John "Slim" Hardy, heavy drinker and disgraced soldier turned bumbling private detective, is hired to investigate Ted Douglas, an investment banker who slips out of work every Friday to visit a desolate cove on the Lancashire coast. There, he...
A buried clock holds the key to a decades-old mystery. On holiday to escape the nightmares of his last case, disgraced soldier turned private detective John “Slim” Hardy comes upon something buried in the peat on Bodmin Moor. Unfinished a...
The Games Keeper: A thrilling British mystery from acclaimed author Jack Benton. Having fallen on hard times, disgraced soldier turned private investigator John “Slim” Hardy is hired by rich and enigmatic land owner Oliver Ozgood to uncover th...
On the evening of Saturday, January 15th, 1977, a local commuter train is delayed at a small village station by a freak blizzard. Young nurse Jennifer Evans, keen to get back to her family, plans to walk the last couple of miles to her home in a neig...
Attempting to forget his problems with the bottle, former soldier turned private detective John “Slim” Hardy joins what ought to be a peaceful fishing package holiday in Dartmouth, South Devon. But when a violent tragedy affects one of the oth...
Eight Days: a thrilling British mystery with twists up to the last page... After nearly a year out of the game, former soldier turned private detective John "Slim" Hardy takes what he hopes will be an easy comeback case in the quiet Devons...
Traumatised by a recent case, private investigator John “Slim” Hardy tries to create a new life for himself on the remote Cornish coast. However, when he is recognised by a local woman, he is unable to resist the draw of a dark mystery which has ...
THE NEW JOHN SLIM HARDY MYSTERY - RELEASED FEBRUARY 15th 2024When her mentally disabled son develops a strange obsession, Audrey Johnson contacts private investigator John Slim Hardy for help.Andy Johnson has been leaving homemade gifts on the memori...
THE NEW SLIM HARDY MYSTERYOne autumn night in 1992, young trapeze artist Maria's circus career is cut short by a sickening fall. Later investigation reveals sabotage, but by then the ramshackle Southern Cross Circus has folded, and it's garrulous rin...