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The Slim Hardy Mystery Series by
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The Slim Hardy Mystery Series Books 1-3
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The Slim Hardy Mystery Series Books 4-6
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The Man by the Sea
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The Clockmaker's Secret
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The Games Keeper
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Spravca Hier
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los misterios de slim hardy by
Cuando sopla el viento
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Treno Locale by
Price: Free! Words: 48,550. Language: English. Originally Published: November 16, 2023 by AMMFA Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Traditional British, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Police Procedural, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Hard-Boiled, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General
Treno locale: un avvincente giallo britannico che terrà il lettore con il fiato sospeso fino all'ultima pagina… Nella sera di sabato 15 gennaio 1977, un treno locale per pendolari è costretto a fermarsi nella stazione di un piccolo villaggio, a causa di un'insolita bufera di neve. La giovane infermiera Jennifer Evans, ansiosa di tornare dalla famiglia, decide di percorrere a piedi gli ultimi...
Here the Road Ends by
Series: The Slim Hardy Mystery Series, Book 9. Pre-release—available February 15, 2024. Price: $4.99 USD. Language: English. Published by AMMFA Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Traditional British, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » General, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Crime
THE NEW JOHN "SLIM" HARDY MYSTERY - RELEASED FEBRUARY 15th 2024 When her mentally disabled son develops a strange obsession, Audrey Johnson contacts private investigator John "Slim" Hardy for help. Andy Johnson has been making teddy bears and leaving them on the memorial of a nine-year-old girl who drowned on Dartmoor more than forty years ago. When nothing will put him off his bizarre tribute...
Spóźniony Pociąg by
Price: Free! Words: 43,410. Language: English. Originally Published: September 8, 2023 by AMMFA Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Traditional British, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General
Spóźniony pociąg: mrożący krew w żyłach brytyjski kryminał, który będzie trzymał cię w niepewności do ostatniej strony... W sobotni wieczór 15 stycznia 1977 r., ze względu na niezwykle silną śnieżycę pociąg robotniczy przerywa kurs na dworcu pewnego małego miasteczka. Jego pasażerką jest młoda pielęgniarka Jennifer Evans. Kobieta spieszy się do domu, więc planuje przejść ostatnie kilometry...
Cuando sopla el viento by
Series: los misterios de slim hardy, Book 7. Price: Free! Words: 50,810. Language: English. Originally Published: July 3, 2023 by AMMFA Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Traditional British, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Hard-Boiled, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Crime
EL NUEVO MISTERIO SLIM HARDY ... Traumatizado por un caso reciente, el investigador privado John «Slim» Hardy trata de llevar una nueva vida en la remota costa de Cornualles. Sin embargo, cuando una mujer del lugar lo reconoce, no puede resistir la atracción de un oscuro misterio que ha dejado una larga sombra sobre el pueblo. Catorce años antes, un hombre del lugar, Richard Maynard, moría en...
The Circus Lights by
Series: The Slim Hardy Mystery Series, Book 8. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 48,440. Language: English. Published: April 17, 2023 by AMMFA Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Traditional British, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Police Procedural, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Hard-Boiled, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General
THE NEW SLIM HARDY MYSTERY One autumn night in 1992, young trapeze artist Maria's circus career is cut short by a horrific fall. Later investigation reveals sabotage, but by then the ramshackle Southern Cross Circus has folded, and its garrulous ring master and owner fled to Spain. And the prime suspect in the possible crime, Maria's boyfriend, has disappeared without trace, never to be seen...
Spravca Hier by
Series: The Slim Hardy Mystery Series, Book 3. Price: Free! Words: 45,910. Language: Slovak. Originally Published: February 26, 2023 by AMMFA Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Traditional British, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General
Správca hier: Napínavá britská záhada od renomovaného autora Jacka Bentona. V ťažkých časoch bývalého degradovaného vojaka, teraz súkromného detektíva Johna "Slima" Hardyho najme bohatý a záhadný statkár Oliver Ozgood, aby odhalil identitu tajomného vydierača. Tento muž požaduje celý majetok za svoje mlčanie. Tvrdí, že je Dennis Sharp, bývalý zamestnanec Ozgooda, a vyhráža sa, že prezradí...
When the Wind Blows by
Series: The Slim Hardy Mystery Series, Book 7. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 50,740. Language: English. Originally Published: July 5, 2022 by AMMFA Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Police Procedural, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Crime
THE NEW SLIM HARDY MYSTERY – RELEASED JULY 5th 2022 Traumatised by a recent case, private investigator John "Slim" Hardy tries to create a new life for himself on the remote Cornish coast. However, when he is recognised by a local woman, he is unable to resist the draw of a dark mystery which has left a long shadow over the village. Fourteen years earlier, a local man, Richard Maynard, died in...
The Paths We Tread - A Crime and Mystery Thriller Boxed Set by , , , , , , , , , &
Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 703,900. Language: English. Originally Published: March 3, 2021 by AMMFA Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Mystery, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » General, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Crime
(4.00 from 1 review)
The Paths we Tread - Ten Crime Thrillers from ten of the best authors in the mystery & thriller worlds Featuring full length novels from Paul Austin Ardoin, Jack Benton, Tom Fowler, D.F. Hart, Ava S. King, Virginia King, J.R. Mathis, Meghan O'Flynn, Malcolm Richards and P.D. Workman The Reluctant Coroner - Fenway Stevenson doesn't want to return to the town where her estranged father is...
The Angler's Tale by
Series: The Slim Hardy Mystery Series, Book 5. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 61,270. Language: English. Originally Published: September 10, 2020 by AMMFA Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Traditional British, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Police Procedural, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Historical, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Crime
A THRILLING BRITISH MYSTERY FROM JACK BENTON FEATURING PRIVATE DETECTIVE JOHN "SLIM" HARDY Attempting to forget his problems with the bottle, former soldier turned private detective John "Slim" Hardy joins what ought to be a peaceful fishing package holiday in Dartmouth, South Devon. But when a violent tragedy affects one of the other tour guests, Slim finds himself on the trail of a potential...
The Slim Hardy Mystery Series Books 4-6 by
Series: The Slim Hardy Mystery Series. Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 163,430. Language: English. Originally Published: June 5, 2022 by AMMFA Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Police Procedural, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General
The second collection of Jack Benton's thrilling Slim Hardy Mysteries, including books 4-6 in the series: Slow Train, The Angler's Tale and Eight Days. Slow Train On the evening of Saturday, January 15th, 1977, a local commuter train is delayed at a small village station by a freak blizzard. Young nurse Jennifer Evans, keen to get back to her family, plans to walk the last couple of miles to...
The Slim Hardy Mystery Series Books 1-3 by
Series: The Slim Hardy Mystery Series. Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 153,810. Language: English. Originally Published: August 27, 2021 by AMMFA Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Traditional British, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General
THREE CLASSIC TRADITIONAL BRITISH MYSTERIES: THE FIRST THREE SLIM HARDY MYSTERIES COLLECTED TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE MAN BY THE SEA John "Slim" Hardy, heavy drinker and disgraced soldier turned bumbling private detective, is hired to investigate Ted Douglas, an investment banker who slips out of work every Friday to visit a desolate cove on the Lancashire coast. There, he walks to the...
The Games Keeper by
Series: The Slim Hardy Mystery Series, Book 3. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 53,970. Language: English. Originally Published: May 31, 2019 by AMMFA Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Hard-Boiled, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth
Having fallen on hard times, disgraced soldier turned private investigator John "Slim" Hardy is hired by rich and enigmatic land owner Oliver Ozgood to uncover the identity of a mysterious blackmailer. The man is demanding a fortune in exchange for his silence. He claims to be Dennis Sharp, a former employee of Ozgood, and threatens to reveal secrets that will soil Ozgood's family name and send...
Stolen by
Series: Tokyo Lost, Book 2. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 71,460. Language: English. Originally Published: October 25, 2016 by AMMFA Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Traditional British, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense
Chiaki Hasegawa is a multi-million selling singer songwriter, but her career peak is a decade behind her. Now she lives like a caged bird, fighting to escape the violent and oppressive grip of her manager, Masaaki Iida, who is desperate to resurrect her career, no matter what the cost. Then one day she meets Ben Wilson, a traveller and train blogger struggling with his heartbreak and obligation...
Eight Days by &
Series: The Slim Hardy Mystery Series, Book 6. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 51,300. Language: English. Originally Published: December 24, 2020 by AMMFA Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Traditional British, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General
THE THRILLING NEW SLIM HARDY MYSTERY FROM JACK BENTON After nearly a year out of the game, former soldier turned private detective John "Slim" Hardy takes what he hopes will be an easy comeback case in the quiet Devonshire town of Launceston. The disappearance in mysterious circumstances of local schoolgirl Emily Martin left police clueless. Eight days later, her sudden reappearance left them...
Slow Train by
Series: The Slim Hardy Mystery Series, Book 4. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 51,190. Language: English. Originally Published: June 22, 2019 by AMMFA Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Police Procedural, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General
On the evening of Saturday, January 15th, 1977, a local commuter train is delayed at a small village station by a freak blizzard. Young nurse Jennifer Evans, keen to get back to her family, plans to walk the last couple of miles to her home in a neighbouring village. She phones her daughter to confirm that she's on her way, but she never arrives home. In the ensuing police investigation, no...
Broken (The Tokyo Lost Series #1) by
Series: Tokyo Lost, Book 1. Price: Free! Words: 71,720. Language: English. Originally Published: September 6, 2014 by AMMFA Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense, Fiction » Mystery & detective » International crime
Jack is a lost boy, a spoilt, rich delinquent sent to college in Japan to keep him out of trouble. Miyu is a lost girl, fighting to dig her way out of a life of mystery, struggle, and personal sacrifice. When tragedy strikes, Miyu finds companionship in the unlikeliest of places. Jack wants only to go home to Britain, Miyu only to find the mother who abandoned her sixteen years before. Together...
Frozen by
Series: Tokyo Lost, Book 3. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 64,080. Language: English. Originally Published: March 29, 2018 by AMMFA Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Romance » Suspense, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense
March 14th, 2012. The day Erika's life came crashing down. Still haunted by the tragic events of that day, Erika drinks to forget, stumbling through life forever on the verge of disaster. Caught in a limbo where she is both a hunter and the hunted, her life changes the day she meets Patrick, a British teacher dealing with problems of his own, both at home and in Tokyo. For Erika and Patrick to...
The Clockmaker's Secret by
Series: The Slim Hardy Mystery Series, Book 2. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 51,810. Language: English. Originally Published: October 15, 2018 by AMMFA Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Traditional British, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Police Procedural, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General
(4.00 from 2 reviews)
A buried clock holds the key to a decades-old mystery. On holiday to escape the nightmares of his last case, disgraced soldier turned private detective John "Slim" Hardy comes upon something buried in the peat on Bodmin Moor. Unfinished and water-damaged but still ticking, the old clock provides a vital clue to an unsolved missing-persons case. As Slim begins to ask questions of the tiny...
The Man by the Sea by
Series: The Slim Hardy Mystery Series, Book 1. Price: Free! Words: 47,800. Language: English. Originally Published: October 15, 2018 by AMMFA Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Traditional British, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth
(4.00 from 1 review)
John "Slim" Hardy, heavy drinker and disgraced soldier turned bumbling private detective, is hired to investigate Ted Douglas, an investment banker who slips out of work every Friday to visit a desolate cove on the Lancashire coast. There, he walks to the shore, opens an old book, and begins to read aloud. His wife thinks he's having an affair. Slim thinks he's insane. The truth is more...

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