The Iris Woodmore Mysteries

 Death at Crookham Hall

Book 1

A fatal jump. A missing suffragette. An inexplicable murder.

London, 1920. Reporter Iris Woodmore's investigation into her mother's death leads her to Crookham Hall, an ancestral home where secrets and lies lead to murder…


Murder at Waldenmere Lake

Book 2

A murder shocks the small town of Walden. And it’s only the beginning…

Hampshire, 1921. Local reporter Iris Woodmore is determined to save her beloved Waldenmere Lake from destruction. But when she takes on the might of a railway company, nothing prepares her for the devastation that’s to follow…


The Body at Carnival Bridge

Book 3

A single shot is fired. Was it intended to kill?

London, 1922. When reporter Iris Woodmore returns to England after a scandalous trip abroad, not everyone is pleased to see her...


A Killing at Smugglers Cove

Book 4

Wartime secrets, smugglers’ caves, skeletal remains. And the holiday’s only just begun… 

Summer, 1923. Reporter Iris Woodmore travels to sunny Devon for her father’s wedding and discovers her future stepmother is not what she seems...


A Corpse in Christmas Close

Book 5

When a pantomime turns deadly, Iris investigates a cast of killers…

Christmas, 1923. When reporter Iris Woodmore is sent to cover the Prince of Wales’ visit to historic Winchester, she discovers more than just royal gossip...

Publication date: 24 August 2024


The Iris Woodmore Boxset

Books 1 to 4


'If you enjoy 1920s mysteries and learning about the Suffragettes and all they stood for, then I highly recommend Death at Crookham Hall.' Verity Bright

'A joy to read! Such a well-researched mystery. I absolutely loved the unconventional heroine.' Anita Davison

‘Death at Crookham Hall is a lovely, murder mystery by a gifted writer.’ Helena Dixon

This boxset contains the following Iris Woodmore Mysteries:

Death at Crookham Hall

Murder at Waldenmere Lake

The Body at Carnival Bridge

A Killing at Smugglers Cove

Standalone Novels

Murder at Merewood Hospital


The patients survived the Great War only to face a new danger… 

Hampshire, 1919. Is Merewood Hospital haunted? Or is someone very real behind the unnatural deaths that began on Midsummer’s Eve?

Can Sister Helen Hopgood discover the truth before it’s too late..?



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