The Series:
The Ghostly Tower (published)
Shadow in Scarlet (published)
The Headless Corpse (published)
Rivalry and Steam Monsters (published)
Adventure at Reichenbach (coming 2025)
Bonus Story: The Return of the Fiancee
(coming 2026)
Welcome to a Victorian England that never was, a reimagined world of airships, mysteries, and monsters. Meet Heyward and Andersen, a mismatched pair of occult investigators in a supernatural world of adventure.
The Ghostly Tower: A Heyward and Andersen Mystery
(Heyward and Andersen, Consulting Detectives Book 1)
Meet Heyward and Andersen, consulting detectives in a paranormal London you never imagined…
Elspeth Heyward has never met a puzzle she didn’t want to solve, or an adventure she didn’t relish. Taking Sherlock Homes as her benchmark, she is determined to be the best detective and monster hunter in London.
Lars Andersen’s ambitions aren’t nearly as demanding. He just wants to stay alive, out of trouble, and out of jail. But when your partner likes guns and dynamite, that could be a challenge. Can he survive his new employment?
The Case: Discover if a stone tower on their client’s estate is haunted. It should be straightforward, but ghosts aren’t all they find. When they dig up a body, they also unearth a murder and a tangle of secrets. Secrets they’d better unravel quickly before someone else dies.
Set in an alternate, supernatural version of Victorian Britain, The Ghostly Tower is the first riveting story in the Heyward and Andersen, Consulting Detectives series.
Unfortunately, Amazon has removed the first book, The Ghostly Tower, from its site due to a complaint regarding the cover and my image rights (which I did license). The book is still available on all other retailers and is available for direct sale. The rest of the series should be available on Amazon, but it is unlikely that the box set will be allowed on Amazon due to this ban.
Shadow in Scarlet: A Heyward and Andersen Mystery
(Heyward and Andersen, Consulting Detectives #2)
Did you think Holmes and Watson were the only pair of consulting detectives in London? Meet Heyward and Andersen, consulting detectives in a paranormal London you never imagined… a world of airships, mysteries, and monsters.
Elspeth Heyward has never met a mystery she didn’t want to solve or a risk she wasn’t willing to take. Always up for adventure, she is determined to be the best detective and monster hunter in London and outshine her avowed rival, Sherlock Holmes.
New to the detective world, Lars Andersen just wants to stay alive and out of trouble, even if he secretly enjoys their cases. But when your partner likes guns and danger, work can be hazardous. Thank heavens for a good glass of brandy and excellent pickled herring.
The Case: Hunt down a vampire stalking their client, the infamous thrall, Scarlett LeJeune. The investigation leads them across the city as they hunt their suspect, but can they find this obsessive swain before his love becomes lethal?
The Headless Corpse
Heyward and Andersen, Consulting Detectives #3
Headless corpses roam London!
The dead are rising and walking away from mortuaries…before returning without their heads.
Tasked with investigating, dogged detectives Elspeth Heyward and Lars Andersen must uncover the sinister culprit reanimating the newly deceased and locate the still missing bodies.
Tracking suspects throughout the city, they encounter trouble and shenanigans with each clue, until the trail brings them worryingly close to their own doorstep.
To solve the mystery and protect the city, Heyward and Anderson must go toe to toe against a rogue sorcerer with the final confrontation promising an explosive showdown…
Will this be Heyward and Andersen’s last case?
Rivalry and Steam Monsters
Heyward and Andersen, Consulting Detectives #4
Dark alchemy is afoot in London!
Amidst declining business and a tarnished reputation, Heyward and Andersen eagerly welcome their new client, even if he is spinning tales of strange creatures in the Thames. Initial inquiries uncover suspicious behaviour at Markham Laboratory, a forbidding location that discourages visitors.
Additional investigation leads them into the world of alchemists, Eldritch gods, and a thrilling finale full of mayhem and magic. It’s Heyward and Andersen vs. monsters, human and otherwise, with the fate of London and the world at stake!
Facts:
Set in a world of airships, mysteries, and monsters, The Headless Corpse is the third story in the Heyward and Andersen, Consulting Detectives series.
- Lars is a runaway groom, leaving his fiance in Norway.
- Elspeth is an avid reader, with an interest in paranormal and science periodicals.
- Elspeth’s favourite brandy is Calvados.
- Elspeth owns at least ten different handguns and has been known to store dynamite in her London home.
- Lars has a taste for gravlax and pickled herring.
Be Afraid of the Dark 