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The County Guides

Journey through the charming English countryside, where picturesque villages and eccentric characters are the backdrop for intriguing mysteries. Each installment seamlessly blends cozy settings with compelling whodunits, reminiscent of classic detective fiction. Explore the beauty of rural landscapes while uncovering the hidden secrets and complex murder cases within close-knit communities.

Essex Poison
Westmorland Alone
The Norfolk Mystery
The Sussex Murder
Death in Devon

Recommended Reading Order

  1. 1

    Love Miss Marple? Adore Holmes and Watson? Professor Morley's guide to Norfolk is a story of bygone England: quaint villages, eccentric locals - and murder!

    The Norfolk Mystery
  2. 2

    CREAM TEAS! SCHOOL DINNERS! SATANIC SURFERS! Join our heroes as they follow up a Norfolk Mystery with a bad case of ... DEATH IN DEVON.

    Death in Devon
  3. 3

    'Beautifully crafted by Sansom, Professor Morley promises to become a little gem of English crime writing; sample him now' Daily Mail Welcome to Westmorland. Perhaps the most scenic county in England! Home of the poets! Land of the great artists! District of the Great lakes! And the scene of a mysterious crime... Swanton Morley, the People's Professor, once again sets off in his Lagonda to continue his history of England, The County Guides. Stranded in the market town of Appleby after a tragic rail crash, Morley, his daughter Miriam and his assistant Stephen Sefton find themselves drawn into a world of country fairs, gypsy lore and Cumberland and Westmorland wrestling. When a woman's body is discovered at an archaeological dig, for Morley there's only one possible question: could it be murder? Join Morley, Miriam and Sefton as they journey along the Great North road and the Settle-Carlisle Line into the dark heart of 1930s England.

    Westmorland Alone
  4. 4

    'Beautifully crafted by Sansom, Professor Morley promises to become a little gem of English crime writing; sample him now' Daily Mail

    Essex Poison
  5. 5

    From Beachy Head to Brighton, and from Chichester to Rye, Flaming Sussex sees our intrepid trio plunge once again into the dark heart of England 'Beautifully crafted by Sansom, Professor Morley promises to become a little gem of English crime writing; sample him now' Daily Mail

    The Sussex Murder