The Carlswick Mysteries Series

Who can she trust? When 18 year old student Stephanie Cooper investigates the mysterious circumstances surrounding her great aunt's death, she discovers a painting thought stolen by the Nazis and destroyed during WWII, hanging in the home of the intriguing James Knox, guitarist with indie band, The Fury.  Now, as Stephanie gathers proof to unmask a thief and possible killer, she discovers that someone does not want her to uncover the secrets of her family's past and that someone may kill to stop her.

Old enemies, betrayal and danger— only this time, the stakes are higher.   Stephanie Cooper is studying history at Oxford University when she finds an ancient treasure map hidden in the village of Carlswick. Solving the map's mysterious clues provides her with a much needed distraction following a shocking revelation in her personal life.   But her quest to uncover the map's secrets sets off a chain of events that no one could have foreseen. Stephanie and those closest to her, are led into a world of intrigue and danger as they race from London to Barcelona and rural France, to unearth a cultural treasure trove before it's too late.

An enemy who won't be stopped. A legacy that can't remain hidden. Stephanie Cooper joins her rock guitarist boyfriend James Knox in New York for the final week of his band's tour. But The Fury's success has attracted unwanted attention and Stephanie's research project at a New York museum puts her on a collision course with an old adversary.  From the glitzy modern day bars and clubs of Manhattan to the gritty Lower East Side tenements of the 1940s, Stephanie tries to keep one step ahead of an increasingly desperate faceless blackmailer as she traces the final legacy of war time Nazi art liberator Karl Hoffman. As events spiral out of control Stephanie becomes the unwitting accomplice in a major deception and she and James are forced into a fight for their lives

Theft. Murder. Love Tested.   A priceless Shakespearean First Folio is stolen from an English manor house.   A man is dead.   Oxford student Stephanie Cooper is drawn into the dangerous criminal world of art theft when she meets attractive young detective Luke Spencer. As her rock-star boyfriend tours Japan with his band, Stephanie and Luke's quest becomes personal as they follow an increasingly perilous trail that leads from Oxford to London, Paris and Venice.   But when Stephanie takes an unnecessary risk, the stakes turn deadly. Can she stay alive long enough to expose the identity of the thieves, help recover priceless literary works and resolve her conflicted feelings for Luke and her boyfriend, James? The Carlswick Deception is another exciting instalment in the Carlswick Mysteries series and can be read as a stand-alone novel.   

Ancient cultures destroyed by terrorists trafficking artefacts.   When recently recovered Syrian antiquities are stolen in the Greek Islands, Stephanie Cooper and boyfriend James Knox find their vacation interrupted as they help their archaeologist friend Kerry and her Greek love  Nico try to recover the treasures. But Nico is hiding secrets of his own and brings danger to their door. When one of the missing artefacts turns up in London, suspicion falls on James, who is in financial strife following the death of his grandfather.   With antiquities traffickers also hunting for the relics, Stephanie and her friends become the target of their search. An irresistible clue sees Stephanie going against her better judgement and following a trail that leads to Geneva and Rome. Too late, she realises that there is more at stake than just two precious ancient artefacts.   The Carlswick Mythology is a fast paced, action packed novel infused with mystery, romance and history.

In the weeks leading to Christmas, Liam McArvey, lead singer of The Fury, falls for enigmatic Bella, a waitress at his local café. However, little does he know that she is hiding a dangerous secret. After a photograph of the couple, taken outside a London recording studio, surfaces on the internet, Bella panics and prepares to move on. But Liam enlists his friend, and sometimes sleuth, Stephanie Cooper, to help Bella unravel events in her past. Together, they uncover a crime within a crime, and Bella must decide where her loyalties lie.   The Reluctant Witness introduces new characters into the Carlswick world along with some old favorites and can be read as a standalone.   Grab your holiday read now!

The Carlswick Mysteries Box-Set: Books 1 - 3 An enemy who won't be stopped, a legacy that can't remain hidden. Three fast-paced mysteries packed with action, romance and intrigue.   The Carlswick Affair (Book #1) When 18-year-old student Stephanie Cooper investigates the mysterious circumstances surrounding her great aunt's death, she discovers a painting thought stolen by the Nazis and destroyed during WWII, hanging in the home of the intriguing James Knox, guitarist with indie band, The Fury. Now, as Stephanie gathers proof to unmask a thief and possible killer, she discovers that someone does not want her to uncover the secrets of her family's past and that someone may kill to stop her.   The Carlswick Treasure (Book #2) When university student Stephanie Cooper discovers her boyfriend, James Knox, in the arms of another woman, she throws herself into solving the mystery of an ancient treasure map that she discovers hidden in Carlswick. Stephanie and her friends find themselves in a dangerous race with an adversary who will stop at nothing to uncover the elusive treasure.   The Carlswick Conspiracy (Book #3) When amateur detective Stephanie Cooper joins rock guitarist boyfriend James Knox in New York for the final week of his band's tour, she finds that The Fury's newfound popularity has attracted unwanted attention. Now, she tries to stay one step ahead of a faceless blackmailer as she traces the final legacy of wartime Nazi art liberator Karl Hoffman, but as events spiral out of control, Stephanie and James are forced into a fight for their lives.