Book Description

In this five-book box set:BOOK 1: A FALSE CHARITYBea Abbot thinks it might be about time to retire. But she’s persuaded by an old friend to take on one last job. Coral is owed a lot of money. She never saw a penny from those two swanky charity parties she catered. Bea investigates, but bouncing cheques turn out to be the least of her worries. It looks like someone is killing to keep their secrets from coming to light.BOOK 2: A FALSE PICTUREWealthy widow Lady Farne is discovered stabbed to death in her lavish London apartment. One of her masterpieces is missing. And so is her caddish godson, Philip. Philip’s stepmother is convinced he’s innocent. So she pleads with Bea to help clear his name. But if he didn’t murder Lady Farne — who did?BOOK 3: A FALSE STEPIt’s the strangest sight Bea has ever come across. A man lying dead in bed, clad in a lavish scarlet and gold dress. Beside him is a note saying ‘Sorry’ and a pair of the brightest sparkly red shoes Bea has ever seen. It seems like he took his own life. But when Bea discovers that the shoes don’t fit the victim, she begins to suspect foul play . . .BOOK 4: A FALSE PRETENCEWhen Bea’s assistant’s ex-boyfriend turns up out of the blue, Bea knows it spells trouble. Sure enough, Zander believes he’s to blame for his boss’s death. The man dropped dead shortly after Zander exposed some sleazy goings-on at his company. A few days later, Zander’s landlady dies in a mysterious fire — and, just like that, Zander finds himself in the frame for not one killing, but two!BOOK 5: FALSE MONEYA missing starlet. A deadly lottery — and this killer’s in it to win! Tomi, a beautiful young actress, vanishes from her life . . . only to be found dead beside a country lane, a cocktail of drugs in her blood. Everyone says her death was a tragic accident. But when Tomi’s beau turns up dead, in equally fishy circumstances, Bea decides it’s a coincidence too far. Can she solve the case before her own number’s up?