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The Felse Investigations Series

13 primary works • 22 total works
The Felse family (police detective George Felse, his wife Bunty, and their son Dominic) appear as a group or individually in this series of mysteries and thrillers. Most stories are set in Midshire, a fictional county in the West Midlands Region that includes the Felses' home town of Comerford, but a few stories are set abroad.

Book 1

Fallen Into the Pit
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3.79 · 2053 Ratings · 168 Reviews · published 1951 · 29 editions
When an obnoxious former Nazi land-worker is murde…

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    Book 2

    Death and the Joyful Woman
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    3.86     · 1022 Ratings · 102 Reviews · published 1961 · 30 editions
    A millionaire is murdered and Inspector Felse, aft…

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    Book 3

    Flight of a Witch
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    3.58     · 827 Ratings · 71 Reviews · published 1964 · 21 editions
    "There is a kind of beauty that produces wolf whis…

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    Book 4

    A Nice Derangement of Epitaphs
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    3.88     · 947 Ratings · 96 Reviews · published 1965 · 26 editions
    "Shed here no tears. No Saint could die More Bless…

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    Book 5

    The Piper on the Mountain
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    3.88     · 702 Ratings · 69 Reviews · published 1966 · 5 editions
    When Herbert Terrell falls off a mountain during a…

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    Book 6

    Black Is the Colour of My True Love's Heart
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    3.90     · 924 Ratings · 73 Reviews · published 1967 · 23 editions
    Singers and musicians are gathered for a course in…

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    Book 7

    The Grass Widow's Tale
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    4.05     · 552 Ratings · 56 Reviews · published 1968 · 26 editions
    ‘Listen to who’s talking. I’m not the one who goes…

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    Book 8

    The House of Green Turf
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    3.97     · 605 Ratings · 59 Reviews · published 1969 · 24 editions
    When world famous singer Maggie Tressider crashes …

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    Book 9

    Mourning Raga
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    3.80     · 478 Ratings · 44 Reviews · published 1969 · 20 editions
    As a favour to his girlfriend Tossa's beautiful bu…

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    Book 10

    The Knocker on Death's Door
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    4.04     · 849 Ratings · 64 Reviews · published 1970 · 3 editions
    The knocker hung on a very special door - oak, hea…

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    Book 11

    Death to the Landlords
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    3.81     · 350 Ratings · 25 Reviews · published 1972 · 23 editions
    Dominic Felse and the Swami Premanathanand, a man …

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    Book 12

    City of Gold and Shadows
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    3.94     · 561 Ratings · 50 Reviews · published 1973 · 24 editions
    When Alan Morris disappears, his great-niece, Char…

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    Book 13

    Rainbow's End
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    4.01     · 635 Ratings · 57 Reviews · published 1978 · 25 editions
    The sleepy village of Middlehope is suddenly jerke…

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    Book 1-13

    The Complete Felse Investigations
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    4.80     · 5 Ratings · 2 editions
    THE COMPLETE FELSE INVESTIGATIONS - 13 novels in o…

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    Book 1, 2, 4

    The George Felse Omnibus: Fallen into the Pit / Death and the Joyful Woman / Nice Derangement of Epitaphs
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    4.05     · 19 Ratings · published 1994 · 4 editions
    The George Felse Omnibus:
    - Fallen into the Pit
    - De…

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    Book 6-8

    The Second George Felse Omnibus: Black Is the Colour of My True Love's Heart / The Grass Widow's Tale / The House of Green Turf
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    4.11     · 9 Ratings · published 1995 · 1 edition
    - Black is the Colour of My True Love's Heart
    - The…

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    Book 5, 9, 11

    The Dominic Felse Omnibus: Piper on the Mountain / Mourning Raga / Death to the Landlords
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    3.92     · 13 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1991 · 1 edition
    Amateur sleuth Dominic Felse finds himself in a de…

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    Book 3, 12, & a non-series novel

    The Detective Omnibus: City of Gold and Shadows / Flight of a Witch / Funeral of Figaro
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    4.09     · 11 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1992 · 1 edition
    This omnibus contains: "City of Gold and Shadows",…

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    Book 2-3

    Der Tod und die lachende Jungfrau / Hexenflug
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    3.00     · 4 Ratings · 2 editions
    Inspector Felse #2 & #3

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    Book 4-5

    Das Rätsel der Treverra-Gruft / Der schmale Pfad
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    4.00     · 1 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1995 · 1 edition
    Inspector Felse #4 & #5

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    Book 1-3

    The Felse Investigations Volume One
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    4.23     · 115 Ratings · 5 Reviews · 2 editions
    In the English village of Comerford, just on the b…

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    Book 4-6

    The Felse Investigations Volume Two: A Nice Derangement / The Piper on the Mountain / Black Is the Colour of My True Love’s Heart
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    4.54     · 61 Ratings · 1 Reviews · 1 edition
    From the author of the Chronicles of Brother More …

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