Bøker av steve higgs

Why can't I turn down a woman in distress?I just took a case from the tearful, but very rich, widow Barker, whose husband supposedly died at the hands of a century-old phantom. He was the owner of Barker steel mill and it doesn't take me long to realise that something very weird is going on there.That's not all though, a spectral dog has eaten a bloke at a junkyard and I'm supposed to work out how to get him back.Everyone is lying to me about everything but my toughest test is dealing with the aftermath of my stupid decision to hire Amanda Harper. Not that she isn't talented, intelligent, and capable, because she is. She is also drop-dead gorgeous and massively distracting.She'll prove to be an asset no doubt, assuming we live through the week that is.The paranormal? It's all nonsense, but proving it might just get me killed.

A cruise ship filled with gangsters, a missing woman, and a new head of security who can't do his job. What's a middle-aged sleuth to do?Patricia just wants to spend more time in the company of Alistair Huntley, the offensively handsome captain of the Aurelia who seems only too happy to host her. But as the Aurelia sets sail from Miami, it does so with a dangerous new addition: there is a mob boss among the passengers and he's on the run - from more mobsters!Any romantic notions are soon put aside when the mobster's reluctant-looking bride-to-be goes missing and Patricia is unexpectedly volunteered to solve the mystery of her disappearance.There's a cryptic ransom note where the missing woman should be and one of her bodyguards is soon found - with a hole in his head!Regretting her decision to help out, it's not long before the opposing mobster factions take an interest in Patricia's involvement.Someone has the missing bride, everyone wants her, and they all think Patricia knows where she is.With ever-faithful butler, Jermaine, at her side and perfect blonde, Barbie, to distract the men, Patricia will still have to go all out to unravel the riddle before anyone else turns up dead.Where is the kidnapped bride?Find out for yourself as you take another hilarious, action-filled voyage with Patricia Fisher.The Kidnapped Bride is the second in a 10-book series as Patricia Fisher rediscovers herself, uncovers a skill for unravelling mysteries, and from the ashes of her marriage, becomes the phoenix she was always meant to be.