Daisy Series

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. What horrific secret is an innocent rose bush hiding? When it's mysteriously uprooted in the middle of the night, Daisy embarks on a dangerous trail that grows darker and darker with each unexpected turn. Essentially-English, almost-certainly quirky, and definitely a little crazy, come and meet our Norfolk-based R.E.D. (Retired Extremely Daisy) heroine, and find out why she’s such a hit with readers of all ages. “One of the best cozy mysteries I’ve ever read!” “A real breath of fresh literary air!” Retirement to a sleepy East-Anglian village doesn't go quite as Daisy hoped, after a seemingly- insignificant event triggers something very significant indeed. A mystery to solve is the last thing she expects to stumble across in a sleepy village a few miles from Kings Lynn in Norfolk. To her surprise she’s adapted to country life quite well, even though she rather unkindly refers to the beautiful village of Great Wiltingham as the ‘place people go to wilt’. According to Daisy, nothing is ever quite what it seems. In her case, that’s the truest thing ever spoken. She’s nothing like a pensioner is supposed to be. It could be something to do with the career she had before retiring… or perhaps because she wishes she’d never had to leave it behind at all. For some strange reason, trouble seems to follow her around. It’s been a peaceful twelve months settling into village life, but that’s about to come to an abrupt end... ‘The Root of all Evil’ is the first book in the long-running Daisy series. Check out the entire series on the rtgreen website. While you’re there, have a look at our 1920’s historical series too, ‘The Sandie Shaw Mysteries’. Take a break from the world around you, just for a while. Relax with a smile (or a cringe) and a truly original story. Enjoy!

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. When tragedy comes to Daisy's doorstep, it's way too close for comfort. Those responsible have to be brought to justice... and quickly, before they strike again. It’s been two weeks since Daisy brought Finn’s aristocratic world crashing down, and village life reverted to as normal as it ever gets where she is concerned. But then one morning it all changes, in a very disturbing way. To begin with, Daisy believes someone from her past is to blame. Before she retired, she had a job very few people have, after all. But then a clue from a most unexpected source makes her wonder if it might be someone much closer to home. So once again she becomes the worm on the hook, much to Aidan and Sarah’s horror. But for Daisy there’s no choice, because this time it’s just about as personal as it gets… Read all about Daisy, and our new 1920's mystery series, 'The Sandie Shaw Mysteries' at rtgreen.net

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. When her daughter’s life is at stake, there’s no one quite like our R.E.D. heroine! Following an unexpected lead Celia may have been sold by traffickers to someone in Africa three years ago, Daisy, Aidan and Sarah head for Uganda. They’ve only been in the country a few minutes when a mysterious dying man thrusts a note into Daisy’s hand. As he gasps his last breath, he begs her not to involve the police. Now there isn’t just one, but two mysteries to be solved. The extra mystery deepens as three different people confess to a murder that took place many years ago. But there’s a silver lining to solving a case the local police closed in the nineteen-sixties, because it unearths an overgrown path that could just lead them to Celia. However, where Daisy is concerned, it’s never easy. Mortal danger lies around every unfamiliar corner, but it doesn’t stop her doing what must be done for her family... even if it results in a hard-to-explain international incident! This is the third book in the hit Daisy series. Read all about Daisy on our new website, rtgreen.net Enjoy!

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. Come and meet our feisty R.E.D. heroine, and find out why she’s such a hit with readers! No, the Wiltingham Enigma isn’t Daisy... although she could easily qualify! It’s one of the village’s oldest residents, Walter Riddell. A cheery, friendly man, he’s ninety-two years old, and has a unique ability to transport himself in his mind back to what he sees as his glory days, when as a young man he worked as an Air Raid Warden in World War Two Norwich. But then, Walter’s present day world falls apart. Terrorised by a neighbouring family, who think he’s just a senile old codger who’s lost his mind, one of the family is found dead in his garden. All the evidence points to Walter being the culprit, and even Sarah and the police can’t see any other alternative. But Daisy isn’t convinced, and sets out to prove otherwise. Then things get even more complicated... This time for Daisy, it’s a village-based murder mystery. Together with Celia, she sets out to prove Sarah and the police wrong... by putting herself in the firing line! Read all about the hit Daisy series on the r t green website. Enjoy!

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. When the pirate treasure is valuable enough for murder, it’s up to our R.E.D. heroine and her family to grab their swords and discover who wants it most! An old business associate of Aidan’s invites him, Daisy and Celia on the inaugural two day pirate-dress cruise of a replica of the ‘Black Pearl’ he’s built, Captain Jack Sparrow’s ship from the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. Daisy, of course, is a little curious (or suspicious) of the Russian billionaire’s motives for inviting them, and it’s only a few hours after they’ve set off from Great Yarmouth when they discover her gut feeling is all too right. Of course. Aidan is entrusted with an important role he really doesn’t want, but can’t refuse. It becomes clear why he’s been asked when things start to get scarily complicated, and he and Daisy begin to wonder just who their enemies really are. And if life on the high seas wasn’t dangerous enough, there’s a curse to deal with too! ‘Pirates of Great Yarmouth: Curse of the Crimson Heart’ is a modern-day swashbuckling adventure, where the seemingly-innocent turns out to be anything but. Of course! Read all about the hit Daisy series on our new website rtgreen.net Enjoy!

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. When an Earth-shattering secret has two legs, a big mouth, and a blinkered determination to get home by any means necessary, it’s up to Daisy and Aidan to stop it happening… by any means necessary! “One of the best cozy mystery series I’ve ever read!” Come and meet our feisty R.E.D. heroine, and find out why she’s such a hit with readers! From feeling like they were back in the eighteenth century, Daisy and Aidan are thrust very much into the twenty-first century. Answering a desperate call for help, they find themselves embroiled in a crazy chase across the county to stop a secret going public that must never hit the front pages. This time the puzzle is the whereabouts of the missing scarecrow, and just how he intends getting ‘home’. Our story is different in another, but just as scary a way too. Our intrepid heroes are separated, and neither knows where the other is. For Aidan, an encounter with an old friend proves scarily enlightening, while Daisy discovers evidence he could well be in mortal danger, and there isn’t a lot of time to save his life… or the situation. Neither of them realise the secret they’re chasing is hardly the secret they thought it was. As an ever-increasing number of friends and enemies join the battle for the same pot of gold, the yellow brick road starts to look more like a four-lane highway, and the end of the rainbow seems to be ever further away. Who will be the first to make Emerald City in one piece? With the spoils just out of sight over the horizon, that’s anyone’s guess! ‘The Terrifying Tale of the Homesick Scarecrow’ is the fifth book in the hilarious Daisy series, and like the others, is not exactly what you might expect! Check out the whole series on the r t green website. And enjoy!

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. Essentially-English, almost-certainly quirky, and definitely a little crazy, come and meet our feisty R.E.D. (Retired Extremely Daisy) heroine, and find out why she’s such a hit with readers! “One of the best cozy mysteries I’ve ever read!” “A real breath of fresh literary air!” It’s the Great Wiltingham End of Spring Fayre. Everyone is there, including the local landowners Lord and Lady Falconbridge-Stuart. The women are encouraged to dress as flowers, the men as vegetables (no gender-related pun intended!) It is a two-hundred year old festival, after all. Daisy and Aidan are there too, and despite Daisy being virtually ordered to attend as she already has the name of a flower, she starts to enjoy the day. Until things turn darker, that is. Someone is murdered, and with many of those attending disguised by their costumes, it’s not easy to know who is even there to be a suspect. Then someone makes everything easy, by confessing to the crime. It’s the last person anyone expected. At first Daisy is quite prepared to accept the confession, given who it is, but the others persuade her things maybe aren’t as cut-and-dried as they first appeared. The Henderson Detective Agency delve a little deeper, and soon discover the dark and hidden past of a village resident which takes them back over forty years, as they follow a rocky road that becomes ever more dangerous with each twist and turn. Read all about Daisy, and everything else we do, on the rtgreen website Enjoy!

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. When Daisy is warned that someone very, very dangerous is gunning for her, in revenge for her father being mistakenly killed by MI6 some years earlier, she realises there is no choice. Involving the family is far too dangerous. This time it has to be a solo mission… Just after she and Aidan move back into the rebuilt cottage, Daisy gets a terrifying phone call from an ex-colleague. A Chinese lethal weapon codenamed the ‘Shanghai Shadow’ has arrived in England, and is determined to exact retribution on those she believes are responsible for her father’s death. And that includes Daisy. The friend and colleague lives in a remote part of the Lake District, and Daisy knows they must join forces to stand any chance of defeating their enemy. She slips away secretly, leaving Aidan a vague note. Aware it’s a case of kill or be killed, it’s debatable which of them will come out of it alive. Aidan and the others however, won’t lie down. They discover where Daisy has gone, and set off after her. But will they be in time? Read all about Daisy, and our 1920’s series ‘The Sandie Shaw Mysteries’, on the rtgreen website. And enjoy!

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. God rest ye merry gentlemen... twice! A spooky Christmas adventure for Daisy and crew. Come and meet our feisty R.E.D. heroine, and find out why she’s such a hit with readers! “One of the best cozy mystery series I’ve ever read!” Jack’s parents invite Celia, Daisy and Aidan to spend Christmas with them in the old manor house in Suffolk they’ve just bought. Daisy’s house is still being renovated, and their daughter’s is undergoing a lot of work, so a few days away from it all sounds like a relaxing festive break. They don’t realise until after they’ve accepted the invitation that the remote manor is a lot older than the one Celia inherited, or that it needs just as much work as hers does. More to the point, that it has a reputation in the nearby village of being seriously haunted. Daisy has no time for the paranormal... but shortly after they arrive, strange goings-on do their best to spook her into changing her mind. Still she refuses to accept there’s another side to reality, but then things take a darker turn. Someone is murdered. And then murdered again... ‘Check out the whole Daisy series on the rtgreen website. And read about our other popular series, ‘The Sandie Shaw Mysteries’... page-turning 1920’s murder mysteries! Enjoy!

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. Back in Norfolk, our intrepid R.E.D. (Retired Extremely Daisy) heroine finds taking it easier doesn’t come naturally! Jack takes on the last-minute responsibility of rescuing a stage production of ‘Some Like It Hot’, after it was cancelled because half the cast went down with a virus. It is to take place at the famous theatre on the end of Cromer Pier in North Norfolk. He ropes in his actor friend Will (who played Jack Sparrow in ‘Pirates’) and persuades Celia to take on the Marilyn Monroe role of ‘Sugar Cane’ from the movie, which she reluctantly accepts. By some miracle they make opening night, which is attended by Daisy and Aidan. It’s all going well, but then the unexpected happens… during the performance, someone is murdered. Sarah (in her wheelchair) and Burrows are initially baffled by the motive, but then things take a much darker turn. The murderer isn’t finished exacting revenge, takes several hostages, and threatens to blow up the pier. It becomes the first case for the newly-formed detective agency, as everyone is literally in the room when it happens! For Daisy, who watched the murder unfold from the audience, taking a back seat on the case, and clicking away with crocheting needles goes out of the window, as the situation becomes more and more desperate. ‘Some Like It Tepid’ is a Norfolk-based adventure, set within one of the county’s famous venues. Check out the whole Daisy series, and our other popular series 'The Sandie Shaw Mysteries' on the rtgreen website Enjoy!

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. Essentially-English, almost-certainly quirky, and definitely a little crazy, come and meet our feisty R.E.D. (Retired Extremely Daisy) heroine, and find out why she’s such a hit with readers! “One of the best cozy mysteries I’ve ever read!” “A real breath of fresh literary air!” The Eleventh one: The Wiltingham Incident – This one is a not-too-serious, summer-holiday read. Keep your tongue in your cheek as you enjoy it! It’s hard to argue with what’s right there in front of your eyes. Daisy being Daisy, she’s still going to try though! A streak of flame spears across the night sky, and moments later something thuds into the ground in a farmer’s field just outside Great Wiltingham. Daisy and Aidan go to investigate, but before they can reach the incident, a fleet of mysterious black vehicles race past, followed by several army trucks. Turned away before they can see anything useful, it only serves to fire up Daisy’s curiosity. The next night they head back to the scene, and discover a temporary building erected in the middle of nowhere, heavily guarded by armed army personnel. Undeterred, they manage to sneak up to the mysterious structure... and then get a lot more than they bargained for! ‘The Wiltingham Incident’ is a laugh-a-minute story that even taxes Aidan’s galactic-sized brain, in a... well, galactic kind of way! There’s no murder this time, just a hilarious romp through an incident the residents of the village never expected to see. Oh, but then someone mysteriously disappears. Check out Daisy, and everything else we do, on the rtgreen website. And enjoy!

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. It’s the most wonderful time of the year… so they say! Essentially-English, almost-certainly quirky, and definitely a little crazy, come and meet our feisty R.E.D. (Retired Extremely Daisy) heroine, and find out why she’s such a hit with readers! “One of the best cozy mysteries I’ve ever read!” “A real breath of fresh literary air!” Celia, Jack, Sarah and Rob are enjoying Christmas Eve supper at Fern Cottage with Daisy and Aidan. It’s a lovely evening, until just before midnight when Santa drops in. His appearance is a little unexpected, to say the least. Aidan is forced to eat his earlier words that “this time they’d made it as far as Christmas Eve without anything unusual happening”... but they don’t realise just how much of a feast he’s made for himself until Christmas morning dawns. A worrying discovery tells the Henderson Detective Agency their particular Santa definitely wasn’t so much into the holiday spirit! As events unfold faster than Christmas itself, it becomes clearer still that Santa and his band of little helpers are anything but jolly. Quite the opposite in fact... Daisy’s second Christmas special, ‘Here Comes Santa Claus’ is a scarily-funny festive romp, perfect to read in a quiet moment amidst all the loud ones! Read all about Daisy, Sandie, and everything else we do on the rtgreen website. And enjoy!

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. This time Daisy’s past catches up with her again, but in an even scarier way. Essentially-English, almost-certainly quirky, and definitely a little crazy, come and meet our feisty R.E.D. (Retired Extremely Daisy) heroine, and find out why she’s such a hit with readers! “One of the best cozy mysteries I’ve ever read!” “A real breath of fresh literary air!” Following a recent embarrassing diplomatic mess, MI6 has tasked an obnoxious, thoroughly-unpleasant senior agent with ‘cleaning up’ their image. Part of that task involves scrutinising old missions from before the time the SIS had to be more politically-correct. His eagle-eyes have unearthed a case in 1998 which he believes proves Daisy to be a double agent, and unfortunately for her he has the authority to prosecute. He’s not letting go, but then a couple of discoveries in Daisy’s present spook her even more. The darker side of MI6 is out to make an example of her, and ensure they’re seen to be doing it. She realises she has to tread very carefully to prove her innocence, especially as recent events are more fuel for the pointing finger. Daisy can’t trust anyone outside her family, other than the one person who might be able to help. The only problem is she’s not in the UK. A trip to the Caribbean is on the cards, but when Daisy and Aidan reach Emerald Island it’s not long before they discover something no one in the entire world expected! Read all about Daisy, and everything else we do, on the rtgreen website. And enjoy!

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. The greatest coronation story never told! Come and meet our Norfolk-based R.E.D. (Retired Extremely Daisy) heroine, as she becomes embroiled in a right royal rumpus! “One of the best cozy mystery series I’ve ever read!” Everything is ready for the coronation of King Charles. The pomp and pageantry has been rehearsed and re-rehearsed, more than a few times, and everything double-double-checked to ensure there are no hiccups or complications. Then, seven days before the big day, one great big complication rears its head. The coronation crown disappears. A news blanket is hastily thrown over the affair, so the general public has no idea the most valuable item in the Crown Jewels isn’t where it’s supposed to be. Unfortunately, the Metropolitan Police and the SIS have no idea where it is either. Daisy has no part to play in recovering the loot. At least, not officially. When Rupert deWinter visits her unexpectedly, in Daisy’s mind it means she has to be more involved, despite being warned not to meddle. When she’s told there might be a Norfolk connection, that’s her green flag! Someone Daisy once knew is responsible for the theft. He’s already been punished, but the crown is still missing. Clutching at straws, the Secret Intelligence Service is sifting through his back-story, talking to anyone and everyone he either knew or once knew. It’s a desperate stab in the dark, but a king without a crown just can’t be. Daisy being Daisy, she’s convinced there’s only one person who can solve the complication! Little does she know, but life and death are a lot more complicated than she ever imagined. It’s a tall order, but can she find the crown before the big day? Check out the entire Daisy series on the rtgreen website. Enjoy!

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. Come and meet our Norfolk-based R.E.D. (Retired Extremely Daisy) heroine, as she dives headlong into a spooky tale of witchcraft and dark, dangerous secrets! “One of the best cozy mystery series I’ve ever read!” “A real breath of fresh literary air!” Scraggy Bottom is the tiny Norfolk hamlet time forgot. It’s where Maisie’s sister Doris lives, with around fifty others. Nestled in a remote, wooded area, it found itself with a reputation because of the spooky and the unexplained things that seem to happen there. Some of it might be to do with the village’s resident white witch, Imelda, who uses her mystical powers to do good things. Sadly for her, one false move and all the good is wiped out in a single minute. In that respect at least, Scraggy Bottom is just the same as everywhere else on the planet. When Maisie returns from visiting her sister with a worried expression on her face, Daisy forces the truth out of her. Imelda is Doris’s neighbour, and she’s being persecuted because one of her spells took a drastic turn for the worst. Maisie doesn’t want to bother her friend, but Daisy begins to suspect there’s more to what’s going on than meets the eye. Or the crow’s foot. Or the jackdaw’s wing… Daisy and Aidan decide to ignore the rumours and brave an investigation, but soon after they arrive in the remote hamlet it starts to become clear there’s a bubbling cauldron of evil about to boil over. And no one is safe. Check out the entire Daisy series on the rtgreen website. While you’re there, have a look at our 1920’s historical series too, ‘The Sandie Shaw Mysteries’. Take a break from the world around you, just for a while. Relax with a smile (or several!), and a truly original story. Enjoy!

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. A few days relaxation in an ancient castle on the shores of Lake Lugano in Northern Italy sounds like an opportunity not to be missed for Daisy and Aidan. Until Leonardo da Vinci, a knight in shining armour, and a tale of greed and debauchery rear their ugly heads, that is. Far from relaxing, our RED heroine begins to wonder if they’ll even escape with their lives! “One of the best cozy mysteries I’ve ever read!” Daisy receives an out of the blue phone call from her one-time neighbour back when they lived in London. Gloria invites her and Aidan to visit their castle in the Italian Lakes for a few days break. Married to an Italian businessman, her husband Marcello inherited the castle a few years ago when his wealthy parents passed away. Now living in the impressive sixteenth-century family residence, Gloria thought they may like to see ‘what they’ve done with the place’. As they travel to Italy, Daisy can’t shake off the feeling all is not quite what it seems. She and Gloria have been in touch from time to time, but not had that much contact since they moved away. Her ex-neighbour sounded chirpy on the phone... but perhaps a little too chirpy. Daisy is well aware that sometimes people gush about how happy they are to try and hide just how happy they’re not. She says nothing to Aidan, putting it down to her paranoid gut envisioning problems where none exist, and forces herself to look forward to the few days abroad. They’ve only been in the castle a few hours when Daisy has to admit ignoring her gut feeling was the worst idea ever, discovering that what motivated people centuries ago still motivates them today. It’s not looking good... Read about Daisy and our other major series, The Sandie Shaw Mysteries, set in 1920’s Chicago, on the rtgreen website. And enjoy!

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. Bringing a new life into the world is a beautiful experience. Unless it’s in the middle of the worst storm to hit Norfolk for decades, and you’re trapped in a remote, rundown cottage hospital, where the matron believes it’s still the nineteen-fifties! A pre-Christmas get-together at Fern Cottage turns into a panic-filled dash to the hospital at Kings Lynn for Celia, Jack, Daisy and Aidan. They don’t make it. As the crazy storm brings down trees all around them, forced to make a last-gasp detour along a tiny wooded lane, their prayers are answered. Or so they think. Through the lashing rain they spot a tiny, private cottage hospital. With Celia in acute pain, there’s no choice. That’s when the problems really begin… Meanwhile, back in Great Wiltingham… With all four members of the HDA otherwise occupied, Doris and Maisie take it upon themselves to keep the detective agency running. By an unfortunate quirk of fate they accept a case, and there’s no one else to handle it except the Terrible Twosome! It’s just a simple job. The kind that can be wrapped up in a few hours. Or maybe it’s not… Enjoy!

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. A well-known Norfolk author is rumoured to be up to his neck in dark deeds. When his nemesis goes missing, it starts to look like there’s only one person responsible. But is all what it seems? Daisy decides she has to know for sure, and there’s only one way to do that! “One of the best cozy mystery series I’ve ever read!” Jolyon Prendegast, a multi-million selling author of gothic horror novels, is Norfolk-based, living in a gothic-style manor not so far from Great Wiltingham. But he’s about to be exposed… Abbie Drake is an investigative reporter, well known for her devotion to exposing all things suspect. She’s had her teeth into Prendegast for a while, claiming that he didn’t write any of his books. Her weekly podcast, ‘The Terrier Times’, is followed by a lot of people. At the end of her latest episode she hints that she’s about to expose Prendegast for far darker deeds than she first thought, and she’d reveal all in the next podcast. That podcast never appears. Already suspicious, the Poppleswick Pensioners take it upon themselves to investigate, visiting the manor to confront the man. Needless to say they don’t get very far, but refusing to give up, things go scarily downhill for the terrible twosome. In the meantime, Sarah asks Daisy for help with a possibly-missing person Burrows doesn’t have time to look into. That person is Abbie Drake, and she lives in Great Wiltingham. The plot thickens on two sides… Maisie and Doris become ever more convinced Prendegast is responsible for all kinds of horrors, and as Daisy and Aidan delve into Abbie’s disappearance, those circumstances grow rapidly darker too. But are the answers fact or fiction? With no hard evidence, Daisy decides there’s only one way to uncover the truth, and it’s not exactly risk-free! Enjoy!