A Phoebe Clay Mystery Series

A DEAD AND MUTILATED WHALE. A MURDERED BOY. A GIRL IN DANGER.   A GUTSY SURVIVOR OF A SCHOOL SHOOTING MUST SURVIVE A PERILOUS JOURNEY TO SOLVE THE MYSTERY AND SAVE THE GIRL.   Johnstone Strait, British Columbia, Canada: A remote cluster of forested islands, home of orcas, bears and bald eagles. The presence of resident orcas lures scientists and whale watchers from all over the world, as well as kayakers seeking the quiet and the chance to get closer to nature on this pristine coastline.   Retired school teacher Phoebe Clay takes her beloved twelve-year-old niece, Alice, on a kayaking trip to paddle with orcas, hoping for a chance to bond with the girl and to recover from the crippling trauma of the school shooting that took the lives of three students—a shooting for which she secretly blames herself.   But on their first morning, a dead whale washes ashore. Then the murder of a young man reignites all of Phoebe's debilitating trauma. A town with too many secrets, toxic ecological practices and a series of disappearances plunge Phoebe and Alice into a nightmare adventure. And then Alice disappears.   Phoebe must conquer her fears in a terrifying rescue attempt.   Unless the dark water prevails…   Readers who enjoy vivid setting and strong female characters will love Phoebe Clay's adventures.   Don't miss out on this first novel in the Phoebe Clay mystery series. Click buy above.

TO FIND A MISSING GIRL AND CATCH A KILLER A FEARLESS AMATEUR SLEUTH MUST FACE BETRAYAL AND LIFE-THREATENING TERROR. Angkor, Cambodia: Home of the world-renown temples made famous in the Tomb Raider movie. Also home to a people still recovering from the slaughter of the Khmer Rouge regime. Today tourists flock to the area to photograph the ancient ruins and to tick visiting the temples off their bucket list. In the aftermath of the misadventure in India that almost cost her sister and niece their lives, Phoebe Clay travels alone to Cambodia. During the ferry ride to Angkor she meets a girl and her 'uncle,' but Phoebe suspects the girl's uncle has sold her into the sex trade.They disappear before Phoebe can do anything about it. Later that night, the uncle turns up dead in a local market with the girl's barrette by his side. Did the girl kill him? Phoebe should leave the investigation to local authorities, but the girl is about the same age as her niece, and she can't sit idly by. Warned by everyone she meets to steer clear of the investigation, Phoebe keeps asking questions until her enquiries take her deep into an insidious plot to steal the Cambodian people's priceless heritage. A plot that, if it succeeds, will cost the girl and Phoebe their lives. The third instalment of the Phoebe Clay Mysteries takes readers through the lush Cambodian countryside on a dangerous investigation with a gutsy heroine. Don't miss out on Within Angkor Shadows, the third Phoebe Clay Mystery.

"Beautifully set against the backdrop of British Columbia's coast, Abrahamson weaves a story of suspense and family dynamics in this fast-paced novel of death and deception." — Judy Penz Sheluk, bestselling author of the Marketville and Glass Dolphin Mystery series.   A fearless amateur sleuth must choose between safety and justice when murder threatens a student outing in this gritty novel filled with mystery and adventure.     The discovery of a woman's body trapped in driftwood off a small, west coast town turns a five-day photography class into a nightmare for Phoebe Clay, her sister Becca, and her niece Alice. Did the woman fall off a boat or has something worse happened? Either way, Becca wants to return home immediately, but Alice, a student in the class, won't hear of it. Phoebe just wants to stay out of the mother-daughter drama.   The specter of murder hangs over the family as they join the other students at an isolated fish cannery guesthouse on the coast of British Columbia. Then on their first night, Alice spots ghostly figures outside and on the first morning, Phoebe finds a dead grizzly bear with parts removed on the cannery's shore. She doesn't want to get involved, but there's something wrong at the Bella Vista Cannery Guesthouse, and someone is not who they say they are.   Against her better judgment, she begins quiet enquiries while trying to keep her sister and Alice safely uninvolved. But not knowing who to trust means answers come at a price. When Alice decides to pursue her own risky investigation, events take a sharp turn, revealing an insidious plot that threatens the lives of everyone Phoebe holds dear.   On the run on the cannery's treacherous, rain-soaked, night-shrouded cedar trails, Phoebe and her family will face the greatest danger they've ever met—brutal foes determined to ensure the family doesn't survive to reveal the cannery's secrets.   Derringer and Crime Writers of Canada Award of Excellence nominee K.L. Abrahamson offers up the daring fourth installment of the Phoebe Clay Mysteries.  

A COURAGOUS AMATEUR SLEUTH MUST CATCH A RUTHLESS MURDERER BEFORE HER FAMILY BECOMES VICTIM OF A DEADLY PLOT.   Kochi, India: a sleepy, historic city on India's Arabian Sea coast, famous for its spices, its harbor and for the huge, picturesque, fishing nets that dip fish from the sea. The heat, the history and the climate lure backpackers and tourists from all over the globe, as well as photographers seeking a perfect shot of the sunset behind the nets.   Still recovering from a school shooting, retired school teacher Phoebe Clay comes to Kochi with her sister, Becca, and niece, Alice. Together, they work to put Phoebe's trauma behind them. But when their tour guide turns up dead in one of the Chinese nets and the police suspect Becca—Phoebe can't sit idly by and hope for the best.   To clear her sister, Phoebe must brave the corrupt practices and hostility of a country she doesn't understand to stop a black market operation the world has forgotten about.   But not knowing your enemies comes at a cost. To protect her family Phoebe may have to pay the ultimate price.   Readers who enjoy vivid setting and strong female characters will love Phoebe Clay's adventures.   Don't miss out on Beneath Malabar Nets, the second novel in the Phoebe Clay mystery series. Click buy above.