The Solent Murder Mysteries Books 7-9

In this 3-book box set: BOOK 7: THE CHALE BAY MURDERS An elderly man observes mysterious lights out at sea from his house high on the hill above Ventnor. He reports them to the police, but they think he’s a bit of a nuisance. Meanwhile, a woman’s decomposing body is pulled out of the sea, wearing a Victorian-style dress. The post-mortem gives them a massive shock. And when another body is found, Horton thinks he’s got a serial killer on his hands. BOOK 8: THE FARLINGTON MARSH MURDERS Horton is at the funeral of ex-con Daryl Woodley. He’s there to watch out for a big-time crook, who they suspect was involved in Woodley’s murder. The next morning Horton is called out to another suspicious death. A woman’s body is found on a yacht wreck, stabbed in the back. She’s wearing a black figure-hugging dress and a wide-brimmed black hat. He recognizes the woman instantly. She was at the funeral. Are the cases linked? BOOK 9: THE OYSTER QUAYS MURDERS Horton spots a police car outside Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. He’s supposed to be on holiday, but his curiosity gets the better of him and he stops to investigate. Lying face down and sprawled out in Number One Dock is the lifeless body of naval historian Dr Douglas Spalding. Superintendent Uckfield is adamant that Spalding took his own life. But Horton’s not so sure. Then another body is found in similar circumstances. Angry at his boss’s inaction, Horton takes matters into his own hands.