Simon Brett

Jude's life has been turned upside-down because there's a new man in it. His name is Piers Targett and he's keen to get her involved in his hobby - or obsession - of real tennis. But Jude's involvement in the game takes an unexpected turn when one of Piers' friends dies on the court in suspicious circumstances.

Yet another financial crisis has hit Tawcester Towers! The duchess decides to sell off some family possessions. Blotto and Twinks find a sarchophagus decorated with hieroglyphs and Twinks starts to translate: 'anyone who desecrates this shrine will be visited by the Pharoah's curse', just as Blotto prises the lid off. Originally published: 2013

Invited to a private view of the work of controversial artist Denzil Willoughby, the good citizens of Fethering are not quite sure what to expect. It turns out to be a lively affair, culminating in an confrontation between Willoughby and his ex-lover. But what no one could have anticipated was that the eveing would end in death.

Polly's Cake Shop has been a feature of the shopping parade for many years, but when its owner announces her retirement, the Fethering residents start to worry about the loss of this popular amenity. Alarmed by rumours that the cafe might become a Starbucks, a group clubs together to form the Save Polly's Cake Shop Action Committee. The plan is tha