The Lake Garda Mysteries Series

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. Volume One of the Lake Garda Mysteries. The Lost Lady of Limone tells of a modern-day amateur detective who solves a difficult case in Italy. Set in the beautiful Lake Garda town of Limone, our unlikely heroine is a nineteen-year-old girl, Kim. She is employed as a holiday representative, a job she loves but at which she is woefully inexperienced. Presented with an unexpected mystery she sets herself to solve the challenge with gusto. She does not get everything right at first but achieves her goal in the end. Splashings of humour abound, and romance bubbles in the air.

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. The Lake Garda Mysteries Volume 3. Set in the beautiful Lake Garda town of Riva, in Italy. Nineteen-year-old amateur sleuth Kim and Svetlana have a great day at the Regatta, but later unbeknown to Kim, Svetlana gets into some serious trouble. Only Kim can come to her rescue and using her best detection skills and considerable feminine intuition is able to prove Svetlana’s innocence. She must call upon all of her deductive faculties and persevere when all seems hopeless. There are a few laughs along the way and more than a touch of romance.

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. Nineteen-year-old Kim is finishing her first season of work around the beautiful lake. A dead body is found on the ferry, and the police are totally baffled and can make no further progress on the intractably difficult case. With immense reluctance, they call in the very unlikely assistance of a consulting detective, who single handedly cracks open the puzzle and goes on to solve the case. As always, there is some wry humour and a hint of romance floating in the air.  

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. Set in the gorgeous town of Bardolino, on Lake Garda in Italy, 19-year-old amateur detective Kim meets a difficult stranger and must discover who this person is. Once she has settled that unusual conundrum, she witnesses a minor accident. This results in a chain of reactions which cause her to suspect very sinister foul play. She overcomes every obstacle in her path to discover the horrific truth. Ultimately, she comes face to face with the extremely unexpected consequences of her success. 

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. In The Silent Cellar of Salò, nineteen-year-old amateur detective Kim finally must face the unexpected consequences of all the lies she has told since she arrived in Italy. She ends up in a truly terrible fix and must search her inner self for every particle of endurance, ingenuity and guile to secure her own well-being, both physically and mentally. It is an ordeal from which it will take her some time to recover, but every cloud has its silver lining, and she finds a ray of true happiness when romance comes calling at the door.

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. Volume two of The Lake Garda Mysteries. In Murder Most Malicious in Malcesine, Kim is asked by the Carabinieri to assist in solving an intractably difficult crime. She must infiltrate her way into a large group of suspects, attempting to collect incriminating information while preventing the culprit from discovering her purpose. She has some great fun and finds a morsel of romance along the way. Does she succeed? Judge for yourself.

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. The Lake Garda Mysteries Volume 7. Nineteen-year-old amateur sleuth Kim is bogged down trying to resolve issues for other people while also trying to make a little money for herself. But she receives a strange, unexpected message, that appears to be a plea for help, but from whom and from where is not at all clear. Nothing more than that is required to engage Kim’s dynamic determination to relentlessly investigate until she has got to the bottom of the matter, and has helped whoever it was asked for help, and brought to justice whomever it was instigated the need for help. There are moments of mirth along the way, and some opportunities for the odd romantic interlude too.

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. Twenty-year-old amateur detective Kim returns from a well-earned Christmas Holiday, definitely one year older but not all that much wiser. Her business affairs appear to be going well, but she misses the challenge and thrill of a good case to solve. Just as she is getting truly bored with administrating her businesses, a fascinating case arises, and she is called into action by her fiancé in the Carabinieri. A terrible death has occurred, and the police have most of the facts at their disposal, but a crucial period in the relevant timeline is unaccounted for. As ever, Kim is called in to solve the insoluble. She very quickly ascertains what has happened, but as it involves a close acquaintance of hers, she is caught on the horns of a dilemma, and genuinely does not know what to do for the best. Declare all she knows, and betray someone she knows and loves, plunging them into dire trouble, or does she keep silent and hopes it all works out somehow. 

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. An unidentified cadaver is found in the rear of a taxi, the poor taxi driver is shocked and distraught. The hapless State Police attempt to name the man, but having exhausted every conceivable avenue of investigation, and with no remaining leads to follow, turn to the Carabinieri, but they also fail. Twenty-year-old amateur sleuth Kim is once again called into action. She must help identify the suicide victim, who prior to his demise had undertaken considerable efforts to eliminate any possible method of establishing his origin or his identity. She follows the convoluted path wherever it may lead, and endures mishaps and enjoys adventures along the way, but inevitably achieves her goal.

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. The Lake Garda Mysteries Volume 12. The Body in a Boat at Brenzone. In this adventure Kim gets a call from the Veneto State Police to come and assist them in a new case which has them puzzled. Whilst they have identified the body in the boat, found in the harbour of the pretty little town just south of Malcesine, there are certain anomalies that they have discovered in the deceased’s own home. Strange things for which they can arrive at no credible explanation. So, they call in the famous consulting detective to sort it all out. But the question is, can she? Or is this going to be one occasion when Kim has bitten off more than she can chew?

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. Twenty-year-old amateur sleuth Kim is summoned by her fiancé in the Carabinieri to once again come to their aid in solving an excruciatingly difficult case. An innocent woman has been brutally murdered, and the only credible suspect, her husband, has a solid alibi. Having exhausted every lead and route of enquiry, the forces of law and order reluctantly turn to their last resort, and appeal for assistance from that most unlikely of sources, Kim. In her usual chaotic and sociable style, Kim sets out on her noble quest for justice. Once she is on the trail, it is inevitable that the culprit will be cornered and caught. There may be a few deviations along the way, and even some comedic situations, but she will collar her villain in the end. 

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. The Lake Garda Mysteries Volume 11. The Corpus Delicti in the Gondola to Monte Baldo. When a horribly murdered body is found in a cable car in a beautiful mountain setting the State Police and Carabinieri swing into action to identify the victim and proceed to ensnare the culprit. Unfortunately for them, they cannot even establish the identity of the victim, let alone catch the killer. With grave reluctance they turn to their last resort, the formidable Kim, consulting detective. But even she struggles, can this really be the case that flummoxes even her and remains unsolved?

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. Volume 14 of the Lake Garda Mysteries. The Deceased Dentist of Desenzano. Once more Kim is called into action to solve a baffling case. The sudden and unexpected demise of a dentist in his own surgery has the Lombardy State Police and the Carabinieri desperate to find an explanation. Only Kim’s inimitable talents can resolve the riddle and bring the culprit to justice – and to secure the safety of the good citizens of Desenzano. She also secures her own happiness by marrying for a second time.  

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. The Lake Garda Mysteries Volume 13. The Skeleton in the Shallows of Salò. The skeleton of a young woman is discovered in the shallows of Salò bay. The unfortunate police follow their standard procedures but after considerable effort are no further forward. With the greatest reluctance and with significant reservations they turn to their last resort – an amateur consulting detective named Kim. Deploying her highly unconventional methods she identifies the perpetrator and ultimately brings him to justice.  

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. The Lake Garda Mysteries 19 - The Frozen Stiff in the Freezer at Fossalta. In this strange mystery Kim is called in to help identify a corpse which has been discovered in a most unusual place. As usual she applies her investigative skills and slowly tracks down exactly who the victim was. On the way she enjoys some good times with her coterie of friends and lovers. And there are a few unexpected surprises that pop up. Finally, she conjures up a cunning stratagem to ensnare the prime suspect.  

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. The Lake Garda Mysteries 15. The Corpse in the Coach at Cisano. Kim starts to put her own affairs in better order, helped by her loyal colleagues. But she hears of a woman in distress and resolves to assist her. Before she can act on that, her husband brings a new case to her attention. A dead driver and a coach nobody owns. Who was he and where was he going? The conundrum has resisted all the efforts of the Carabinieri, and they know only Kim can crack the case with no leads to follow. Having solved that, she settles the issue of the beleaguered woman, entirely to her own satisfaction.

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. The Lake Garda Mysteries 16. The Booty in the Boathouse at Torbole. Kim faces two cases in this gripping instalment. An escaped felon and a strange request from an olive-skinned beauty. She must wrestle simultaneously with both conundrums, and track down the convict while resolving the mystery of what exactly is inside the booty in the boathouse – and who put it there and why? There are the usual splashes of humour as Kim gets to grips with her tasks. 

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. The Lake Garda Mysteries 17. The Late Lazy Lady of Lazise. Kim finds herself wrapped up in a peculiar case that makes little sense to anyone, especially the brusque Commissario Tommaso she is obliged to work with. It takes some patience, foresight and intense investigation to figure out what actually happened and who did what to whom, and why they were all lying about it.

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. The Lake Garda Mysteries 20. The Revolting Remains at Rivoltella. Kim sympathizes with an exhausted Francesco who is struggling with a diabolical case. She promises not to interfere, so he divulges the essence of the problem. It’s not long before she’s in it up to her neck. But can she bring this gang of repulsive culprits to justice? The task proves much more difficult than she could ever have imagined.      

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. The Lake Garda Mysteries 18. The Carcass in the Car in Cassone. Kim is asked by the Carabinieri to help identify the body of a mysterious suicide. She accomplishes that task with her usual panache. But later she is unsure – was it really the body of the person she identified? She has to go to great lengths to find the true identity of the victim and to trace and trap the actual killer who has staged the apparent suicide.