Eric Ward Mysteries - Thriller Box Set - Books 1-7

BOOK 1: THE SEDLEIGH HALL MURDER
Eccentric Arthur Egan is dead and there’s no one to claim the huge inheritance he left behind. Eric Ward is called in to investigate and discovers Egan served time for a crime he never committed. So why accept the charges? And what’s his connection with the lord of Sedleigh Hall?

BOOK 2: THE FARMING MURDER

Jack Saxby is trying to keep the farm he thought he’d been given by his mother. His vindictive father wants to take it away and his brothers have their own agenda. Then there’s a suspicious death, and dark family secrets come to light. Can Eric Ward find out who’s really guilty?

BOOK 3: THE QUAYSIDE MURDER
London entrepreneur Philip Scarn makes Eric Ward an offer he can’t refuse. Help him break into the North East. Get paid handsomely doing it. But travelling down to meet him, Ward is nearly killed. A mystery caller warns this is just the beginning. Could Ward’s past be about to catch up with him?

BOOK 4: THE DIAMOND MURDER

Reporter Eddie Stevens knew he was onto a hot story. But when it leads him to the body of an unknown man, he realises he’s in over his head. Badly beaten by a local thug, he turns to Eric Ward for help. Can Ward uncover the truth before Stevens himself becomes front-page news?

BOOK 5: THE GEORDIE MURDER

Sam Turiff is a loan shark preying on the most vulnerable people in Newcastle. But no one will testify against him. Then the granddaughter of tycoon Liam Geraghty is kidnapped, and there’s a link with Turiff. Can Ward bring down the crime lord before anyone else pays the ultimate price?

BOOK 6: THE SHIPPING MURDER

Eric’s wife Anne has invested a small fortune in a merchant bank. Now her company must pay out a vast insurance claim for sunken ship Sea Dawn. Eric Ward smells fraud. And then one by one, people connected to the ship start to die. Will Ward uncover the truth before it’s too late?

BOOK 7: THE CITY OF LONDON MURDER

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