Slim Hardy Mystery

"I was only gone a half hour. When I came back, he was gone." Puppeteer Bob Harker has wandered the grey sands of Weston-Super-Mare for as long as anyone can remember, peddling his own brand of Punch'n'Judy to tourists and locals alike. Now, according to Reggie Bowles, his best friend, Bob Harker is dead. The only problem is that Bob's body has disappeared. Convinced by Reggie to investigate both Bob's death and subsequent disappearance, private investigator John "Slim" Hardy finds himself with a tricky case on his hands. Not only can he find no trace of Bob Harker, but it turns out that the man's life was almost as mysterious as his death. If indeed Bob is even dead… From the author of The Man by the Sea and The Clockmaker's Secret, comes a twisting mystery that will keep you reading all night.

When the Wind Blows Traumatised by a recent case, private investigator John "Slim" Hardy tries to create a new life for himself on the remote Cornish coast. However, when he is recognised by a local woman, he is unable to resist the draw of a dark mystery which has left a long shadow over the village. Fourteen years earlier, a local man, Richard Maynard, died in mysterious circumstances. The only witness was his five-year-old daughter, Ellen. Now, Richard's sister, Wendy, wants answers. But the only person who might have them is Ellen, now a wraith haunting the dark recesses of a nearby town. The Circus Lights One autumn night in 1992, young trapeze artist Maria's circus career is cut short by a shocking fall. Later investigation reveals sabotage, but by then the ramshackle Southern Cross Circus has folded, and its garrulous ring master and owner fled to Spain. And the prime suspect in the possible crime, Maria's boyfriend, has disappeared without trace, never to be seen again. After a chance encounter with Maria decades afterwards, private investigator John "Slim" Hardy sets out to uncover the truth. Here the Road Ends When her mentally disabled son develops a strange obsession, Audrey Johnson contacts private investigator John "Slim" Hardy for help. Andy Johnson has been making teddy bears and leaving them on the memorial of a nine-year-old girl who drowned on Dartmoor more than forty years ago. When nothing will put him off his bizarre tribute to a child who died before he was even born, Slim moves to the peaceful rural community of Brentor to investigate. However, as he digs deeper into the past, he uncovers a bombshell that will rock the quiet, private community to its very core.