Is John or librarian Roe the best sleuth in Real Murders Club? Jane, an old spinster and member, dies. Roe inherits her house etc. Roe finds a skull in the house - a mystery to solve.

Firefighter Jenny has fallen in love with Tom. However his ex-wife Mary (a bestselling author) demands a reconciliation if he wants to see his daughter at Christmas.

When a university student goes missing, her mother a former cop goes in search for her. What she encounters is a wall of academia bureaucracy and coverups that point to an abuse of authority stemming all the way to the government.