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A Midge McGowan Mystery

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Book cover of #1 - Murder Most Haunted by Emma Mason

#1 - Murder Most Haunted

'A delightfully engaging debut, starring one of the most amusing and unusual sleuths I’ve come across. Best enjoyed with a nice glass of sherry!' Tess Gerritsen

A grand country estate.
On her last day as a Detective, Midge McGowan is given the retirement present from hell: a ticket to take part in a haunted house tour. She’ll have to spend the weekend before Christmas ghost-hunting in an isolated mansion with a group of misfits, including a know-it-all paranormal investigator and a has-been pop star.

An impossible crime.
It isn’t long before the tour starts to spiral out of control. Midge and the guests see an unsettling figure walking the grounds late at night. Then the unthinkable happens – someone is murdered in a room that’s been locked from the inside.

A weekend they might not survive.
Heavy snow cuts them off from help, the house’s own dark secrets begin to surface, and Midge can’t shake the creeping sense that they are walking into a nightmare. Could a ghost really be responsible, or is the culprit one of the guests?

Book cover of #2 - Murder on the Haunted Express by Emma Mason

#2 - Murder on the Haunted Express

Everyone on this train is guilty…

When ex-detective Midge McGowan embarks on a sleeper train to the snowy highlands of Scotland, she's hoping for a relaxing holiday. Instead, she finds herself trapped in a nightmare.

The last carriage of the train is rumoured to be haunted by a mysterious figure. One of the passengers is a prisoner on release from jail, who won't speak to anyone and spends most of his time in his cabin. And when a guest is found dead, lying inside a locked carriage with no obvious injuries, Midge has a mystery to solve.

Could this be the work of a ghost? Or has someone just pulled off the perfect murder? Midge is going to have to stay alive long enough to find out…

***Readers love Emma Mason***

'One of the best books I have read in years.' FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW

'Midge is my hero.' FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW

'Perfect reading for a wet and windy afternoon.' FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW

'The characters leap off the page... and the spooky mystery will keep you guessing.' Antony Johnston, author of Can You Solve the Murder?

'I read this in two days ... I was hooked!' FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW

'Utterly brilliant!' FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW

'I was thrilled, beguiled and completely captured by this cracking whodunnit.' - Jonathan Whitelaw, author of The Bingo Hall Detectives

'A masterclass.' FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW

'Loved this book from start to finish.' FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW