’Darn good read.’ **DEAD BEFORE MORNING \#1** **A murder victim with no face. A media calling for answers. And a detective with a family not averse to a little gentle law-bending.** Newly-promoted British Detective Joe Rafferty and his partner, Sergeant Dafyd Llewellyn in a murder mystery involving the killing of a young woman bludgeoned beyond recognition, with no ID and found in a secure place to which she supposedly had no admissio...

'I’m hooked! After reading the first two books in the series, I’m a definite fan of Geraldine Evans. Well written, nicely plotted, very entertaining.'BOOKS 9 - 12 OF THE RAFFERTY & LLEWELLYN SERIESBlood on the Bones #9A Thrust to the Vitals #10Death Dues #11All the Lonely People #12BLOOD ON THE BONES'Clever plotting and polished prose make this a cracking good British...

#1 IN 18-STRONG-RAFFERTY & LLEWELLYN MYSTERY SERIESHis first murder investigation…an****d Joe Rafferty’s already got trouble in spades.His first case in charge looks like being his last.Because his new boss has taken against him; the case is a poisoned chalice from the start, with a ‘faceless lady’ victim; and his main suspect is pals with the Chief Constable.Even his ma adds seems to add to the kick...

Who is Laura Scott? And why was she murdered?Detective Joe Rafferty thinks: nice easy sex murder, when young schoolteacher Laura Scott is found murdered and half-naked. It puts his problems – from his brothers accusing one another when ‘stuff’ goes missing from their lock-up, to the Chief Constable’s porno-starring granddaughter – in perspective.Until it doesn’t. Because his brothers, amateur entrepreneurs in a small way till now, have started to b...

ʻThis series gets better and better.’A nine-month pregnant wife, a murder victim found on an archaeological dig, minus his fingers, and very limited time, meant that Joe Rafferty wasn’t a happy bunny. Superintendent Bradley, media darling and determined to stay that way, only added to Rafferty’s stress.*They discovered that their murder victim was small-time crook and drug dealer. He had vanished from Spain, where he worked for Charlie Carver...

'Darn good read.' 'Thoroughly enjoyed the whole series. Great characters and storyline.'Sergeant Llewellyn's remark that, perhaps, 'Someone else' had made them a gift of Professor Babbington as the murderer, was just sour grapes, in Detective Joe Rafferty's opinion.But Llewellyn could plant a doubt where none had existed before. And Rafferty, sure in his own mind that they had the culprit, disregarded Llewellyn, who was known to greatly ad...

#14 of the 18-novel Rafferty & Llewellyn mystery seriesWhen a former pupil attending a school reunion at the prestigious Griffin School is found dead it is at first assumed Adam Ainsley died from a simple heart attack while out for a run in the nearby woods.But the retired ex-professional rugby player was a fit young man in his thirties, who hadn’t been near a doctor for years, so a post-mortem is called for. The PM’s toxicology report shows that Ainsley wa...

'I love these books. The characters are so believable.For Readers who like Detective Series with a bit of humor and very little gore.Murder victim Adrienne Staveley had a husband, a stepson, and several lovers. And while other men liked her too much, British Detective Joe Rafferty discovered her own menfolk had reasons not to like her very much at all. And as for her female in-laws--the less said about their opinion of the victim, the better.

#15 in the 18-strong Rafferty & Llewellyn British Mystery SeriesSophia Egerton, matriarch of a family of fashion designers, is murdered on the same day she celebrates her ninetieth birthday. DI Joe Rafferty wonders if one of her relatives thought she had lived too long because most of the suspects were present at the victim’s birthday party and just happen to be the wealthy Sophia's ever-loving family. Rafferty thinks that should make it easy to solve.Adam ...

'A very readable account of a fascinating woman who dared to stand up to Henry VIII and survived. It is thoroughly researched, admirably written and the author's love of the Tudor period shines through.' REVIEW FROM HISTORICAL NOVELS REVIEWOne NOT about any of the six wives! Henry had plenty of other relatives, most of whom, given his short-lived dynasty and shaky right to the crown, the always insecure Henry had executed throughout his reign in order to s...

Mysteries with little gore but much humour.RAFFERTY & LLEWELLYN SERIES BOXED SET e-books 1 TO 4Dead Before Morning #1Down Among the Dead Men #2Death Line #3The Hanging Tree #4DEAD BEFORE MORNINGBritish Detective Joe Rafferty and his partner, Sergeant Dafyd Llewellyn, in a murder mystery involving the killing of a young woman, bludgeoned beyond recognition, with no ID and found in...

‘Well, this was a real find. Geraldine Evans knows how to make a character leap off the pages at you.’ LIZZIE HAYES, MYSTERY PEOPLEDetective Inspector Joseph Rafferty is having a terrible week–not an unusual occurrence. Two pensioner suicides already, and he can’t help feeling trouble comes in threes.Rafferty’s premonition turns out to be accurate when a company manager is found dead at his desk. The tyrannical Barstaple knew most of the staff hate...