Peter Guttridge Livres

This sparkling debut fires volleys of one-liners and delivers a romp filled with humor and suspense. Nick Madrid, a journalist-turned-gumshoe, finds himself embroiled in a mystery when a naked woman unexpectedly plunges from his hotel window into the swimming pool below. The incident is shocking, not only for its bizarre nature but also for the grim outcome. As Nick attends the Just For Laughs festival in Montreal, he is drawn into the investigation to determine whether Cissie Parker's fall was an accident or foul play. His journey takes him from the gritty streets of Edinburgh to the glitzy yet shadowy world of Hollywood, where hidden truths await. With a blend of humor and intrigue, the narrative keeps readers on edge until the bittersweet conclusion. The author, Peter Guttridge, brings a wealth of experience as a writing fellow and mystery reviewer, adding depth to this engaging tale. His background in journalism and creative writing shines through in this original and highly readable debut, promising laughter and suspense in equal measure.

A bloody death of an actress during a theatre show has DI Gilchrist and DS Heap investigate . . . but was it a bizarre accident or a deliberate attack?During a theatre performance Detective Inspector Sarah Gilchrist is reluctantly attending, blood begins soaking through a curtain startling one actor into falling to his death from the stage. The source of the Elvira Wright, the lead actress, has been bludgeoned by a lead weight used for opening the curtain.Meanwhile former Hollywood actress Nimue Grace is attracting attention from a notorious gangster. When she stumbles across something horrific in the aptly named Butcher's Wood, she interprets it as a vicious message left for her.As Gilchrist and Detective Sergeant Bellamy Heap investigate, they find themselves running in circles. All the actors were disgruntled with the director of the play, Cat Pinter, and the way it was produced, but why would any of them target Elvira? And what is the meaning of the horrible discovery in Butcher's Wood?

After the body of a man is found outside a lido he was fighting to save from closure, suspicion falls on those looking to redevelop the site. Soon after the man overseeing the development dies in suspicious circumstances. Are the deaths connected to the development, or is there another reason behind them? DI Gilchrist and DS Heap investigate.

The notoriously difficult landowner Richard Rabbitt is found floating in a lake. Rabbitt had links to shady businessmen in the area, an ex-wife who hated him, and many he was disputing land with including a charismatic former actress. DI Gilchrist and DS Heap must figure out who'd benefit the most from Rabbitt's demise... and who can be trusted?

Avalon theme parks and medieval Excaliburger banquets are the last things journalist Nick Madrid expects to find when he arrives in the West Country at what is supposedly the grave of the legendary King Arthur. But rival Tourism and Heritage marketing men are the least of his worries once he starts to do some digging of his own. For it isn't Arthurian relics but murder victims he uncovers, and Nick begins to wonder if someone is taking their fixation with Camelot to murderous extremes...