Detective Inspector Jacob Vance and his assistant, Detective Sergeant Brittany Shepherd, are called upon to prevent a series of murders across London.The Metropolitan Police Commissioner has provoked a psychopath with her inaugural speech. Soon later, the commissioner receives a letter threatening a series of nine killings, culminating in 'the big one’, unless the police chief retracts her speech with a public apology.To disprove her statements, the killer adds colour and p...

Detective Inspectors Vance and Shepherd reunite in the second book in John Broughton's Vance And Shepherd Mysteries. After a murder is committed in a quiet suburban subway under a tramline, it becomes obvious that the murder squad is dealing with a copycat killer.The murder is an uncanny repeat of their previous case, and their inquiries are complicated by the presence of the main suspect’s doppelganger, Melanie Bradshaw. The brilliant chemistry master student has solid alibis but ...

A Golden Age mystery featuring one of America's most popular detectives of page and screen, "the perfect sleuth for the Jazz Age" ( CrimeReads).New York in the 1920s is the world's most glamorous city, gleaming skyscrapers reaching for the heavens, and the hot notes of the jazz bands rising even higher. Drinking it like the finest French champagne is Philo Vance, an expert in art with the deepest pockets, the brainiest brains, and the most gloriously ludicr...

The first four books in 'Vance And Shepherd Mysteries', a series of crime mystery novels by John Broughton, now in one volume!The Quasimodo Killings: Detective Inspector Jacob Vance and Detective Sergeant Brittany Shepherd are called upon to prevent a series of murders across London. The Metropolitan Police Commissioner has provoked a psychopath with her inaugural speech and soon later, receives a letter threatening a series of nine killings. With time running out,...

DCI's Jacob Vance and Brittany Shepherd are thrust into one of their most baffling cases yet: a series of gruesome murders that seem to be connected to London’s rich literary history.Theatrical and chilling, the murders are executed with macabre flair, with each victim bearing the name of a character from a famous book. The murderer is no ordinary psychopath, and his brilliant countermoves and false identities constantly keep Vance and his team on their toes.In a deadly gam...

In a timeless story, 16-year-old Marigold "Goldie" Vance lives at a Florida resort with her dad, who manages the place. Her mom, who divorced her dad years ago, works as a live mermaid at a club downtown. Goldie has an insatiable curiosity, which explains her dream to one day become the hotel's in-house detective. When Charles, the current detective, encounters a case he can't crack, he agrees to mentor Goldie in exchange for her help solving the mystery utilizing her smarts, random skills...

These Egyptian hieroglyphics spell "murder." "Classic, almost textbook, golden age detective fiction. The plotting is ingenious and fiendishly convoluted." — Vintage Pop FictionsIn 1922, English anthropologist Howard Carter discovered the long-hidden tomb of King Tutankhamun, and the world went Egypt-crazy. Just a few years later, New York is not immune to the craze, and even Philo Vance, that eminent scholar-sleuth, has some sympathy for the fad—though of ...

Philo Vance unravels rhymes in a deadly key. "Without question one of Van Dine's finest achievements. . . his construction of plot is really quite superb" ( Tipping My Fedora).After solving the Greene murders, Philo Vance has taken a well-earned holiday in Switzerland. Returning to New York City he finds his old chum, District Attorney Anthony Markham, up against a bizarre series of murders inspired by children's nursery rhymes. The first murder, involving ...

After a crossbow bolt kills a birdwatcher in a remote site on the Thames, the Metropolitan Police discover they have another serial killer on their hands. The killer leaves no trace, and Detective Inspectors Shepherd and Vance are faced with a puzzle that threatens to erupt into an international scandal.Soon after, a virtuoso pianist loses his life in the same manner. The murders are all connected to the river Thames, but the waters are muddied by the involvement of British and Rus...

Fortunately, husband-and-wife psychopaths are few and far between. But after a spate of cyclist killings, Vance and Shepherd are called in to investigate an apparently irreprehensible architect and his wife.When the architect is elected to a high political position, Vance’s suspicions arise. After an ingenious drone device is used to detonate hidden unexploded World War 2 bombs in the area, the duo is certain that the couple have something to do with the crime.Damian Deveni...

When a Fabergé egg surfaces in a London market, it sets off a chain reaction that pulls Deputy Headteacher Matt Yates into a world of deception and high-stakes pursuit, as Yates finds himself hunted by forces beyond anything he could have imagined.Enter DCI Jacob Vance and DCI Brittany Shepherd: two seasoned investigators with a history of uncovering London’s darkest secrets. As the egg’s value becomes clear, so does the trail of blood that stretches from back-alley galleries to el...

Books 5-8 in Vance And Shepherd Mysteries, a series of crime mystery novels by John Broughton, now available in one volume!London's Psycho Cyclist: A spate of cyclist murders leads detectives Vance and Shepherd to investigate architect Damian Devenish and his wife, Marion. Someone is hatching a spectacular plan for revenge - one that could shake the foundations of Parliament itself. In a battle of wits, the detectives must unravel the truth before catastrophe strik...