Mitchell and Markby

When Meredith Mitchell agreed to stay with her actress cousin Eve, in the Cotswold village of Westerfield, she hardly expected it to include murder, blackmail and unrequited love. Or to involve a certain Chief Inspector Markby, a middle aged divorcee. Meredith soon needs to steer a path between her duty to the police and loyalty to her cousin's family.  Book 1 of series

When her new friend and neighbour, equestrienne Harriet Needham, is fatally thrown from her horse soon after Meredith Mitchell's return to her home in the Cotswolds, it looks like an accident. But some witnesses cry murder. If they're right, Meredith and Chief Inspector Alan Markby have a sneaking suspicion the obvious candidate for the murderer is, in fact, an obvious scapegoat...  Book 2 of series.

To Meredith Mitchell the Cotswolds seem like a haven of peace and tranquillity. But Chief Inspector Markby has a rather different view of his native area, as he witnesses the bulldozing of one of his favourite boyhood haunts to make way for yet another housing estate. And when a man's body is found buried in the foundations his outlook turns even grimmer. The dead man remains a mystery: the labourer who dug up his body has disappeared and the farmers whose lands about the burial site are little help. The time has come for someone with a different perspective to see what they can glean. And Meredith, blessed with an uncanny ability for ferreting out the truth, seems the obvious candidate.  Book 3 of series.

After the murder of his second wife, Hugh Franklin is the chief suspect in the eyes of Superintendent Markby. He soon realises however that the truth is far more complex than he ever envisaged.  Book 12 of series.

When Meredith Mitchell's old friend Toby Smythe turns up on leave, she is delighted to see him. But Toby has a problem - or rather his relative Alison Jenner has - and he wants to enlist the help of Meredith's fiance, Detective Superintendent Alan Markby...  Book 15 of series.

No one feels safe when there's a murderer in their midst...

Ann Granger returns to her fan favourite series with the gripping sixteenth Mitchell and Markby novel, featuring her trademark strong and appealing characters, gentle wit and engrossing intrigue.

Superintendent Alan Markby and his wife Meredith have retired for the night when they are disturbed by a visitor. It's not the first time someone has called at the Old Vicarage in search of a priest, but in this case, having just found a dead body in the churchyard, Callum Henderson needs the police. Accompanying Callum to the graveyard, Alan declares that this has all the hallmarks of a murder scene.

News of the incident travels fast in the market town of Bamford, but no one seems willing to admit to knowing the dead man or how he ended up in the cemetery. As Alan and his team search for clues, Meredith becomes convinced that something must have been overlooked. Meanwhile, despite Alan's warnings, Callum appears to be in cahoots with the team's latest recruit, DS Beth Santos. While every lead points to yet more foul play, nothing can prepare Meredith and Markby for the shocking truth behind this mystery...  Book 16 of series.