‘We were all very ordinary girls, until that day. Then nothing was ever ordinary again.’The women of the WISE Enquiries Agency are asked to look into a tragic death that happened back in 1984: four girls visited a small Welsh mining village awash with outsiders, due to the memorial service being held in honor of its most famous son, but only three came back. With Carol leading the investigation, ably supported by Annie, they admit they’re a bit stumped, until the p...

‘SO WHAT DO YOU THINK – IS SHE PARANOID, OR IS IT REALLY POISON?’It’s January in the picturesque Welsh village of Anwen-by-Wye, where temperatures plummet as Annie Parker and Carol Hill find themselves working for a woman who seems perilously close to death’s door...and holding some worrying views about why that might be. They’re tackling the delicate case alone because Christine Wilson-Smythe is trapped in London until her baby is born, where she battles boredom b...

This is the SECOND EDITION of the first book in this award winning series, completely updated by the author: In the south of France where hatred simmers in the heat, a man seemingly admired, and certainly feared, drops dead at a dinner party. All of the guests fall under suspicion, including Welsh-Canadian professor Cait Morgan. A criminologist who specializes in profiling victims, Cait sets out to solve the murder—and clear her name. Add to this the disappearance of an ancient Celtic gold...

‘A FORTUNE TELLER SUFFERING A SERIES OF ACCIDENTS? THAT CAN’T BE GOOD FOR THEIR BUSINESS...’A fortune teller claims she’s being targeted by someone who’s out to harm her and retains the women of the WISE Enquiries Agency to gather evidence she can take to the police. But, when a body is discovered, Carol, Christine, Mavis, and Annie must scramble to rescue their agency’s professional reputation...and it becomes clear that their client kept critical information from...

THE DUKE’S REPUTATION IS IN PERIL – CAN THE WOMEN OF THE WISE ENQUIRIES AGENCY SAVE THE DAY?Henry Devereaux Twyst, eighteenth duke of Chellingworth, is desperate to disprove murderous rumors about his ancestor before his first child is born, so he enlists the help of the women of the WISE Enquiries Agency.However, Annie is working undercover – on a case that turns out to be more deadly than anyone had imagined, and Carol is...

‘IT MURDERED ONE OF OUR GUESTS, AND NOW IT’S TRIED TO KILL MY HUSBAND.’When the women of the WISE Enquiries Agency are approached by the frantic owner of a historic cottage in a picturesque Welsh seaside hamlet, they agree to help. After all – there can’t be any such thing as a killer cottage, can there? And isn’t a cursed cottage just as unlikely? They’re about to find out – when Christine and Annie take up residence.Meanwhile, Carol goes undercover to inv...

‘I KNOW IT WAS MURDER – PLEASE HELP ME PROVE IT!’The Duke of Chellingworth’s beloved butler is grieving his brother’s death…but was it a really a tragic accident, or was it – as the man’s widow believes – murder? Mavis and the dowager Althea offer the services of the WISE Enquiries Agency to investigate, which puts one of their team in a dangerous situation. Meanwhile, Annie and Tudor are puzzled by a spate of petty thefts at their new pub, and Alexander must confr...

“A woman was being strangled, Bud. That’s what I saw; how could I misinterpret that?”It’s April in Paris, and Cait Morgan’s just completed a stint as a visiting professor of criminal psychology at the Sorbonne. Her husband, retired homicide detective Bud Anderson, has joined her, but – when Cait witnesses what she believes is a murder – their plans to revel in the French capital’s art and architecture, history and food have to take a back seat. Encountering an unex...

‘WE’RE CALLED IN TO WORK UNDERCOVER, AND THERE’S A SUDDEN DEATH?I DON’T THINK THAT’S A COINCIDENCE.’When private investigator Mavis MacDonald grudgingly allows Dowager Duchess Althea Twyst to accompany her to investigate some puzzling problems at a picturesque hotel near the Welsh coastal town of Tenby, they find themselves facing an unexpected death, a group of quirky residents…and danger.Meanwhile, Annie Parker tries to find out w...

"HE LEFT A WREATH OF CONDOLENCE AT OUR FRONT DOOR, THEN VANISHED."The women of the WISE Enquiries Agency should be enjoying the early summer with their loved ones, but find themselves facing a truly baffling case: a mysterious figure has been spotted in Anwen-by-Wye, heralding tragedy. Nerves in the village are frayed, and the skills of all four of our private investigators are needed to work out what’s going on – aided by Althea, dowager duchess of Chellingworth, of course.

"A disturbing storyline of family secrets, deftly told, and with a remarkable sense of place. Almost mythic in nature, it’s narrated by a chorus of voices which stay with you all the way to the stunning ending and beyond." Craig Robertson, international bestselling author"Family secrets stalk three generations of women in Cathy Ace’s suspense-packed page turner, THE WRONG BOY. The ending is a stunner." Hallie Ephron, NY Times bestselling author...

Twelve 'killer' tales, each connected with one month of the year!For those who already know Cathy Ace's characters Cait Morgan and Bud Anderson - or the women of the WISE Enquiries Agency - this collection of novellas and short stories will bring the delight of finding out how they met their 'significant others' and began their murderous adventures.For those discovering this award-winning author for the first time, you're i...