Evelyn James Books In Order
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Publication Order of The Gentleman Detective Mysteries Books
The Gentleman Detective | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Unholy Preacher | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Unwelcome Guests | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Last Word in Pickles | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Mayfair Myster | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Murder on Ice | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Man of Friars' Wood | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Cherry Tree Murder | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Mystery of Cromwell's Skull | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Return of Turpin | (2024) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Fatal Gathering | (2024) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Mystery of the Cursed Castle | (2024) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Evelyn James is a published British author specializing in crime stories. It is one of the pen names used by author Sophie Jackson. Sophie is a historian and a writer.
Evelyn got started in the world of traditional publishing and eventually moved to digital publishing with the release of her first book in the Clara Fitzgerald series in 2014.
She was longlisted for the Asham Award in 2010 and was a runner-up for the Rider Hagger Literary Award. She has also had some of her writing published in an anthology of short stories.
Evelyn James is the creator and the author of the Clara Fitzgerald Mystery series and the Gentleman Detective Mysteries series. Her Clara Fitzgerald novels are inspired by the passion she has for early twentieth century history as well as crime stories.
The series has over thirty books which follow along on the adventures of this detective as well as her family and friends. She would then launch the Gentleman Detective Mysteries series which featured the character of Colonel Bainbridge as well as that of Victoria Bovington, his niece, who together work to solve cases in the late Victorian age.
When she is not busy writing she loves to walk along the coastline of East Anglia along with her dogs.
Memories of the Dead is the first book in the Clara Fitzgerald series by author Evelyn James. If you’ve been looking for a good mystery to check out, definitely check out this engaging story and the debut in this series!
There’s one murder, and there’s two suspects. Someone is about to find out that bad things can happen when you mess around with the grief of a mother. Clara Fitzgerald is trying to make a name for herself in the twenties in Brighton as a private eye. For some reason, people don’t believe that women are able to solve crimes there and she wants to do everything that she can in her power to show them that they are wrong.
She knows that the court of public opinion is against her, but Clara does not care. Every day she sets out to try and make her way to her simple office so that she can sit there and wait for a client to walk in. She believes that it is only a matter of time before someone comes in and asks for her help.
Once she is there, she encounters Mrs. Wilton. She is an emotional widow who is utterly confused and thinks that her dead husband is going to be able to help her to find lost treasure that exists. He will be doing so in his power to do so in the afterlife, as he has passed on.
Clara wants to take on the case despite thinking that it might be a better idea to stay away from it. She doesn’t want to see anyone out there taking advantage of someone who is grieving, and she thinks that is precisely what is being done to Mrs. Wilton through the hands of some fake psychic.
Ultimately the private eye is drawn in and promises the woman that she will do what it takes to help her. But things quickly get sticky and Clara finds that she herself has been accused of murder. She wants nothing more than to prove herself as a detective and to show that she is innocent.
This is the debut story in this historical murder mystery series featuring Clara Fitzgerald. In this story, Evelyn James has penned a clever and fast-paced romper that is sure to entertain the reader to the end. If you love a female heroine that gets the job done and is inspiring, check this book out for yourself!
Flight of Fancy is the second novel in Evelyn James’ Clara Fitzgerald series. If you have been looking forward to continuing the adventures of this female private detective or read the first book in the series and like it, check this sequel out!
Clara Fitzgerald is back, and she’s now drawn to another case– or is it a person? Captain O’Harris may be reckless, but he’s also charming. Taking his biplane over the Atlantic in an attempt to cross it makes her think that he’s an adventurer.
Meanwhile, the captain is also drawn to the female detective, but for very different reasons. He is motivated by a family mystery that has been haunting him for years. Will Clara be able to find out the truth when it comes to his death as well as the reason behind why his body disappeared?
Clara is having a hard time dealing with how she feels for the captain as well as her commitment to the truth. Now she is going to have to get to the bottom of a puzzle that has been around for decades and if she does it may change everything about the way that the world views the O’Harris family.
The detective must get to the bottom of many questions, like what is the real nature of Goddard’s spousal relationship? Does Colonel Brandt have any secrets? Did Goddard get killed or did he end up going through a terrible accident? If there is a killer, are they still living?
Clara gets to the bottom of Brighton society in the twenties and finds out what is going on for herself. Along the way, she takes on personal threats and contends with her own fears to find out what really is going on when it comes to the Goddard O’Harris case. Will she be able to be successful?
If she buckles down and works hard, she might just be able to get to the bottom of the case. But what she finds out about society and this family in the process may be enough to shake her up for good. Will she be able to dig through all of the mud and get to the treasure, or is this a case that is ultimately too complicated to be cracked? Read this book by Evelyn James to find out!
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