Follow your dream unless it ends in roller skates and murder ...

When the police slap on the handcuffs, Helen Merang's too shocked to protest. Besides, in a fluorescent ra-ra skirt and pink plastic roller skates, she's not looking her best.

Only three months before, she'd graced the London offices of an investment bank in a smart suit and heels. Now in a strange town, she's a waitress on wheels who can't keep her balance.

Alone and arrested for murder, who can Helen turn to for help?

The police want answers, starting with why she was cleaning blood off the knife while a body lay cold at her feet. How can Helen prove her innocence when the evidence is stacked against her?

Written in British English with a few sweary words, mild profanity and peril.

Dead bodies don't play Hide-and-Seek ...

If the man living upstairs had not flooded her tea room, Helen Merang wouldn't be hiding from the police.

Dismissing the official explanation for the disaster, Helen thought she knew better. But had she really needed to break into his apartment?

The police are ringing the doorbell. She's left all the lights blazing. There's no other exit, and she can't escape. Helen has seconds to gather her wits. But how can she think straight after the horrific discovery she's made?

That naked dead man didn't shove himself in the cupboard. And now he's fallen out and is lying dead at her feet.

Can Helen convince the police she's just a nosy parker, or will they follow the evidence and arrest her for murder?

The Murder Before Merangs is one of a series of culinary crime mysteries featuring amateur sleuth, Helen Merang. Each book leads to the next but can also be read as a standalone. Written in British English with a few sweary words, mild profanity and peril.