Murder mysteries inspired by real crimes
I’m Jacqueline Beard, a crime writer and genealogist living in Gloucestershire. My books take forgotten crimes from old newspaper reports and give them the ending real life never did. Published by Vinci Books · Member of the Crime Writers’ Association.
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The Lawrence Harpham Mysteries
Victorian England. Real crimes. Dark secrets. Nine full-length mysteries based on real Victorian crimes.
The Constance Maxwell Dreamwalker Mysteries
Pre-war England and real unsolved poisonings, investigated by a heroine who can walk in dreams.
Denman & Tallis Cotswold Crime Thrillers
Contemporary crime in the Cotswolds, where the sinister hides inside ordinary lives.
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From the casebook
Real crimes, hauntings and Victorian enigmas I’ve uncovered while researching my books:
- The Ghost of St Anne’s – Cheltenham’s most investigated haunting
- The Mysterious Death of Frank Podmore – the real mystery behind Shadow Over Malvern
- Murder & Suicide in Great Waldingfield
- Mary Emily Cage – Murderess or victim?