's a demon's puppet and, kidnapping people because he has no choice ...... or so the demons think.Fo...



  • Baking. It can get a guy killed.When a retired detective superintendent chooses to take a culinary tour of the British Isles, he hopes to find tasty treats and delicious bakes ...... what he finds is a clue to a crime in the ingredients for his pork ...



  • You might think murder would be rare in a quiet English village ...When the local goddess of cake is found impaled with her own palette knife, the victim's husband is found holding the murder weapon. It's an open and shut case ...... until he calls P...



  • On a culinary tour of the British Isles, retired Detective Superintendent Albert Smith and snarky former police dog Rex Harrison find something quite unexpected waiting for them at their B&B ...... it's the almost-dead body of their landlady.Refusing...



  • When the moon is high, can you be sure a shadow is just a shadow?When an old school friend begs for her help, Patricia takes on a case more suited to her friend Tempest Michaels ...... a criminal dubbed 'the banshee' is attacking people in their home...



  • She spent a fortune on the dress. It would have been cheaper to buy unicorn horn, but before she can even put it on, a scream splits the air ...... and the first body is found.Patricia and her friends are the special guests of the world's third riche...






  • Some people like to flirt with danger. These guys kick it in the balls and then shag its sister.When two bikers are found half-eaten, the coroner's report records an animal attack. But England doesn't have any large predators ...... unless you count ...



  • When retired cop, Albert, arrives in Stilton for a festival, he has cheese on his mind, but that's not what he gets ... ... arriving the morning after the factory and warehouse have been raided, all the stilton is gone, and the security guard, Dave, ...



  • Amid glistening icebergs and chill winds, the Aurelia sails from Newfoundland to Iceland. It's a beautiful setting ...... for revenge.Patricia and friends are back on the ship with a few new faces alongside the old. It ought to be cause for celebrati...



  • The paranormal? It's all nonsense, but proving it might get him killed.A woman whose dead husband is haunting her? That sounds like a routine case. Until she reveals her husband's name ...... and a past event Tempest wants to forget comes back to hau...



  • In the small Bedfordshire town of Biggleswade, retired detective Albert, and former police dog, Rex, are enjoying a peaceful break from the murder and mayhem of the last week. Until the waitress serving him is arrested for murder ... ... and he disco...



  • She's got a magical hand cannon and is carrying God's sword. That makes her tough to beat, but when the devil himself sends the four horsemen of the actual impending apocalypse after her ...... let's just say all bets are off.With a demon at her side...



  • After the drama in Biggleswade, our crime-busting duo head to York for the annual Yorkshire pudding competition and a well-earned rest ... ... well fat chance of that because they interrupt a violent robbery before they can even get to the venue. Whe...



  • Invited to a big anniversary party in the suite next door, Patricia Fisher is pleased to celebrate the idea that marriage can work. Successful internet billionaire Howard Berkowitz and his wife Shandy seem very happy, even after thirty years together...



  • Twas the day before Christmas and Michael Michaels is about to upset his wife. Recent adventures with his son, Tempest, have piqued his need for a little more action in his life ...... but when he finds himself facing off against a giant ghoul a few ...



  • When the head of a global organised crime family wants you dead you don't stand a chance ...... unless your name is Patricia Fisher, and you have the kind of mind that can work its way around a problem.Targeted by underworld boss, the Godmother, for ...






  • Baking. It can get a guy killed.On the trail of a master criminal, a retired detective and his former police dog expect a quiet time in the Cumbrian village of Keswick. However, when Rex picks up a scent upon arriving at their B&B ...... the discover...



  • On a culinary tour of the British Isles, a retired detective and a failed police dog intend to taste the kippers that made the town famous ...... but when the first person they meet turns up dead a few hours later in an apparent suicide neither one o...



  • When a famous artist boards the Aurelia, no one expects his work to be interrupted by a death, especially when the victim is the artist's muse who seemed vibrant and full of life just hours before. The official verdict is suicide, but that doesn't si...



  • In the book fans have all been waiting for, Patricia will finally settle her divorce from cheating rat of a husband, Charlie. But will it go her way? Charlie has a crack team of lawyers on his side, all eager to get their hands on the enormous wealth...



  • Snoozing on the train ride into Dundee, a horrified scream tears both Albert and Rex from their dreams and back to reality ...... where they discover a woman has just witnessed a murder.It would be easy to dismiss her claim; she saw something in the ...



  • Marriage? It can be absolute murderWedding planner for the rich and famous, Felicity Philips is aiming to land the biggest gig of her life - the next royal wedding. But there are a few obstacles in her way ...... not least of which is a dead body the...



  • Incarcerated for a crime he gladly committed, paranormal detective, Tempest Michaels, has been enjoying the peace and quiet. But all that is about to change ...... there's a monster roaming the prison's passageways at night and it's just taken a life...



  • The paranormal? It's all nonsense, but proving it might get them killed.Jane is missing. Taken by a serial killer known only as the Sandman, Tempest and friends must unravel the clues to find her before night falls.Why so soon? Because that is when h...



  • Marriage? It can be absolute murderSuperstar celebrity wedding planner, Felicity Philips has an event to run on a private island this weekend. With a stunning landscape as their backdrop and an architectural masterpiece for their venue, it's the perf...



  • A desperate call for help is more than enough to get Patricia and friends in motion, especially when the call is from Patricia's socialite friend and zoo owner, the rather gin-soaked Lady Mary Bostihill-Swank.Her husband, George, an acclaimed thrille...



  • Visiting a small Lancashire town to learn their culinary secrets, a retired detective and his former police dog dream of delicious dishes ...... what they get is the dead body of a famous TV chef.Instantly plunged into a mystery that threatens to tes...



  • Marriage. It can be absolute murder.At a wedding fayre in a prestigious London hotel, Felicity Philips is in her element ...... until something terrible happens in her booth and all eyes swing her way.Convinced arch-rival, Primrose Green, is behind i...



  • Fire.Every creature fears it.Except one.When a call late one evening leads Jane to Buckingham Palace, she holds no concern the dragon they want her to investigate is real.Until she gets there, that is....



  • Arriving in the famous English seaside resort, Albert plans only to reminisce about a childhood holiday more than seventy years in the past. While there he will eat the town's most famous creation - the sugary treat known as rock.But when he walks in...



  • Called to investigate a mystery at a local gypsum mine, paranormal detective, Tempest Michaels, expects to find a rational explanation for the strange events ...... instead, he discovers a body and a horrified staff.Recent earthworks exposed somethin...



  • On board the world's finest luxury cruise ship, the days are filled with sunshine, cocktails, and incredible new places to explore.Unless you are employed as the ship's detective, that is.That job falls to a lady called Patricia Fisher, a whip-smart ...



  • Can you keep a secret?What if it is something really terrible?A quiet town in the American Midwest is about to be rocked to its core.As three young sisters come to terms with what they are - being a witch is a real problem in a churchgoing, God-feari...



  • Delve into the frenetic world of Patricia Fisher, but be wary of the undertow - most readers get pulled in and never come out again.What's worse than one dead body? Two, right?Wrong.It's not so much the number of bodies that Patricia needs to worry a...



  • When Felicity Philips visits a wedding dress boutique only to find the owner strangled and posed, she finds herself unwittingly embroiled in yet another desperate investigation.The dead dressmaker has been stuffed into a near priceless one-off by a f...



  • On the southeast coast of England, three wines growers have just gone missing and a fourth was found dead at the scene. Could this be the work of the master criminal Albert Smith has been chasing all over the country?You'd better believe it. Rushing ...



  • Reaching the British Unions Isles, the passengers and crew arrive in time for the annual pirate festival. It's party time! But when Patricia and friends leave the ship, they find an eccentric millionaire waiting to hire them ...... and his fireside s...



  • If you devote your life to seeking revenge ...Whether Confucius had it right or not is of little consequence to Patricia Fisher right now because she's on the run from multiple criminals plus the cruise ship's security team who have orders to arrest ...



  • In the nation's Capital, someone is re-enacting the murders from a series of grisly horror books, and all the evidence points towards the author as the perpetrator.The big problem with that? He died a year ago.In suspicious circumstances.There were r...



  • Baking. It can get a guy killed.When the chef tipped to win this year's annual Eton Mess competition falls to his death in mysterious circumstances, Albert races to investigate - surely this is the work of the Gastrothief again.However, Albert barely...




  • Following a trail of clues to a sleepy seaside village in the southwest corner of England, retired police detective, Albert Smith, aims to prove his theory of a master criminal by catching the 'Gastrothief's' agents red-handed.With trusted former pol...



  • Marriage. It can be absolute murder.It's the day of the wedding and the bride's little dog has gone missing. Ernie, her champion Pomeranian is to be the ring bearer and she will not get married without him.Thus starts a day Felicity would sooner forg...



  • When a single shot rings out to shatter the quiet at a prominent museum, it signals the start of a new mystery Patricia Fisher cannot avoid investigating.An apparent suicide, a missing woman, a sunken treasure ship worth billions, and suspicious beha...



  • Tempest Michaels has a vampire problem.He's an old hat at this game and dealing with cases like this are his speciality. Except this time ...... the vampires are his clients.When someone starts targeting members of the local vampire Live Action Role ...



  • Every journey might start with a single step, but where does it end?Albert Smith and his faithful dog, Rex Harrison, have been on the road for far longer than they ever expected, but they can't go home yet.Not until they solve one final case....



  • With a billionaire about to get married onboard the Aurelia and a guest list that reads like a celebrity who's who, tension among the security team is understandably high.They are being extra vigilant, but that doesn't stop the bride-to-be receiving ...



  • Baking. It can get a guy killed. And this time it does.A murder staged to look like a suicide fools everyone except Albert Smith. He knows better. In Lyme Regis with his faithful dog, the victim invited him to visit the seaside resort. Now he's dead ...



  • She should say no.She's not a detective after all.But how can she?When Felicity Philips receives a panicked call from an old friend, there simply isn't a way that she can turn him down.Edward, the jeweller to the crown, is in deep trouble and he cann...



  • When they found the body of a stowaway in the bowels of the ship, no one could have predicted the storm of trouble heading their way.Three-hundred-year-old coins found with the dead man's meager belongings point to a treasure thought lost to the ocea...



Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Steve Higgs has published 84 books.

Steve Higgs does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, A Reason to Kill, was published in May 2023.

The first book by Steve Higgs, Paranormal Nonsense, was published in June 2017.

Yes. Steve Higgs has 8 series.