The first four novels in the series starring a globetrotting sleuth whose travels include some deadly detours. The Festival Murders Scathing in his reviews and unseemly in his affairs, Bryce Peabody is ready to give a talk at the annual literary festival in the pretty English town of Mold-on-Wold-until he's found dead in his hotel room. Soon, author Francis Meadowes is drawn into a role he knows only from his own fiction-that of amateur detective... "A wicked send-up of literary festivals." - The Independent Cruising to Murder Francis is lecturing aboard a luxurious ship as it cruises down the West African coast. Among the passengers are a retired surgeon, a mischievous elderly widow, and a beautiful American accompanied by her tedious but extremely wealthy aunt. But when two of them die, the sleuthing crime writer may be out of his depth... "[An] eclectic mix of characters-none of whom would be out of place in an Agatha Christie tale." - Daily Mail "A likable and smart series lead." - Booklist Murder Your Darlings -A Mail on Sunday Book of the Year Francis is in Italy, running a creative writing course at an Umbrian villa. His students include snooty Poppy and her husband; a Northern Irishman who writes angry poems about the Troubles; a kooky American; and a possible spy. But things turn sinister when a body is found in the sauna. "A neat twist on the classic English-country-house formula." - Kirkus Reviews Murder on Tour On his first paid detective gig, Francis joins a rock star's entourage as they tour from Berlin to Brussels and beyond. The musician's manager has been concerned about some dangerous events-but the biggest shock comes from the guitar that electrocutes a bandmate...