<p>'Engaging and entertaining, it builds to a spectacular climax...deft, daft and definitely delicious' - MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS 'I really enjoyed this book. Fizz is a sparkling creation...both tense and comic' - CRIME TIME When an elderly tourist is found dead in his bath in an expensive Edinburgh hotel, no one suspects foul play - except 'Fizz' Fitzgerald, a legal student with a remarkable talent for detective work, who is moonlighting as a receptionist. When the deceased's sister discovers that a painting her brother had bought on the day he died is not among his effects, Fizz is intrigued. She ropes in her sleuthing sparring partner, lawyer Tam Buchanan, to unearth the truth. Soon, Fizz and Tam find themselves caught up in a complex mystery that will require all their ingenuity to solve.</p>

Bad Vibes (Ulverscroft Large Print Series)

Literature & Fiction

Holms, Joyce

Contemporary

Ulverscroft Crown

“The intelligent reader’s Janet Evanovich.”—Alanna Knight“Fizz is an absolute delight.”—Mysterious WomenAn elderly German tourist is found dead in an expensive Edinburgh hotel. Accident? Most likely. But Fizz, a legal student moonlighting as a receptionist at the hotel, can’t leave it alone.Then, when the painting the tourist bought the morning he died goes missing, Fizz pulls Tam in to help her find it—a chase that leads them from Musselborough to the island of Arran on an adventure that will test their ingenuity—and their friendship—to the very limit . . .Joyce Holms is one of Scotland’s best-selling crime writers.

Bad Vibes (Fizz & Buchanan Mystery)

Humor & Satire

Headline

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Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Headline Book Publishing, Limi

When Bessie Anderson vanishes at the age of 82, "Fizz" Fitzgerald suspects foul play. But when she suggests a similarity between Bessie's case and that of a hiker's body found in the mountains, the police are amused. Fizz takes matters into her own hands, enlisting the help of a reluctant lawyer.

Foreign Body (Fizz & Buchanan Mystery)

Genre Fiction

Bitter End

Headline Book Publishing, Ltd.

Missing Link (Fizz & Buchanan Mystery)

Always in search of a good story, Fizz Fitzgerald finds it hard to hide her impatience when elderly Mrs. Sullivan is shown into her office. Genteel and motherly, Mrs. Sullivan can only spell one thing: boredom. Fizz is more than shocked, therefore, when Mrs. Sullivan asks Fizz to help prove her guilty of murder but could this story be too good to be true? Fizz is determined to get to the bottom of this mystery and ropes in long-suffering partner-in-crime Tam Buchanan. However, Buchanan, ever the gentleman, is reluctant to accept an old lady s money on a case that can only prove to be a waste of time. But is it? This new case for dynamic detective duo Fizz and Buchanan is as puzzling as ever. For starters, why is Mrs. Sullivan so keen to be accused of murder? Secondly, who exactly was Amanda Montrose, the murder victim: Lady of the Manor; beneficent Scottish gentlewoman; or, in Mrs. Sullivan s own words, a scruffy little slut ? With at least three people claiming to be Amanda s killer, it seems there is a lot more to the Montrose murder than first meets the eye.

Missing Link

Allison and Busby

Always in search of a good story, Fizz Fitzgerald finds it hard to hide her impatience when elderly Mrs. Sullivan is shown into her office.  Genteel and motherly, Mrs. Sullivan can only spell one thing:  boredom.  Fizz is more than shocked, therefore, when Mrs. Sullivan asks Fizz to help prove her guilty of murder . . .Could this story be too good to be true?  Fizz is determined to get to the bottom of this mystery and ropes in long-suffering partner-in-crime, Tam Buchanan.  However, Buchanan, ever the gentleman, is reluctant to accept an old lady’s money on a case that can only prove to be a waste of time.Or is it?  This new case for sparkling detective duo Fizz and Buchanan is as puzzling as ever.  For starters, why is Mrs. Sullivan so keen to be accused of murder?  Secondly, who exactly was Amada Montrose, the murder victim; Lady of the Manor; beneficent Scottish gentlewoman; or, in Mrs. Sullivan’s own words, a ‘scruffy little slut’?With at least three people claiming to be Amanda’s killer, it seems there is a lot more o the Montrose murder than first meets the eye.

Hidden Depths

Mystery

<p>Barrister Tam Buchanan is enjoying a rare, tranquil evening on the golf course. Poised gloriously on the brink of making the shot of his life, his concentration is abruptly shattered by the rude arrival of his exasperating former colleague, Fizz Fitzpatrick. She needs his help. An old friend of hers, Irene Lloyd, has disappeared along with a Rubens painting she had been working on, worth £1.5 million. Fizz refuses to believe Irene is guilty of the theft, even if all the evidence points to the contrary. She and Buchanan investigate, and soon become enmeshed in a tangled web of intrigue. What exactly is going on at the stately but impoverished Abbeyfield House? Where had Irene’s secret taxi journeys been taking her? Did her obsessive boyfriend have good reason for his jealousy?</p>

"Cleverly plotted...the story moves along at an enjoyably brisk pace." Susanna Yager, SUNDAY TELEGRAPH A Fizz & Buchanan Mystery Murray Kinston has served three years for molesting his daughter. He now claims he was framed and his only hope of getting her back is an old friend, solicitor Tam Buchanan. In Tam's view the friendship ended the day Murray was convicted, but his new assistant has other ideas. When Buchanan first met "Fizz", he was fooled by her innocent appearance, convinced she would be unable to stand the pace of his busy Edinburgh office. But her cherubic looks belie the reality - soon to be a law student, she's bright and single-minded with a talent for making people talk. Tam finds himself helping Fizz to dig into Murray's past and she is soon convinced she knows who set him up - but then a development permanently rules out her suspect and she begins to wonder if her confidence in his innocence is entirely justified.

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Bad Vibes (Ulverscroft Large Print Series)

Bad Vibes (Fizz & Buchanan Mystery)

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Foreign Body (Fizz & Buchanan Mystery)

Bitter End

Missing Link

Missing Link (Fizz & Buchanan Mystery)

Hidden Depths

Hidden Depths

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