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THE COMPLETE HAMPSTEAD HEATH MYSTERIES BOOKS 1-4

Sabina Manea

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Published: 05/07/2026
Publisher: The Book Folks

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Join ex-lawyer turned sleuth Lucia Steer as she navigates the leafy streets of North London on four cryptic and compelling cases . . .

MEET LUCIA STEER:
Lucia Steer is an ex-corporate lawyer turned interior designer who never quite manages to leave trouble behind. Sharp, observant and quietly fearless, she has traded pinstripe boardrooms for paint pots. Italian on her mother's side, raised in a council flat just off Hampstead High Street, Lucia is a woman of contradictions: a polished operator with a working-class chip, a loner with a fierce loyalty to the few people she lets close. She has the kind of frank, kind eyes that make people confess to things they shouldn't, and a nose for foul play she can't quite ignore.

Book 1: MURDER IN HAMPSTEAD
When eccentric academic Professor Alla Kiseleva collapses in front of her guests at her grand Hampstead villa, the official verdict is heart failure. But Lucia Steer is convinced the professor was poisoned. Along with DCI David Carliss, Lucia is brought in to help investigate. It seems there’s a house full of suspects and a secret that someone will do anything to keep buried.

Book 2: MURDER ON THE HEATH
Alec Penney was charming and very, very good at convincing wealthy women they couldn't live without his help. Now he’s dead on the polished tiles of his immaculate counselling rooms, and the paramedics are calling it a freak accident with a faulty coffee machine. Lucia Steer isn't buying it and along with DCI David Carliss, she’s determined to prove it.

Book 3: MURDER IN KENTISH TOWN
Genevieve Taylor was twenty-seven, ambitious, and four months into a glittering new life in London. Now she's dead in a rental house tucked at the end of a Kentish Town terrace. For Lucia Steer, the case is close to home as Genevieve worked at Lucia's own old law firm. The investigation digs into a world of immigration scams, ruthless senior partners and a victim with a secret she died trying to keep.

Book 4: MURDER IN PRIMROSE HILL
When influencer Ruthie Simmons is found dead in her bed, the official line is freak accident. But Lucia Steer and DCI David Carliss are convinced otherwise. As they uncover Ruthie’s secrets, Lucia learns something far more dangerous about herself: the truth about the father she has never known, and the dark London empire he has built in the shadows of Soho.

For fans of Faith Martin, Joy Ellis, Verity Bright, Katie Gayle and Merryn Allingham.

READERS LOVE THE HAMPSTEAD HEATH MYSTERIES:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A good story with a great finish.’ Ian W.P.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘An enjoyable read.’ Kit W.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Succintly written with a lot of precisely evoked descriptions. This is a twenty-first century Golden Age mystery written with panache.’ James A.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Delightful. Pacy, light and a perfect relaxing read.’ Bridget N.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Fabulous read. Loved this book. I would highly recommend to any passionate crime genre fans.’ Adrian B.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Great characters and a compelling murder mystery.’ Robert C.


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