It’s Carnival and everyone is having fun. Though perhaps not everyone…

Nancy Tremayne is on holiday in Rio with her husband, Leo, and the city is dancing from dawn to dusk. An explosion of energy and colour that Nancy loves. But when she overhears an ugly quarrel, finds a woman dead, and hears of a missing child, she is drawn into a terrible crime that lies hidden beneath the sun-warmed beaches and the samba rhythms.

Together with Archie, Leo’s assistant, Nancy embarks on a perilous mission to track down a killer and find the child who faces the greatest of danger. Can they uncover the villain behind this dreadful trade and reach the little girl in time?

It’s going to take some Brazilian magic.

Murder and suspense are peppered with romance in this fast-paced mystery set in the glamour of 1950s Rio.

See what reviewers have to say about this bestselling mystery suspense series:

The story is a roller-coaster of a read, with plenty of tension and suspense.

Merryn's characters are real and she always sets the scene beautifully: in this case Britain in the early 1950s.

The social constraints of the 1950s are keenly observed and add much to this well-written story. 

This is an intriguing historical mystery, and the protagonist is so complex and interesting, and the mystery so well done that you'll find yourself trapped between the pages.

A well-paced book with so many twists and turns that kept me guessing most of the way through.

A brilliant gripping story which captures the reader from the very first page.

Another beautifully written book by this author – the characters were great and the story so well thought out.

Amazon categories:

Mystery, thriller and suspense

Women’s fiction

Women sleuths

International mystery and crime

Detective

Crime

A broken locket, a hidden past - and a love affair tested to its limits 

Facing penury, Elinor Milford is urged by her dying mother to seek help from Amersham Hall. But the owner of this vast estate is a rich and powerful duke, far too young to have known her mother. What possible connection can there be? Disguised as a dairymaid, Elinor sets out to unearth the secrets of her birth and discovers an extraordinary story.

Gabriel Claremont, Duke of Amersham, wants only to forget a painful past. He spends his life pursuing shallow pleasures in the company of dissipated men. Yet the new dairymaid, with her mousy clothes and modest demeanour, intrigues him. Despite his vow to live without love, he finds himself fighting a tangle of fierce emotions, unleashing a love affair that is tested to its limits.

How far will Elinor and Gabriel go to unravel the threads of their past – and discover their future?

Amazon categories:

Regency Romance

Regency Mystery and Adventure

Romantic Suspense

Victorian Romance

Historical Romance

An idyllic Cornish fishing village—but death is never far away

Nancy Tremayne has never felt welcome at Penleven, her husband’s family home. But when Leo’s father falls ill, she is forced to make a rare visit to Port Madron, a sleepy Cornish fishing village where nothing much happens. Or so it seems.

It’s not long, though, before Nancy becomes convinced that below the calm surface something truly evil is going on. Her father-in-law’s heart attack isn’t simply bad luck. His friend’s death isn’t an accident. And the threatening letters… are they being sent by a resentful villager to create fear, or are the men pushing to buy the Tremayne tin mine behind the bubbling unrest?

With the help of Archie, Leo’s assistant, Nancy gradually finds the answers she’s looking for. Together, they uncover a plot of horrific revenge. But not before they face the most dangerous situation of their lives - and not before they become ever more deeply entangled in a forbidden love.

See what reviewers have to say about this bestselling mystery suspense series:

The story is a roller-coaster of a read, with plenty of tension and suspense.

Merryn's characters are real and she always sets the scene beautifully: in this case Britain in the early 1950s.

The social constraints of the 1950s are keenly observed and add much to this well-written story. 

This is an intriguing historical mystery, and the protagonist is so complex and interesting, and the mystery so well done that you'll find yourself trapped between the pages.

A well-paced book with so many twists and turns that kept me guessing most of the way through.

A brilliant gripping story which captures the reader from the very first page.

Another beautifully written book by this author – the characters were great and the story so well thought out.

Amazon categories:

Mystery, thriller and suspense

Women’s fiction

Women sleuths

International mystery and crime

Detective

Crime

When Paradise isn’t quite what it seems…

Nancy Tremayne has landed the job of her dreams in London. But this is 1955 and her husband, Leo, an art expert, has a project in the Caribbean and expects her to travel with him. Reluctantly, she packs her suitcase for Malfuego, but almost as soon as she arrives on the island, witnesses a brutal attack on a defenceless young man.

And there is worse to come. Much worse.

When the same man is murdered, Nancy is asked for help and, with her husband’s assistant, Archie, gradually discovers the dark side of the island. And a dangerous enemy.

Nancy finds her killer, but along the way the sexual tension simmering between herself and Archie finally bursts into the open. After Malfuego, life will never again be the same.

See what reviewers have to say about this bestselling mystery suspense series:

The story is a roller-coaster of a read, with plenty of tension and suspense.

Merryn's characters are real and she always sets the scene beautifully: in this case Britain in the early 1950s.

The social constraints of the 1950s are keenly observed and add much to this well-written story. 

This is an intriguing historical mystery, and the protagonist is so complex and interesting, and the mystery so well done that you'll find yourself trapped between the pages.

A well-paced book with so many twists and turns that kept me guessing most of the way through.

A brilliant gripping story which captures the reader from the very first page.

Another beautifully written book by this author – the characters were great and the story so well thought out.

Amazon categories:

Mystery, thriller and suspense

Women’s fiction

Women sleuths

International mystery and crime

Detective

Crime

A terrible accident—or the murder of someone keeping dangerous secrets?

The music soars. The opera reaches its finale. And a woman falls to her death.

Newlywed Nancy Tremayne is a shocked witness to the tragedy at La Fenice. How could it have happened and what could lie behind such a terrible death?

Her husband, art professor, Leo, is adamant it was an accident. The police suspect suicide. But Nancy is certain the woman's deadly fall was deliberate. Someone in Venice is a killer.

Plunging more and more deeply into the city's secrets, she finds herself caught in a terrifying roller coaster of suspense, discovering a Venice as sinister as it is beautiful. Walking ever closer to danger, Nancy is forced to make a choice – the truth or her life?

See what reviewers have to say about Venetian Vendetta, book two in the Tremayne Mystery Suspense series by bestselling author, Merryn Allingham:

This is an intriguing historical mystery, and the protagonist is so complex and interesting, and the mystery so well done that you'll find yourself trapped between the pages.

A breath of fresh air. And it isn't only because the author describes Venice really well. Yes, there is that, but we also have here a wonderfully strong heroine who continues to be true to herself even through setbacks... I'd strongly recommend this book.

A well-paced book with so many twists and turns that kept me guessing most of the way through.

A brilliant gripping story which captures the reader from the very first page.

Not only does the city of Venice present romance and intrigue, it proves to be the perfect backdrop for the mystery, what with its long canals of water, the danger of flooding, the isolated islands, and the fog that comes with being by the sea... A delightful mystery.

Another beautifully written book by this author – the characters were great and the story so well thought out.