The latest Charleton House Mystery…
Now available!
Tales from Charleton House
In Kate P. Adams’ delightful first collection of short stories, featuring old friends and new from the successful Charleton House Mysteries, enjoy a world of laughs, friendship, mystery and mischief.
Death By Dark Roast
The annual Charleton House Food Festival is about to begin. But the first item on the menu is murder…
Nestled in the idyllic setting of Derbyshire’s rolling hills, the ancestral home of the Fitzwilliam-Scott family seems an unlikely location for murder. But when a young man is bludgeoned to death with the portafilter of a coffee machine, recent thefts from local stately homes are put in the shade, and caffeine-loving café manager Sophie Lockwood finds her interest piqued by a pair of unusual cases.
A Killer Wedding
Till death us do part…
As a passionate couple take their marriage vows in an ancient chapel, death is already waiting in the shadows for one of the persons there present. When wedding photographer Nathan Wallace arrives in the stunning grounds of Charleton House, it seems that not everyone is pleased to see him. But nobody could have predicted just how upset someone would be by his presence.
Sleep Like The Dead
He would make a lovely corpse…
When visitors gather deep in the frozen Derbyshire countryside for a sleepover in the opulent Long Gallery of Charleton House, joined by some notable guests from the past, no one expects that by morning Charles Dickens will have been murdered.
A Deadly Ride
The cycle of life and death…
The joyful Cyclemania event, hosted in the breathtaking grounds of Charleton House to celebrate the Tour of Derbyshire cycle race, is drawing to a close. But the summer sun is also setting on the life of one of the visitors.
Mulled Wine and Murder
The winter bears a berry,
As red as any blood…
As December casts its chilly eye over Derbyshire towns bedecked in festive cheer, the skeletal remains of a forgotten man lie hidden in the cellar of the historic Black Swan pub.
A Tragic Act
Death lies on her like an untimely frost…
As the spring sunshine warms the expansive grounds of Charleton House, ancestral home of the Duke and Duchess of Ravensbury, love is in the air.
A Capital Crime
Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practise to deceive…
On her first evening in the capital, while Sophie is listening to renowned botanist Dr Ambrose Pitkin praising the artwork of the Duke’s ancestor, a lethally sharp souvenir letter opener falls into the possession of someone with murder, not mail, on their mind.
Short Stories
In Kate P. Adams’ delightful first collection of short stories, featuring old friends and new from the successful Charleton House Mysteries, enjoy a world of laughs, friendship, mystery and mischief.
Take a journey into the lives of Sophie, Mark, Joyce and the other characters who breathe life into Charleton House, a magnificent stately home set in the stunning Derbyshire hills.
