The Sam Plank Mysteries

Fatal Forgery
Series: The Sam Plank Mysteries, Book 1. Price: $1.25 USD. Words: 56,610. Language: English. Published: October 6, 2013 . Categories: Fiction » Historical » Regency, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Historical
It is 1824, and trust in the virtual money of the day – new paper financial instruments – is so fragile that anyone forging them is sent to the scaffold. So why would one of London’s most respected bankers start forging his clients’ signatures? Sent to arrest Henry Fauntleroy, Constable Samuel Plank is determined to find out why the banker has risked his reputation - and his neck.
The Man in the Canary Waistcoat
Series: The Sam Plank Mysteries, Book 2. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 58,580. Language: English. Published: October 27, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Historical » Regency, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Historical
In this new mystery, Constable Sam Plank suspects there may be a link between a suicide, an embezzler, an arsonist and a thief in Regency London. As his steadfast wife becomes involved in his investigations, and with a keen young police officer now under his command, Sam finds himself leading them all into a confrontation with some ruthless and brutal adversaries.
Worm in the Blossom
Series: The Sam Plank Mysteries, Book 3. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 63,950. Language: English. Published: October 11, 2015 . Categories: Fiction » Historical » Regency, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Historical
In the stifling summer of 1826, the death of a young man in Hyde Park uncovers a web of blackmail and corruption so far-reaching that even the redoubtable Constable Sam Plank is shocked. Susan Grossey’s third Sam Plank novel plunges the magistrates’ constable, his determined wife Martha and his protégé William Wilson into a dark and desperate world.
Portraits of Pretence
Series: The Sam Plank Mysteries, Book 4. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 68,050. Language: English. Published: October 15, 2016 . Categories: Fiction » Historical » Regency, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Historical
An elderly French artist is found dead in his rooms in London clutching a miniature portrait of a little girl. In this fourth novel in the series, Constable Sam Plank delves into the world of art dealing and finds himself navigating the fragile post-war relationship between England and France
Faith, Hope and Trickery
Series: The Sam Plank Mysteries, Book 5. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 63,980. Language: English. Published: March 11, 2018 . Categories: Fiction » Historical » Regency, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Historical
Rose Welford, the wife of a bootmaker, is smothered in her bed in the summer of 1828. Her husband quickly confesses to the crime, claiming that a message from beyond the grave told him to do it. In this fifth novel in the series, Constable Sam Plank is drawn into matters beyond his understanding.
Heir Apparent
Series: The Sam Plank Mysteries, Book 6. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 75,510. Language: English. Published: June 24, 2022 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Historical, Fiction » Historical » Regency
A young man returns to London from the family plantation in the Caribbean after an absence of six years to be at his father’s deathbed – and to inherit his estate. But is the new arrival who he says he is? Anyone who doubts his identity meets an untimely end, but his sister swears that he is her beloved brother. Sam Plank comes face to face with the death trade and those who profit from it.
Notes of Change
Series: The Sam Plank Mysteries, Book 7. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 77,090. Language: English. Published: April 21, 2022 . Categories: Fiction » Historical » Regency, Fiction » Mystery & detective » International crime
In the autumn of 1829, the body of a wealthy young man is found dumped in a dust-pit. Constable Sam Plank's enquiries lead him from horse auctions to houses of correction, and from the rarefied atmosphere of the Bank of England to the German-speaking streets of Whitechapel. And when he comes face to face with an old foe, he finds himself considering shocking compromises.