Fern Sutherland
Author
Series
Brokenwood Mysteries volume 5
Language
English
Description
While Mike's off getting his divorce papers signed, Kristin and Chalmers are left to uncover the cause of death of a man found in a motel room, with few signs of trauma to the body or disturbance to the room.
Author
Series
Brokenwood Mysteries volume 3
Language
English
Description
When Jared discovers a severed human hand in a crayfish pot on Brokenwood Beach, Shepherd, Sims, and Breen set about finding who the hand belongs to and if he or she is still alive. Suspicion falls on the Keelys, who own the crayfish pot and fiercely protect their family's fishing legacy and territories.
Author
Series
Brokenwood Mysteries volume 4
Language
English
Description
During a hunting trip, three friends set off in pursuit of a kill, but one of them ends up with a bullet in the head. Who fired the fatal shot? Or was there a fourth shooter? Although Shepherd and Sims find out the deceased's fiancée had been having a fling with his best man, one of her older relationships may hold the key to the killing.
Author
Series
Brokenwood Mysteries volume 2
Language
English
Description
Jared lands the title role in the Brokenwood Theatre Society's production of Hamlet, but a young cast member, Ben Faulkner, falls dead at the end of a performance. At first, the detectives think Ben died of natural causes, until Shepherd smells a lethal poison on the body. Then he and Sims dig deeper into the lives of the eccentric cast and crew.
Author
Series
Brokenwood Mysteries volume 1
Language
English
Description
When DC Breen and his rugby team show up for practice, they are shocked to see their coach dead, stripped, and tied to a goalpost. Shepherd and Sims try to find out who would want to do that to a beloved pillar of the community. When a second body is found, the detectives believe the deaths are related. Could a serial killer be on the loose?
Author
Series
Brokenwood Mysteries volume 3
Language
English
Description
Four of the five committee members of Brokenwood Golf Club start on their regular morning round only to find the horribly disfigured body of the fifth, in a bunker near the first green. Suspicion falls on the so-called Clubhouse Bandit, who has been stealing trophies from the club and is dating the dead woman's daughter. The detectives discover that the deceased inspired loyalty and loathing in equal measure.
Author
Series
Brokenwood Mysteries volume 4
Language
English
Description
Shepherd and Jared attend a country concert by Shepherd's favorite musician, Holly Collins, at which she announces that it will be her final show. When she is found the next morning electrocuted in her hotel bathtub, it appears to be a suicide-or perhaps a drunken accident. But Shepherd believes the cause of death to be more sinister, with only Holly's dysfunctional band members and a note written in lipstick on the bathroom mirror as clues.
Author
Series
Brokenwood Mysteries volume 1
Language
English
Description
When the body of a local farmer is fished out of the river, Shepherd wonders if it was suicide, accidental death, or something more sinister. The man was a well-known drunk with a reputation for violence, and many in town might have a motive to do him harm. However, the inspector starts to believe the answer to the case may lie in an unsolved 10-year-old murder.
Author
Series
Brokenwood Mysteries volume 2
Language
English
Description
The morning after choosing the winner of the annual Brokenwood wine show, a guest judge is found dead in one of the loser's vats of fermenting Pinot noir. The vintner in question is more concerned with another "crime"-the tampering with her wine before the show. Shepherd and Sims suspect the same criminal was responsible for both offenses.
Author
Series
Brokenwood Mysteries volume 2
Language
English
Description
The Brokenwood Health Retreat suffers a massive PR problem when a spa guest dies in the steam room. While investigating the tricky case, Mike and his team encounter family feuds, spiritual rituals, and a missing ring.
Author
Series
Brokenwood Mysteries volume 4
Language
English
Description
Kristin takes Mike to the local farmers market, but it becomes a crime scene when the owner staggers into the crowd with a pitchfork embedded in her back. The cause of death seems obvious-until Gina uncovers something shocking while performing the autopsy.
Author
Series
Brokenwood Mysteries volume 5
Language
English
Description
A fundraising evening at the historic Brokenwood Empire Cinema turns deadly when a fire breaks out, and when the smoke clears, a local businessman is found strangled with film.
Author
Series
Brokenwood Mysteries volume 1
Language
English
Description
When a TV crew from the hit series All Things Old and Beautiful arrives in town, the citizens of Brokenwood excitedly bring out their antiques to have them evaluated on camera. The next morning, the show's superstar host ends up murdered by an item he purchased the day before.
Author
Series
Brokenwood Mysteries volume 3
Language
English
Description
When four masked men attempt to rob the Brokenwood Savings Bank, it's up to Mike to determine which one of them pulled the trigger and killed the bank manager. With Breen gone, new guy DC Daniel Chalmers gets a crash course in the town's idiosyncrasies.
Author
Series
Brokenwood Mysteries volume 6
Language
English
Description
The morning after a 1970s-themed party, the host is found dead in the hot tub. When Mike mysteriously leaves Brokenwood without telling the team where he's going, Kristin is left to lead the investigation.
Author
Series
Brokenwood Mysteries volume 3
Language
English
Description
Shepherd and his team investigate the death of a farmer found tied up in his field like a scarecrow. Was his murder the result of a feud with neighbors, or something to do with his identical twin brother?
Author
Series
Brokenwood Mysteries volume 4
Language
English
Description
A wealthy man is found face down in his pool, stabbed in the back with a samurai sword, with a threatening note left at the scene. A police dog leads Shepherd and Sims to Sunset Manor, a home for the elderly with dementia.
Author
Series
Brokenwood Mysteries volume 1
Language
English
Description
At a birthday picnic for Shepherd, the team witnesses a skydiver fall to his death. Even worse, the victim turns out to be Sims's ex-boyfriend. When it appears his parachute was tampered with, suspicion falls on the family members who jumped with him.
Author
Series
Brokenwood Mysteries volume 2
Language
English
Description
The owner of a Victorian historic village is shot in the head with an arrow. A stickler for rules and routine, the victim lived her life as if she were in 1861. When Shepherd is injured during the investigation, Sims takes over the case.
Author
Series
Brokenwood Mysteries volume 5
Language
English
Description
Jane Fergusson is gold panning in the Brokenwood River when she is gunned down. The detectives soon learn that the Fergusson family has been feuding over gold since the 1860s with the Hollands, who have a homestead directly across the river from them. Could the killer be Bill Holland, a known antagonist of Jane's? Or Maude, a recently fired farmhand? Or even Jane's best friend?