H.L. Marsay

A Chief Inspector Shadow Mystery

1 - A Long Shadow (May-2021)
2 - A Viking's Shadow (Aug-2021)
3 - A Ghostly Shadow (Oct-2021)
4 - A Roman Shadow (Feb-2022)
5 - A Forgotten Shadow (Aug-2022)
6 - A Christmas Shadow (Oct-2022)

The Secrets of Hartwell

1 - Four Hidden Treasures (Feb-2023)
2 - Four Secrets Kept (May-2023)

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  A Long Shadow
  

  • May-2021
  • / Police Procedural
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  A Chief Inspector Shadow Mystery - 1
  

  Old sins cast long shadows...When the bodies of a young, homeless girl and a girl who disappeared thirty years ago are found on the same day, residents in the historic city of York are aghast. It seems unlikely the two cases are related, and yet some...

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  A Viking's Shadow
  

  • Aug-2021
  • / Police Procedural
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  A Chief Inspector Shadow Mystery - 2
  

  The shadows of the past are never far away...Detective Chief Inspector John Shadow is doing his best to ignore the madness of York's annual Viking Festival when duty calls. The body of a wealthy businessman, who was playing the role of the Vik...

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  A Ghostly Shadow
  

  • Oct-2021
  • / Police Procedural
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  A Chief Inspector Shadow Mystery - 3
  

  Sometimes the past comes back to haunt you...This Halloween, the notorious rivalry between York's iconic ghost walk tour guides spirals out of control when the body of one guide dressed as the infamous highwayman Dick Turpin is found hanging from a t...

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  A Roman Shadow
  

  • Feb-2022
  • / Police Procedural
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  A Chief Inspector Shadow Mystery - 4
  

  There's no such thing as a coincidence in York... As Valentine's Day and Chinese New Year approach, the ancient city of York is busier than ever and so is Detective Chief Inspector John Shadow. First he has the theft of valuable Roman artifacts from...

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  A Forgotten Shadow
  

  • Aug-2022
  • / Police Procedural
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  A Chief Inspector Shadow Mystery - 5
  

  If the past comes knocking, will you dare to answer?When Detective Chief Inspector John Shadow is called to Kirkdale Castle to investigate the death of a handsome racehorse trainer during a shooting party, he's immersed in painful childhood memories....

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  A Christmas Shadow
  

  • Oct-2022
  • / Police Procedural
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  A Chief Inspector Shadow Mystery - 6
  

  Even the season of goodwill can't stop a murder...Detective Chief Inspector John Shadow is reluctantly attending York Minster's Advent Ceremony when the new Dean is taken ill after drinking wine. Was her allergic reaction a simple case of human error...

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  Four Hidden Treasures
  

  • Feb-2023
  • / Women's Fiction
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  The Secrets of Hartwell - 1
  

  Welcome to Hartwell, an English village full of cobbled streets, pretty cottages, and dark secrets.Lady Lucy Hanley is struggling to preserve crumbling Hartwell Hall for her son as rumours circulate about her husband's disappearance. Her best friend,...

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  Four Secrets Kept
  

  • May-2023
  • / Women's Fiction
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  The Secrets of Hartwell - 2
  

  Welcome to Hartwell, an English village full of cobbled streets, pretty cottages and dark secrets.Lady Lucy Hanley hides away, recovering from her miserable marriage, a police investigation and an encounter with a stalker. She prays no one discovers ...

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  Four Silences Broken
  

  • Sep-2023
  • / Women's Fiction
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  Welcome to Hartwell, an English village full of cobbled streets, pretty cottages and dark secrets.Lady Lucy Hanley may have restored the fortunes of Hartwell Hall, but the fear of an ancient curse threatening her son, has her reconsidering their futu...

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  The Body in Seven Dials
  

  • Oct-2023
  • / Mystery
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  Inspired by the remarkable life of Dorothy Peto, the Metropolitan Police's first female superintendent.In 1914, the idea of a female police officer is dismissed as absurd, but to a small group of determined women, not impossible.With men departing to...

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  A Stolen Shadow
  

  • Jan-2024
  • / Police Procedural
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  This winter, the York pantomime opens as a farce but closes as a murder scene...Chief Inspector John Shadow returns from a rare holiday to Italy but before he can unpack, he's investigating the theft of an antique sabre. Everyone involved assumes it'...

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  A Death in Chelsea
  

  • Mar-2024
  • / Thriller
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  Inspired by the remarkable life of Dorothy Peto, the Metropolitan Police's first female superintendent.During war, death isn't only found on the battlefield...It's 1915 and war continues to rage across Europe, but at home in England, the members of t...

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  The Mystery of the Missing Frenchman
  

  • Aug-2024
  • / Mystery
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  Inspired by the remarkable life of Dorothy Peto, the Metropolitan Police's first female superintendent.Even in war, your enemies can linger too close to home... While war and revolution continue to ravage Europe, Dorothy Peto embraces her new role at...

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  A Saxon Shadow
  

  • Oct-2024
  • / General Fiction
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  Ancient history or a motive for murder?Chief Inspector Shadow is investigating an act of vandalism in the ruins of St Mary's Abbey and several random break-ins around York when he's called out to a moorland village. A wealthy but eccentric businessm...

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