Take yourself on a trip to England with these deliciously good mystery novels by Ann Granger.
In The Inspector Ben Ross Mysteries, you'll follow along with Lizzie Martin and detective Ben Ross as they solve clues in the 1860s and 70s United Kingdom.
In The Campbell & Carter Mystery Series you'll track down leads with Inspector Campbell and Superintendent Carter in the peaceful (or not-so-peaceful) village of Weston Saint Ambrose.
Both series will have you curled up on the couch, glued to the page until all hours of the night.
The Inspector Ben Ross Mysteries
A Rare Interest In Corpses
The year is 1864, and Lizzie Martin has just accepted a position as lady's companion to a wealthy widow and landlord.
She is a bit perturbed by the fact that her predecessor disappeared under strange circumstances, but when a girl's body is found in the rubble of one of her employer's buildings, she feels compelled to investigate
WIth the help of her childhood friend, Inspector Benjamin Ross, Lizzie sets out to solve the mystery of the girl whose fate seems mysteriously intertwined with her own.
A Mortal Curiosity
Lizzie has been sent from London to the New Forest to console a new mother after the tragic death of her baby. Things take a turn for the worse when a rat-catcher turns up dead, and the young mother is found beside the body, crying and blood-soaked.
Lizzie once again calls in Inspector Ben Ross to help her get to the bottom of their most bewildering case yet.
A Better Quality of Murder
A fog descends upon London one night, and by the time it lifts the next morning, the beautiful Italian wife of a Piccadilly art dealer lies dead in Green Park.
It's up to newlyweds Ben and Lizzie to figure out what she was doing in London, why she had been trying to sell her prized brooch just hours before, and, most of all, who wanted her dead.
A Particular Eye for Villainy
This mystery hits a little close to home for Inspector Benjamin Ross—literally. When his neighbor is found bludgeoned to death in his own sitting room, Inspector Ross is the first one called to the scene.
The case seems like a dead end, until the victim's cousin comes forth with new information about his past that throws a whole host of people into suspicion. So many people seem to have had a motive for killing Mr. Thomas Tapley.
But who actually went through with it?
The Testimony of the Hanged Man
When Inspector Ben Ross receives a request from an inmate on death row to come hear his testimony, he doesn't plan to place much stock in it. But, upon hearing the condemned man's account of a seventeen-year-old murder, Inspector Ross can't shake the feeling that the prisoner isn't lying.
Was the wrong man condemned. And worse, could the real murder still be on the loose? It's up to the Inspector to find out.
The Murderer's Apprentice
When the body of a young woman is found in a dustbin at the back of a Piccadilly restaurant, it falls upon Inspector Ben Ross to find out who she is and how she met her demise. Meanwhile, his wife, Lizzie, is investigating her own case of a girl who is said to be kept prisoner in her own home.
Just when it seems that Ben will never be able to crack the case, Lizzie's sleuthing reveals a crucial piece of evidence that may just help both of them solve their respective mysteries.
The Truth-Seeker's Wife
Lizzie's peaceful vacation visiting her aunt on the south coast turns into another day on the job when one of her aunt's friends is found shot dead in his bed the night after they dined with him.
A lot of people had reasons to want the wealthy and controversial landowner dead. With the help of Ben, who arrives on the scene days later, Lizzie is determined to find out who.
The Old Rogue of Limehouse
In the gripping finale to the Inspector Ben Ross series, Ben finds himself up against a thief who has committed a series of high-profile burglaries, including the theft of the Roxby emerald necklace, a priceless family heirloom.
As Ben sets out to investigate the theft for the distraught Mrs. Roxby, he is shocked to learn that one of his informants, whom he earlier consulted about the burglaries, was found dead with his throat slit from ear to ear.
Ben isn't sure what to think, but one thing is clear: this thief isn't petty, and they may be capable of much more than theft.
The Campbell & Carter Mytsery Series
Mud, Muck and Dead Things
The first book in this Granger mystery series introduces readers to a new detective, Inspector Jess Campbell. In the idyllic British countryside, a body is found in a cowshed one night.
Cambell is on the case, but there are few clues and they’re all leading to dead ends. Not to mention that the new superintendent, Ian Carter is laying on the pressure.
Rack, Ruin and Murder
Inspector Campbell and Superintendent Carter are back on the case, this time in an old manor home. When Monty Bickerstaffe finds a body in his drawing room, his relatives and other locals claim they have never seen the victim before.
But something’s not adding up. Campbell follows the lie deep into Monty’s past and his family secrets.
Bricks and Mortality
Key House, an empty Cotswold manor belonging to Gervase Crown, has burned to the ground. In the ashes, a dead body.
Could Crown be responsible for this act of arson? Or could he maybe have been the intended victim?
Campbell and Carter must search through the animosity of the town to get to the truth.
Dead in the Water
This winter is unlike any other that the village of Weston Saint Ambrose has ever seen. First, unprecedented rainfall floods the farmers’ fields, and then, to the town’s shock and horror, a body is found floating.
The victim is Courtney Higson, a locally known barmaid. Campbell must solve the mystery before Courtney’s ex-con father handles it himself.
Rooted in Evil
When a man is found in the woods with a point-blank shot to his head, it seems like an obvious suicide.
As Inspector Campbell and Ian Carter start to investigate, the case starts getting complicated. Carl Finch, the victim, was not so popular among the people in his village. Finch was in debt and people’s stories aren’t adding up.
Can Campbell and Carter find the real killer?
An Unfinished Murder
A special crossover mystery! In this book, detectives Mitchell and Markby from a former series by Ann Granger team up with Campbell and Carter to solve a cold case.
Twenty years earlier, two young siblings found a body outside their Cotswold Village but one sibling just came across a new lead.
A Matter of Murder
When Miff Ferguson comes across a corpse in an old warehouse, he knows he’s been spotted and, even worse, he might be in danger. Miff hides out at his aunt and uncle’s home in Weston Saint Ambrose, and Campbell and Carter are quickly on the case.
When another body is found nearby, they know they have to act quickly to protect Miff from becoming the next victim.