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The Lucas Rathbone Mysteries Box Set 1: The Problem With Dead People / Sins of the Father / Grave Secrets
Solve murders, or stay haunted. Those are Lucas Rathbone's very limited options.
Usually he doesn't mind... much.
But then, he meets the spirit of a gangster who claims his dangerous connections ended his life.
And instead of walking away, Lucas decides this is the perfect opportunity to impress the girl he secretly loves, putting them on a path that could get them both killed.
But despite his own problems, the dead still beg for his help. In the first three of the Lucas Rathbone Mysteries, Lucas must battle killers, thwart a scheming love rival, solve decades-old murders, and somehow avoid joining the ghosts he's supposed to help.
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Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, and Midsomer Murders, The Lucas Rathbone Mysteries are old-fashioned historical murder mysteries set in 1920s England with a ghostly twist.
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Book 1: The Problem With Dead PeopleLucas Rathbone sees dead people - and they need him to solve their murders.
Usually, this is an almost welcome bit of excitement in his deadly dull life.
But usually, the spirits begging for his help don't claim cut-throat gangsters killed them.
And Lucas is no fool. He knows he should probably walk away from this ghostly problem.
No. He should DEFINITELY walk away. For so many reasons.
But he finds testosterone where his common sense should be, and instead tries to impress the girl he's secretly loved for years.
Which lands them both on the gang's hit list.
As Lucas fights to keep himself and his sweetheart alive, he must deal with an impossibly handsome love rival, interfering mothers, disapproving brothers, and yet more lost souls begging for his unique skills.
Because Lucas’s big problem with dead people is there's always more of them.
But if he doesn't help them... who will?
Book 2: Sins of the Father
Vengeance is sought, forgiveness was never an option, and the sins of the father will be atoned for...
Lucas Rathbone must be desperate to put his trust - and the life of the woman he loves - into the hands of a man with no known morals and a taste for walking in life's shadows.
But despite his criminal connections and questionable ethics, Tommy Kilbourne is the only one who can help find her.
Leaving Lucas no choice.
But nothing is as it seems, and now the psychic sleuth must scramble to not only save Clara's life, but that of a man who deserves no mercy.
Book 3: Grave Secrets
Tommy Kilbourne is missing, presumed...
Well, Lucas Rathbone has no idea, and the latest ghost to demand the reluctant psychic's help suggests his missing frenemy has done something criminally — and potentially fatally — stupid.
As Tommy is short on friends, it's up to Lucas to find the wretched man before either the police or a vengeful gang do. Neither would let the silly fool see Christmas.
And rather unexpectedly considering their fraught history, Lucas would rather Tommy stay alive.
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Tommy Kilbourne is hiding, but that isn't entirely unusual.
At least this time, he's hiding with, ahem, a friend who, though not terribly bright and rather needier than Tommy likes, is mostly a good sort.
Usually he doesn't mind... much.
But then, he meets the spirit of a gangster who claims his dangerous connections ended his life.
And instead of walking away, Lucas decides this is the perfect opportunity to impress the girl he secretly loves, putting them on a path that could get them both killed.
But despite his own problems, the dead still beg for his help. In the first three of the Lucas Rathbone Mysteries, Lucas must battle killers, thwart a scheming love rival, solve decades-old murders, and somehow avoid joining the ghosts he's supposed to help.
***
Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, and Midsomer Murders, The Lucas Rathbone Mysteries are old-fashioned historical murder mysteries set in 1920s England with a ghostly twist.
***
Book 1: The Problem With Dead PeopleLucas Rathbone sees dead people - and they need him to solve their murders.
Usually, this is an almost welcome bit of excitement in his deadly dull life.
But usually, the spirits begging for his help don't claim cut-throat gangsters killed them.
And Lucas is no fool. He knows he should probably walk away from this ghostly problem.
No. He should DEFINITELY walk away. For so many reasons.
But he finds testosterone where his common sense should be, and instead tries to impress the girl he's secretly loved for years.
Which lands them both on the gang's hit list.
As Lucas fights to keep himself and his sweetheart alive, he must deal with an impossibly handsome love rival, interfering mothers, disapproving brothers, and yet more lost souls begging for his unique skills.
Because Lucas’s big problem with dead people is there's always more of them.
But if he doesn't help them... who will?
Book 2: Sins of the Father
Vengeance is sought, forgiveness was never an option, and the sins of the father will be atoned for...
Lucas Rathbone must be desperate to put his trust - and the life of the woman he loves - into the hands of a man with no known morals and a taste for walking in life's shadows.
But despite his criminal connections and questionable ethics, Tommy Kilbourne is the only one who can help find her.
Leaving Lucas no choice.
But nothing is as it seems, and now the psychic sleuth must scramble to not only save Clara's life, but that of a man who deserves no mercy.
Book 3: Grave Secrets
Tommy Kilbourne is missing, presumed...
Well, Lucas Rathbone has no idea, and the latest ghost to demand the reluctant psychic's help suggests his missing frenemy has done something criminally — and potentially fatally — stupid.
As Tommy is short on friends, it's up to Lucas to find the wretched man before either the police or a vengeful gang do. Neither would let the silly fool see Christmas.
And rather unexpectedly considering their fraught history, Lucas would rather Tommy stay alive.
***
Tommy Kilbourne is hiding, but that isn't entirely unusual.
At least this time, he's hiding with, ahem, a friend who, though not terribly bright and rather needier than Tommy likes, is mostly a good sort.
933 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 7, 2022
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About the author
Saffron Amatti
37 books24 followersSaffron Amatti is the author of the Lucas Rathbone Mysteries, a series of historical cozy mysteries with a ghostly twist set in 1920s England.
She lives in a rather pretty village in Derbyshire, UK, where she spends an unhealthy amount of time thinking about how to kill people and (nearly) get away with it.
This is almost entirely in relation to her writing, but she keeps her family on their toes by throwing a little doubt in occasionally.
She lives in a rather pretty village in Derbyshire, UK, where she spends an unhealthy amount of time thinking about how to kill people and (nearly) get away with it.
This is almost entirely in relation to her writing, but she keeps her family on their toes by throwing a little doubt in occasionally.
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June 8, 2024
I was brought up with ‘if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all’. What I will say is, this is reading time I’ll never get back, and just leave it there.
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