Too many cooks in the kitchen spoil the broth. And let me tell you, this broth is in trouble. Get ready for a Southern showdown.

The residents of Cottonwood, Kentucky are sent into a tizzy when the Culinary Channel comes to town to film an episode of Southern Home Cookin’ with celebrity chef Frank Von Lee.

Especially Sheriff Kenni Lowry.

Her mama’s award-winning chicken pot pie is what brought Frank to town, and they don’t make hair in the South bigger than her mama’s ego after the news.

When Frank Von Lee is found dead from food poisoning and the most likely culprit is Mama’s chicken pot pie, Kenni’s poppa, the former sheriff, comes back from the Great Beyond to assist in the investigation.

But nothing’s prepared Kenni for such a personal tie to a case, and she finds herself pushing the limits of the laws she’s sworn to protect.
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A 1930s housekeeper stars in "an Agatha Christie–like whodunit with touches of Olde World England and a soupçon of romance" (Booklist).

In its three-hundred-year history, there has never once been a scandal at Mullings, ancestral home of the decent but dull Stodmarsh family. Until, that is, Edward Stodmarsh makes an ill-advised second marriage to the scheming Regina Stapleton, who insists on bringing her family's "ornamental hermit" to live on the estate. 

Suddenly everyone wants to visit Mullings to glimpse this mysterious figure. Strange but harmless, thinks Florence Norris, the family's longstanding housekeeper. But events take a sinister turn with the arrival of sudden, violent death—and suddenly the hermit doesn't seem so harmless after all…

"Fans of mannered English mysteries will likely not be disappointed."—Chicago Tribune 

"Strong characters…this mix of romance and crime will appeal to a wide range of readers."—Booklist
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"The American Candidate does not disappoint! Full of history, adventure, action and mystery! Fabulous read! Highly recommended." Amy C.

In her most dangerous case yet, Jayne Sinclair investigates the family history of a candidate to be President of the United States of America.

When the politician who commissioned the genealogical research is shot dead, Jayne is forced to flee for her life. Why was he killed? And who is trying to stop the Candidate’s past from being revealed?

Jayne Sinclair is caught in a deadly race against time to discover the truth, armed only with her own wits and the ability to discover secrets hidden in the past.

This is the third Jayne Sinclair Genealogical adventure, but it can be read as a stand-alone mystery.

‘At times amusing and shocking, this is a fast-moving modern crime mystery with genealogical twists. The blend of well fleshed-out characters, complete with flaws and foibles, will keep you guessing until the end’
Family Tree magazine

Peter Coldrick had no past; that was the conclusion drawn by years of personal and professional research. Then he employed the services of one Morton Farrier, forensic genealogist – a stubborn, determined man who uses whatever means necessary to uncover the past. With the Coldrick Case, Morton faces his toughest and most dangerous assignment yet, where all of his investigative and genealogical skills are put to the test. However, others are also interested in the Coldrick family, people who will stop at nothing, including murder, to hide the past. As Morton's investigation leads him deeper into the Coldrick family's dark history, he is also forced to confront his own family's secrets, which have been buried for far too long. With powerful enemies lurking in the shadows, will Morton be able to uncover the truth before it's too late?

This is the first book in the Forensic Genealogist series.

‘Once I started reading Hiding the Past I had great difficulty putting it down - not only did I want to know what happened next, I actually cared’
LostCousins

‘This is a must read for all genealogy buffs and anyone who loves a good mystery with a jaw dropping ending!’
Baytown Genealogy Society

‘This is a good read and will appeal to anyone interested in family history. I can thoroughly recommend it’
Cheshire Ancestor

‘Hiding the Past is a suspenseful, fast-paced mystery novel, in which the hero is drawn into an intrigue that spans from World War II to the present, with twists and turns along the way. The writing is smooth and the story keeps moving along so that I found it difficult to put down’
The Archivist
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A "delicious" historical mystery featuring a Paris detective and master of disguise by the author of The Pale Blue Eye (Entertainment Weekly).

Chief of a newly created plainclothes police force, Vidocq is a man whose name sends terror rippling through the Parisian underworld of 1818—and the inconsequential life of Hector Carpentier is violently shaken when Vidocq storms into it. A former medical student living in his mother's Latin Quarter boardinghouse, Hector finds himself dragged into a dangerous mystery surrounding the fate of the dauphin, the ten-year-old son of King Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette presumed to have suffered a cruel death years earlier in Paris's dreaded Temple. But the truth of what happened may be even more shocking—and it will fall to an aimless young man and the most feared detective in Paris to see justice done for a frightened little boy in a black tower . . . no matter what the cost.

Inspired by the colorful real-life detective who became legendary in his native France, The Black Tower showcases "all the narrative verve and sly wit—both plot twists and turns of phrase—that make [Bayard's] books such a pleasure to read" (The Washington Post).

"Bayard reinvigorates historical fiction, rendering the nineteenth century as if he'd witnessed it firsthand." —The New York Times Book Review

"A writer of historical thrillers in the vein of Caleb Carr, author of The Alienist, and nineteenth-century writers such as Alexandre Dumas, author of The Count of Monte Cristo." —The Wall Street Journal

"Stellar . . . Few writers today can match the author's skill in devising an intelligent thriller with heart." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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