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Inspector Rudge does not encounter many cases of murder in the sleepy seaside town of Whynmouth. But when an old sailor lands a rowing boat containing a fresh corpse with a stab wound to the chest, the Inspector's investigation immediately comes up against several obstacles. The vicar, whose boat the body was found in, is clearly withholding information, and the victim's niece has disappeared. There is clearly more to this case than meets the eye - even the identity of the victim is called into doubt.

The Floating Admiral was the first of the Detection Club’s collaborative novels, in which twelve of its members wrote a single novel. Eighty-five years later, fourteen members of the club have once again collaborated to produce The Sinking Admiral. ‘The Admiral’ is a pub in the Suffolk...

1803. Tensions are escalating again between England and France. Smugglers, perilous storms and a treacherous coastline all threaten to overcome HMS Teazer as her men fight to gain control of the seas. Meanwhile an unlikely rival is seeking her captain's heart. The beautiful admiral's daughter...

1794. Lieutenant John Pearce is caught between a feuding trio of admirals. One puts him in a position of danger while another asks him to undertake a hazardous commission in order to protect his friends, the Pelicans. Meanwhile, Pearce is also trying to construct a perjury case against Admiral Ralph Barclay.

Eric Livingstone ist der angesagteste Künstler Londons. Leider wird die von ihm porträtierte Lady Agnes Berwick von einem furchtbaren Tod erteilt. Sowohl der Fundort ihres Leichnams als auch die Umstände ihres Todes scheinen darauf hinzudeuten, dass der Maler seine Hand im Spiel hatte. Doch dieser beteuert seine Unschuld... Hat jemand dem Maler eine teuflische Falle gestellt, oder ist der Schöpfer genialer Kunstwerke tatsächlich ein Mörder?