Cynthia E Hurst

When Gabriel Webb volunteered for a sleep lab experiment, he didn't expect to find himself pursued by the Grim Reaper on a racing bike. And when, on a cold October morning, Rob Mangan offered a cup of hot coffee to a shivering stranger in the R&P Labs parking lot, he never dreamed what the consequences of his act of kindness would be. In the seventh R&P Labs Mystery, the scientific quintet - Rob, Phil, Ellis, Virginia and Mitch - dodge homicidal cyclists...

When Gabriel Webb volunteered for a sleep lab experiment, he didn't expect to find himself pursued by the Grim Reaper on a racing bike. And when, on a cold October morning, Rob Mangan offered a cup of hot coffee to a shivering stranger in the R&P Labs parking lot, he never dreamed what the consequences of his act of kindness would be. In the seventh R&P Labs Mystery, the scientific quintet - Rob, Phil, Ellis, Virginia and Mitch - dodge homicidal cyclists...

Rose Miles was young, wealthy, recently widowed and bored out of her mind. Theodore Stone was trying to find a way to avoid joining the family business. When their paths crossed in dramatic fashion, it seemed logical for them to join forces -- and the Milestone Investigative Agency was the result.

Three visitors check into the best hotel in a Cotswold market town, coming from far flung destinations and with no obvious connection to each other. But only two of them will leave it alive. As the links between the trio begin to emerge, clock repairer Jacob Silver and his wife Sarah find themselves untangling a web of secrets and lies to discover a solution that is much closer to home than imagined.

Three sisters in a quiet Cotswold town, each one hiding a secret. Three outwardly unconnected deaths. And one person silently manipulating events, as each death brings them a step closer to a potential fortune. It isn't until clock repairer Jacob Silver and his wife Sarah are drawn into the police investigation that the link between the three deaths becomes clear — and that discovery could put one of them in danger of becoming the next victim. 'Sins...

Finding a husband is the main occupation of many young ladies in 1803 Bath, and Alexandra Barton is no exception. But her situation is a little different. She is already engaged to someone, and he's waiting for her, more than 200 years in the future. Allie is determined to find her way back to him, but to do that, she must first negotiate the minefield of Georgian manners – and avoid being arrested for murder. 'Otherwise Engaged' is the second...

Holidays are never the same when Zukie Merlino is around. Totally tactless and seriously snoopy, Zukie celebrates her way through the year in this collection of holiday-related short stories. 'Zukie's Holidays' contains six new stories, plus 'Zukie's Witch' and 'Zukie's Gift,', which were previously published under their individual titles in e-book format.

A street party on a hot summer evening takes a deadly turn when one of the revelers dies, apparently from food poisoning. But there's more to the death than first meets the eye, and the five R&P Labs staff members find themselves drawn into a case of love, loathing and lemon meringue pie. 'Half baked' is a short story of about 16,500 words. It also appears in the collection 'Four by Five' and introduced Zukie Merlino, who then insisted on being featured...

James Leatheran was found dead at his writing desk with a pen embedded in his throat, an ironic death for a man whose acerbic newspaper column had made him so many enemies. Among the targets of his venom were a wealthy banker, a respected police inspector and a humble clock repairer named Jacob Silver. With libel lawsuits brewing and Leatheran's family closing ranks, it falls to Jacob and his housemaid Sarah Simm to clear their names and find a murderer...

It was a generous gesture for Angel Wineries to send their lawyer a complementary case of wine at Christmas, but it probably would have been better if it hadn't contained two bottles of moldy Merlot and a scribbled note pleading for help. The lawyer is intrigued, and fortunately, he knows where to go for help in solving the mystery. In the fourth R&P Labs Mystery, the scientists turned detectives -- Rob, Phil, Ellis, Virginia and Mitch -- are off...