Book 1 in the Josie Clark in Japan mystery series.
Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award 2014 Quarter Finalist
'Rich symbolism and psychologically valid motivations drive this tense adventure of misdirection and murder most foul...believably crafted characters, a fast pace, and clean prose' - Publishers Weekly
Down-to-earth Londoner Josie has a great life in Tokyo with her new Japanese boyfriend and her friends in glamorous actress Tammy's fan club. What could possibly spoil it? Finding the strangled body of a fan club helper under the cherry blossom, that's what.
Josie wants to know who killed Mai-chan; everybody else just wants a quiet life. While the police go through the motions of searching for the mystery man who was the last person to see Mai-chan alive, Josie and her zen-like mentor Mr Tanaka start asking the real questions. Who turned off the theatre sprinkler system? Who could get through the locked door into the costume store? And what do sinister fan club boss Ms Kato and beautiful but fearful Tammy know about what happened that night?
Josie must find her way through a labyrinth of false steps and dead ends and juggle two relationships when old boyfriend Dave reappears in her life.
An entertaining murder mystery, rich with the atmosphere of present-day Japan, taking you backstage at Japan's unique and spectacular Takarazuka Revue as Josie fights to expose a murderer, save a priceless treasure and sort out her tangled love life.

Book 2 in the Josie Clark in Japan mystery series.
A gripping East-West fusion murder mystery
A haiku-writing trip turns to tragedy when a charismatic financier falls from the top of Matsuyama castle. But was he pushed? Expat Londoner Josie Clark thinks he was, and that's when the trouble starts. Josie's life start to spin off the rails as she learns more than she expected about what the people who work for Ando Investments are really up to. Will her romantic Christmas Eve with English boyfriend Dave survive a mad chase around hidden Tokyo? And will she find the victim's missing bag and its mysteriously valuable contents before more people die? Who'd have thought poetry could be so dangerous!
Praise for the Josie Clark in Japan mystery series:
Lush imagery captures Japan's bustling cities and restful countryside...believably crafted characters, a fast pace, and clean prose. Publishers Weekly

A prequel novella to the Josie Clark in Japan mystery series.
It's not just the song that gets murdered!
An evening of karaoke can sometimes be a bit of a nightmare, but this one turns out really badly for expat Londoner Josie Clark as she's accused of murder and theft on an innocent night out in Tokyo. She's got just an hour to work out who the real killer is before the police arrive. Can she do it? Can you?
Praise for the Josie Clark in Japan mystery series:
"Lush imagery captures Japan's bustling cities and restful countryside, while an expanding sense of history and gender roles provide rich backdrop to the action...believably crafted characters, a fast pace, and clean prose." Publishers Weekly

Book 3 in the Josie Clark in Japan mystery series.
High speed sleuthing on a speeding train!
When a body’s found on the bullet train it’s got nothing to do with Josie Clark. Or has it?
Tokyo-based expat Londoner Josie Clark hopes her transfer to Osaka will give her career a boost, even though it means commuting weekly on the bullet train. But when a colleague is found stabbed to death on the train she’s forced to take a fresh look at her fellow workers. One of them is a murderer - but which one?