Peter McAdam Mysteries

Life is not going well for Peter McAdam. Nicknamed Slipshod at school for his lackadaisical manner, the name has stuck. As a private investigator, he specialises in finding lost dogs, missing persons, and investigating infidelity—until he meets Lady Rosemary. She employs him to attend a weekend social gathering at Temple Heath House, the country home of her father, Sir Reginald Potter. Peter has to play the role of Rosemary's boyfriend to determine whether her father is being deceived by a clairvoyant.

Becoming a hero is one thing, but when Peter McAdam takes on the case of a missing teacher, he enters a world of danger, deceit and duplicity. With an odd assortment of allies, can he save the girl and save himself? All the time this story within a story plays out, puzzles are solved, but new ones emerge in a fast-paced mystery thriller. Set mainly in the north of England in the 1980s, this gritty tale matches the urban landscape and times.