From the rolling fields of rural Hampshire to the lush landscape of County Tipperary - Fatal Equation is romantic suspense with a distinctly British-Irish soul.
The Fatal Equation trilogy moves between two richly drawn settings - each with its own atmosphere, community, and sense of place.
A tight-knit community in the English countryside - warm, watchful, and full of people who know each other's business. The kind of place where secrets are hard to keep and loyalty runs deep.
The lush fields and racehorse country of Tipperary - where Laura's late husband built his fortune and where the roots of the story's danger reach back further than anyone knows.
The contrast between these two worlds - English reserve and Irish warmth, old money and new beginnings - gives the trilogy its distinctive texture. This is not generic "British fiction." It is a story that could only be set exactly where it is.
All books are standalone. Start anywhere - or read in order for the full journey.
Laura O'Brien, a wealthy widow in her fifties, falls for Ali Kurmi - a 35-year-old British-Indian songwriter. But Stephanie, her stepdaughter, has been planning something deadly. And Ali has unknowingly made an enemy in the Liverpool underworld.
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Order on AmazonLaura and Ali have settled into their community. But Stephanie hasn't finished. A darker, grippier second chapter - with a villain whose forensic planning is as chilling as it is compelling.
Released April 2026
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