Crime, thriller and mystery writer. Author of the Dr Chrissy Ferguson Mystery series.
Latest Chrissy Ferguson Mystery
THE LIES BENEATH US - CHRISSY FERGUSON MYSTERY BOOK 3
Digging up a body took longer than he thought.
When the badly beaten body of Henry Donaldson is found locked in the old jail at the Telford Bridge in Dunkeld, Forensic Psychologist Dr Chrissy Ferguson is relieved. Now he’s been found, she can continue her downward spiral in peace.
Determined to walk away from the case and put some distance between herself and lead investigator, DCI Ross Fraser, Chrissy battles to suppress the gnawing suspicion that Henry's assault conceals darker truths.
When the forensic team uncover long buried remains in the old jail, Chrissy can’t ignore her instincts. With the Henry Donaldson case going cold, she must find a connection between the two crimes that no one else believes exists.
Drawn into the tangled history of two well-respected families in Dunkeld, Chrissy must persuade Ross that hidden within their ranks lies the crucial evidence needed to unravel the mystery surrounding both victims. And as the layers peel away, the truth is more disturbing than anyone realised.
Someone told a lie. Someone buried a secret. Someone committed murder.
Chrissy Ferguson Mysteries
THE KILLING SHED - CHRISSY FERGUSON MYSTERY BOOK 1
He harboured no fondness for killing, but it was necessary for the next part . . .
Four years ago, Forensic Psychologist Dr Chrissy Ferguson walked out of her family home, locking the past inside. Leaving the tight-knit community of Kinloch Rannoch, Chrissy was determined to forget the visions of a brutal murder she had no memory of witnessing and vanish into the anonymity of city life.
But the past won’t stay locked away forever.
When the mutilated body of local woman Sonja McBride is found in circumstances hauntingly similar to her visions, Chrissy is dawn back home hoping to find the truth hidden in her memories.
Joining forces with DCI Ross Fraser, the tenacious detective leading the search for Sonja’s killer, it soon becomes clear that people Chrissy has trusted all her life are keeping someone’s secrets. As decades-old, unsolved murders are linked to the case, the village, that thrives on gossip and rumour, falls eerily quiet.
But what does Chrissy really know? And can she trust DCI Ross Fraser before more lives are lost?
CARGILL'S LEAP - CHRISSY FERGUSON MYSTERY BOOK 2
One by one, they will pay.
When the brutalized body of the local counsellor’s son is discovered, posed on his knees in the forest surrounding Cargill’s Leap, DCI Ross Fraser turns to troubled Forensic Psychologist Dr Chrissy Ferguson for help. But Chrissy is not in a helping mood.
Emotionally scarred from their last case together and devastated by Ross’s abrupt departure from her life, Chrissy wants nothing to do with him or the investigation. However, when another body is found in a similar pose, Chrissy is forced to accept the chilling visions that have been interrupting her sleep are not just random wanderings of a somnambulist mind and she has information that could provide Ross with a much-needed lead.
Reluctantly drawn into the investigation, Chrissy links the murder to a man who killed himself at Cargill’s Leap two years ago. But when Chrissy and Ross try to discover what led to the apparent suicide, no one is talking.
Yet someone knows what happened at Cargill’s Leap. And that someone is out for revenge.
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DEVIL'S ELBOW - A STANDALONE CHRISSY FERGUSON MYSTERY
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She thought she was in control. She was wrong.
When the frozen corpse of Andie Sinclair is found at Devil’s Elbow in the Scottish Highlands, Forensic Psychologist Dr Chrissy Ferguson isn’t surprised. She already knew the woman was dead.
Struggling with the crippling visions of death and violence that plague her sleep, Chrissy wants to flee, to find a haven where the haunting echoes of death and the weight of her mother’s trial can’t reach. But DCI Ross Fraser is here, asking for help. And she would do anything for Ross.
As the investigation unearths multiple suspects with motive for murder, it becomes clear that Andie wasn’t the innocent she seemed. Harbouring an insatiable hunger for adoration, her every move was orchestrated to ensure love and affection from everyone around her by whatever means necessary.
Andie was good at what she did. But someone wanted something in return for their love.
Her life.
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This is a brilliantly written book.
Great characters - people you would enjoy spending time with. Plot has lots of twists and turns with all manner of surprises.
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The story builds around the frailties of the female protagonist. Fast paced and full of suspense.
As the story developed I was a little bit worried that the story resolution might venture towards the fanciful. However, the threads cleverly weave together in unexpected and satisfying ways. Barely put it down and eagerly awaiting the next instalment!
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Could not stop reading this book keeps you on your toes It did not end the way I thought it would. Will be following your books great writing.
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Inspired by her Scottish home, C.L. Janet (Clare) writes murder mysteries set against the dramatic, breath-taking and sometimes unforgiving backdrop of the Highland Perthshire. Complimented for her ability to draw readers into the lives of her characters, Clare uses her diverse life experiences to weave enthralling narratives that place the reader at the heart of the story.
Born in South Yorkshire to a working-class family, Clare dreamed big, leaving her native Doncaster for London at 17yrs of age to study ballet. Dance careers are short and as age crept up, she began to look for something beyond pointe shoes and performances, eventually returning to school to study for a Doctorate in Psychology.
Since obtaining her Ph.D. sixteen years ago, Clare has worked as an academic, lecturing to university students and authoring numerous scientific papers. An enduring dream to pursue more creative writing came to fruition after a family tragedy caused her to re-evaluate the important things in life. Now, she combines the shaping of young minds with writing novels and spending time with the loves of her life – her husband Ian and Nessie, the rather noisy bearded collie.
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