Peter Tranter: 5 books

On a foul night and in a foul mood a self styled ghost investigator risks becoming a ghost himself at the hands of the foul aristocratic and impoverished owner of a crumbling stately home. Has the investigator a hidden agenda? Is Jo, the girl about the place, part of the plot?

Talented snooker player Oliver Castle and Claire Roberts are a team. Late one night, Claire discovers the naked body of their friend, Julie Stevens, tangled in the upper branches of a tree. Everyone believes Oliver wouldn’t hurt a fly, yet the police suspect him, especially following two more murders...

It starts with a phone call from Tangiers. Days later the shipping line owner disappears. Local pressure is exerted and Oliver Castle finds himself all at sea charged with finding out what has happened. Despite the appalling weather someone is trying to sabotage the ship; one of the five dancing girls on board disappears, and then the murders begin.

XXX signals an American Air Force jet is missing over the Atlantic. A novice radio officer on board a ship sailing from London to Fiji via Curacao and Panama tells how he picks up the message and to his immense surprise provides the key to the eventual rescue. Gunrunning, a wonderful love story, betrayal,...

Shambles is a collection of quick reads. Here you will find short stories, silly verse and something for the young at heart. Two satirical accounts are also offered under the title "History, What Really Happened?"