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    Village of Ghosts: DCI Arthur Ravyn British Mysteries, #2
    Beast of Robbers Wood: DCI Arthur Ravyn British Murder Mysteries, #3
    Murder in the Goblins' Playground: DCI Arthur Ravyn British Mysteries, #1
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    DCI Arthur Ravyn British Mysteries Series

    By Ralph E. Vaughan

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    About this series

    Two men discreetly leave the Mad Badger, making their way to a bridge arching the River Dresal, far from prying eyes and inquisitive ears. Moments later, something bulky splashes into the swift black waters. One man returns to the pub's car park and drives into the murky English night. The river should have swept the body to the depths of the sea, but it did not. DCI Ravyn and DS Stark of the Hammershire Constabulary must solve a murder with scant evidence, obscure motivations and a witness who may not be telling the whole truth.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDog in the Night Books
    Release dateMay 16, 2022
    Village of Ghosts: DCI Arthur Ravyn British Mysteries, #2
    Beast of Robbers Wood: DCI Arthur Ravyn British Murder Mysteries, #3
    Murder in the Goblins' Playground: DCI Arthur Ravyn British Mysteries, #1

    Titles in the series (5)

    • 1

      Murder in the Goblins' Playground: DCI Arthur Ravyn British Mysteries, #1
      Murder in the Goblins' Playground: DCI Arthur Ravyn British Mysteries, #1

      Murder in the Goblins' Playground: DCI Arthur Ravyn British Mysteries, #1

      Ralph E. Vaughan
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      Everyone in Ashford stays out of Red Cap Woods and avoids the megaliths called the Goblins' Playground. If dark elves don't wash their caps in your blood, you might run into the Lord of the Woods, never a good thing. When ne'er-do-well Allan Cutter staggers into the snug bar of the Three Crowns and dies, no one is surprised. After all, he took up residence in that abandoned caravan deep in the heart of darkness, didn't he? And everyone nods knowingly when Oscar Lent is murdered in the shadow of the Goblins' Playground. He wanted to develop the ancient woods. Dark powers do not tolerate meddlers, as others discover over the next few days. But DCI Arthur Ravyn suspects the work of a human hand, and he will not stop till he finds the truth, even if he has to battle the powers of hell and darkness. Welcome to Hammershire County, where change comes slowly, if at all, where the past often intrudes upon the present, and where old things sometimes refuse to die.

      Everyone in Ashford stays out of Red Cap Woods and avoids the megaliths called the Goblins' Playground. If dark elves don't wash their caps in your blood, you might run into the Lord of the Woods, never a good thing. When ne'er-do-well Allan Cutter staggers into the snug bar of the Three Crowns and dies, no one is surprised. After all, he took up residence in that abandoned caravan deep in the heart of darkness, didn't he? And everyone nods knowingly when Oscar Lent is murdered in the shadow of the Goblins' Playground. He wanted to develop the ancient woods. Dark powers do not tolerate meddlers, as others discover over the next few days. But DCI Arthur Ravyn suspects the work of a human hand, and he will not stop till he finds the truth, even if he has to battle the powers of hell and darkness. Welcome to Hammershire County, where change comes slowly, if at all, where the past often intrudes upon the present, and where old things sometimes refuse to die.

    • 2

      Village of Ghosts: DCI Arthur Ravyn British Mysteries, #2
      Village of Ghosts: DCI Arthur Ravyn British Mysteries, #2

      Village of Ghosts: DCI Arthur Ravyn British Mysteries, #2

      Ralph E. Vaughan
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      In the village of Little Wyvern, located in legend-haunted Hammershire County, many residents do not have a pulse. The dear departed far outnumber the living, but that is the way it has always been in England's most haunted village. Will-o'-the-whisps, glowing shapes in the graveyard of St Barnabus and rattling chains at midnight are common. No one fears the dead. Things change, however, when a campaign is started by FOG (the Friends of Ghosts) to make Little Wyvern a premium tourist destination. People begin dying in the most horrible ways. Are the ghosts angered? Are these deaths perpetrated by a vengeful wraith? DCI Arthur Ravyn and DS Leo Stark suspect human handiwork, but while they search for an answer, earthly or ethereal, the body count continues to rise.

      In the village of Little Wyvern, located in legend-haunted Hammershire County, many residents do not have a pulse. The dear departed far outnumber the living, but that is the way it has always been in England's most haunted village. Will-o'-the-whisps, glowing shapes in the graveyard of St Barnabus and rattling chains at midnight are common. No one fears the dead. Things change, however, when a campaign is started by FOG (the Friends of Ghosts) to make Little Wyvern a premium tourist destination. People begin dying in the most horrible ways. Are the ghosts angered? Are these deaths perpetrated by a vengeful wraith? DCI Arthur Ravyn and DS Leo Stark suspect human handiwork, but while they search for an answer, earthly or ethereal, the body count continues to rise.

    • 3

      Beast of Robbers Wood: DCI Arthur Ravyn British Murder Mysteries, #3
      Beast of Robbers Wood: DCI Arthur Ravyn British Murder Mysteries, #3

      Beast of Robbers Wood: DCI Arthur Ravyn British Murder Mysteries, #3

      Ralph E. Vaughan
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      Some in Midriven Village claim schoolgirl Lisa Martin ran off with a boy, but most know she strayed too close to Robbers Wood, perhaps even went in, the silly thing, and got took by the Beast. But the world has no room for monsters, except human ones, so DCI Arthur Ravyn and DS Leo Stark come to investigate. A fool's quest, the old folk know. The Elder Gods never give back what they take. The detectives themselves might perish. After all, this is Hammershire County, where change comes slowly, if at all, where the past frequently intrudes upon the present, and where old things often refuse to die. Very old things.

      Some in Midriven Village claim schoolgirl Lisa Martin ran off with a boy, but most know she strayed too close to Robbers Wood, perhaps even went in, the silly thing, and got took by the Beast. But the world has no room for monsters, except human ones, so DCI Arthur Ravyn and DS Leo Stark come to investigate. A fool's quest, the old folk know. The Elder Gods never give back what they take. The detectives themselves might perish. After all, this is Hammershire County, where change comes slowly, if at all, where the past frequently intrudes upon the present, and where old things often refuse to die. Very old things.

    • 4

      Murderer in Shadow: DCI Arthur Ravyn British Murder Mysteries, #4
      Murderer in Shadow: DCI Arthur Ravyn British Murder Mysteries, #4

      Murderer in Shadow: DCI Arthur Ravyn British Murder Mysteries, #4

      Ralph E. Vaughan
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      The long-abandoned Stryker Farm was a cursed place, and everyone in Knight's Crossing shunned it, even the village's most potent magicians.Young Dale Stryker butchered his entire family, including the fearsome Wizard Ezekiel, then vanished. Thirty years later, a lost boy opens a cold case considered closed. DCI Ravyn and DS Stark find themselves searching for a long-hidden foe in a secretive village wary of strangers, where magic, both light and dark, is part of everyday life...and death.

      The long-abandoned Stryker Farm was a cursed place, and everyone in Knight's Crossing shunned it, even the village's most potent magicians.Young Dale Stryker butchered his entire family, including the fearsome Wizard Ezekiel, then vanished. Thirty years later, a lost boy opens a cold case considered closed. DCI Ravyn and DS Stark find themselves searching for a long-hidden foe in a secretive village wary of strangers, where magic, both light and dark, is part of everyday life...and death.

    • 5

      Murder Amidst the Rushes: DCI Arthur Ravyn British Murder Mysteries, #5
      Murder Amidst the Rushes: DCI Arthur Ravyn British Murder Mysteries, #5

      Murder Amidst the Rushes: DCI Arthur Ravyn British Murder Mysteries, #5

      Ralph E. Vaughan
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      Two men discreetly leave the Mad Badger, making their way to a bridge arching the River Dresal, far from prying eyes and inquisitive ears. Moments later, something bulky splashes into the swift black waters. One man returns to the pub's car park and drives into the murky English night. The river should have swept the body to the depths of the sea, but it did not. DCI Ravyn and DS Stark of the Hammershire Constabulary must solve a murder with scant evidence, obscure motivations and a witness who may not be telling the whole truth.

      Two men discreetly leave the Mad Badger, making their way to a bridge arching the River Dresal, far from prying eyes and inquisitive ears. Moments later, something bulky splashes into the swift black waters. One man returns to the pub's car park and drives into the murky English night. The river should have swept the body to the depths of the sea, but it did not. DCI Ravyn and DS Stark of the Hammershire Constabulary must solve a murder with scant evidence, obscure motivations and a witness who may not be telling the whole truth.

    Author

    Ralph E. Vaughan

    Ralph E. Vaughan is well known for his Sherlock Holmes and HP Lovecraft fiction, and was the first author to combine the literary worlds of Holmes and Lovecraft. That story was The Adventure of the Ancient Gods, and has been translated into multiple languages. His pastiches have been collected in Sherlock Holmes: The Coils of Time & Other Stories and Sherlock Holmes: Cthulhu Mythos Adventures. His DCI Arthur Ravyn Mysteries, set in legend-haunted Hammershire County (England), have proved very popular with readers, as have his Folkestone & Hand Interplanetary Steampunk Adventures. His avid interest in ancient history led him to write Enigmas of Elder Egypt, a collection of essays examining the lesser known aspects of Egypt. On a lighter note, he is the creator of the Paws & Claws Mystery Adventures, stories of canine detectives who solve mysteries, protect the weak, and occasionally save the world. He is the author of some 300 published short stories, covering the period 1970-2010, about a tenth of which have been collected in Beneath Strange Stars.

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