The Complete Detective Spence Murder Mysteries (Detective Chief Superintendent Ben Spence #1-3)

Meet Detective Ben Spence, a no-nonsense police officer who believes in method, groundwork — and a proper filing system — to track down killers.

In this 3-book box set:

BOOK 1: SPENCE IN PETAL PARK
Roger Parnell’s body lies in a pool of blood, just feet from his front door. A smashed window at the back suggests it’s a straightforward break-in. But Detective Ben Spence soon finds that plenty of people had cause to hate him. No one in the pretty coastal town of Downsea appreciated Parnell’s flashy lifestyle and inappropriate interest in the girls at the local boarding school. But which of the apparently sensible, ordinary people behind the privet hedges of exclusive Petal Park was prepared to kill him?

BOOK 2: SPENCE AT THE BLUE BAZAAR
Exotic dancer Thana is the new act at the Blue Bazaar in the sleepy village of Tinley. She grew up in the village and has returned with plans to blackmail an old love interest. But days after her arrival, Thana’s body is found tied to a chair, skin punctured with vicious stab wounds. Detective Spence is sure there’s a connection with a seventeen-year-old cold case that has lingered over Tinley. And now he’s in a race against time to hunt down a ruthless killer who knows how to stay hidden.

BOOK 3: SPENCE AT MARLBY MANOR
Lady Dinnister is suddenly having a lot of accidents. She spikes her hand on a barbed bouquet of roses, the front wheel falls off her Rolls-Royce and then her hairdryer explodes in her hand. She’s convinced someone wants to murder her . . . but then she’s not the one who ends up dead. When a member of the household is fatally poisoned, Spence is convinced Lady Dinnister herself was the intended victim. This may have been an ingenious crime. But if the killer is so clever, why is the wrong person mouldering in their grave?