Neil Richards Books in Order

When a young woman is found dead in the Thames, police call it an accident. Local web designer Sarah Edwards is not convinced, and recruits retired NYPD detective Jack Brennan to uncover what really happened.

When popular local priest Father Byrne dies unexpectedly, the village struggles to believe anyone wanted him dead. Sarah and Jack dig into the secrets he may have heard, and the people who feared what he knew.

Vandalism at the Cherringham Regatta escalates into murder. With rivalry on and off the water clouding the case, Sarah and Jack must find out who turned a treasured village event into a deadly race.

Tim Bell returns to Cherringham after serving twenty-five years for a young woman's murder, only to find his life in danger. Jack and Sarah reopen the old case and ask whether the real killer was ever caught.

Kindly Punch-and-Judy performer Otto Brendl appears to have died of a heart attack. Jack senses a darker history behind the familiar village figure, and he and Sarah follow a trail that tests Jack's ideas about justice.

A choir member dies after eating homemade cake before Cherringham's Christmas concert. As Jack joins the rehearsals, he and Sarah uncover rivalries and jealousies that make the fatal allergic reaction look far from accidental.

A fire at Mogdon Manor kills its elderly owner, leaving his three children as possible heirs and suspects. Sarah and Jack look beyond the official explanation to find who had the strongest reason to light the match.

A new theatre production is hit by a string of dangerous accidents before opening night. Sarah and Jack must work out who wants the show shut down, and why someone is prepared to hurt people to stop it.

A blizzard cuts Cherringham off from the outside world when a resident of Broadmead Grange dies in the snow. Jack and Sarah question whether the tragedy was exposure, or whether someone made sure he would not return home.

A body in a lake disrupts Cherringham's plans with its French twin town. Sarah and Jack investigate the death of a visiting mayor and uncover a case shaped by local politics, hidden motives, and old loyalties.

Mabb's Farm is said to be cursed, and fresh disasters seem to prove the old legend true. Sarah and Jack do not believe in supernatural answers, so they search for the human hand behind the fires, failed crops, and fear.

A valuable Roman silver plate vanishes from a locked safe before experts can authenticate it. Police suspect professional thieves, but Sarah and Jack think the answer may lie much closer to the farm where it was found.

Building worker Dylan McCabe dies after warning that a rushed development site is unsafe. His fall looks accidental, but Sarah and Jack uncover evidence that someone turned his safety concerns into a reason to kill.

Cruel pranks at Cherringham Girls School appear to be ordinary student mischief until a popular teacher is killed. Sarah and Jack discover that the school holds grudges and secrets far more dangerous than childish trouble.

A major film production brings glamour and disruption to Cherringham, then trouble behind the cameras turns serious. Sarah and Jack investigate a case where old ambitions, new money, and staged appearances hide the truth.

A strange robbery at the wealthy Goodman home exposes more than missing valuables. Sarah and Jack follow the money through a marriage built on secrets, where discovering the truth could give someone a reason to murder.

Halloween at the supposedly haunted Bell Hotel brings a frightening accident and fresh talk of ghosts. Sarah and Jack investigate the living suspects, while an unsolved Victorian murder casts a long shadow over the case.

Plans for a giant supermarket divide Cherringham until environmental campaigner Sam Lewis dies in a wild boar attack. Sarah and Jack ask whether the apparent accident was really a convenient way to silence opposition.

The death of village eccentric Quentin Andrews leaves behind a final puzzle and a group of interested claimants. Sarah and Jack follow his clues, but soon learn that a contest over the past can have deadly stakes.

The cash-strapped FitzHenry family faces a campaign to drive them from their ancestral castle. Sarah and Jack investigate the threats, finding that Combe Castle's strange history may be hiding a very practical danger.

A case tied to Cherringham's music scene brings old memories and unresolved tensions back into view. Sarah and Jack follow the clues through a community where a cherished song may conceal a far less sentimental past.

An American tourist disappears in Cherringham, but police think he has simply wandered away. When his worried sister arrives from New York, Sarah and Jack uncover a buried history of betrayal, sacrifice, and death.

Young artist Josh Andrews disappears during his stag night at Cherringham Golf Club, days before his wedding. His desperate fiancée turns to Sarah and Jack, who soon learn that Josh was not who he claimed to be.

When elderly Harry Platt falls from the roof of his home, his death looks like a terrible accident. Sarah and Jack find a family divided by old resentments, where everyone has a version of the truth to protect.

On prom night, a young teacher is found dead in the Thames in what looks like a drug-related accident. With Jack away in America, Sarah investigates Cherringham High and finds herself in real danger.

Beloved village Santa Bill Vokes vanishes just hours before the children's Christmas show. Sarah and Jack search for the man everyone trusted, uncovering a mystery linked to a crime that never truly went away.

The boss of Cherringham's big DIY store is murdered, and the evidence points to its junior manager. When the suspect runs, Sarah and Jack race to prove his innocence before the real killer closes in.

Classic horror star Basil Coates is targeted by sinister pranks at his isolated mansion. Police blame an obsessed fan, but when Halloween brings murder, Sarah and Jack face a case worthy of Coates's darkest films.

Carnival week brings parades and fireworks to Cherringham, but an archaeological dig uncovers the body of a young man killed decades earlier. When a committee member vanishes, Sarah and Jack confront a village wall of silence.

A celebrated American chef opens a fashionable new restaurant in Cherringham, bringing pressure, rivalry, and resentment with him. When danger enters the kitchen, Sarah and Jack discover that a perfect meal can conceal a bitter grudge.

Famed crime writer Edward Townes has made a career from inventing elaborate deaths. When a real danger touches his world, Sarah and Jack must decide whether someone is copying fiction, or hiding behind it.

A man is pulled from the water, and his death leaves Cherringham asking who he really was and why he was there. Sarah and Jack follow a trail of lies that reaches far beyond the riverbank.

Elderly railway enthusiast Bernard Mandeville disappears during his familiar Sunday trip on the steam railway. Sarah and Jack retrace his journey, searching for the answer to an apparently impossible vanishing.

A troubling case sends Sarah and Jack along a trail where every answer leads to another deception. As they sort truth from carefully planted lies, the danger grows for those closest to the mystery.

A hiker falls from a cliff while walking near Cherringham, but friends refuse to accept that it was simply bad luck. Sarah and Jack investigate a death where the view from the edge is not the whole story.

A suspicious fire breaks out at Brimley Manor, home to an eccentric museum filled with relics from distant travels. Sarah and Jack explore its secrets and discover that the curious old house may be deadly.

A plan to sell Cherringham's historic village hall sparks a furious local battle. When a protest leader is attacked and threats follow, Sarah and Jack find that development arguments can turn dangerously personal.

An urban explorer enters an abandoned mansion near Cherringham and finds that its empty rooms are not as harmless as they seem. Sarah and Jack investigate a fatal fall and the old secret someone wants to keep buried.

Grace's wedding is days away when her father is arrested for a murder committed thirty years earlier and far from Cherringham. Sarah and Jack must uncover the past before he loses the chance to walk her down the aisle.

The head botanicals expert at the Cherringham Gin Company dies in what appears to be an accident at the distillery. Doubting relatives ask Sarah and Jack to investigate a death with a distinctly bitter aftertaste.

Petty thief Charlie Topper tells Sarah and Jack that he witnessed a murder during a summer robbery. Now the killer may be after him, forcing the pair to solve a cold case before Charlie becomes its next victim.

Lady Repton's annual Cherringfest should be a weekend of music, food, and crowds. But threats of murder turn the festival tense, and Sarah and Jack must find the source of the danger before the event turns tragic.

Choir regular Arthur Chisholm is robbed at night, then other members of his choir are targeted too. Sarah and Jack see a pattern in the burglaries and search for the old score someone is determined to settle.

While volunteering at Morton Manor, Jack finds retired steward Cyril Roebuck dead in a locked room. It looks like a heart attack, but Sarah and Jack soon face a classic puzzle with a far more suspicious answer.

Computer programmer and father Ed Finnlay disappears, leaving his wife with no answers and police with little to pursue. Sarah and Jack uncover unsettling secrets about the missing man and wonder whether he wanted to vanish.

Brian Foley is charged with murdering his neighbour, and the case against the loud local showman appears overwhelming. Sarah and Jack are convinced police have the wrong man, but time is running out to find the real killer.

Journalist Tom Pinder is pulled from the river near Jack's barge, and his death is quickly dismissed as a drunken accident. Sarah and Jack learn he had made dangerous enemies, and may have been close to a big story.

The priceless Cherringham Chalice is stolen from St. James's Church in a raid that looks professionally planned. Sarah and Jack suspect inside help, and discover that trust, faith, and danger can sit very close together.

Two days before Christmas, Liam Byrne is caught burgling a wealthy home but insists he was framed. As snow covers Cherringham and his pregnant wife waits, Sarah and Jack race to find the real thief.

A famous elderly magician dies of an apparent heart attack at his Cherringham mansion. His assistant suspects foul play, and Sarah and Jack enter a world where misdirection is routine and even an illusion can kill.

A television network offers a group of new writers the chance to win a major contract at a Cherringham workshop. Ominous threats soon put their lives at risk, and Sarah and Jack must stop a killer pitch.

Cherringham celebrates 500 years of its royal charter during Carnival week, until the priceless document is stolen. Sarah and Jack investigate attempts to disrupt the festivities and uncover dangerous secrets from the village's past.

A new Cherringham case puts Sarah and Jack among competitors with far more at stake than a prize. As ambition, rivalry, and hidden grudges collide, they must work out who believes winning is worth anything.