Ann Morven

• Jan-2017
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Be careful who you offend when weird beliefs prevail. The theft of fabulous jewels pulls bumbling sleuth Sheil B Wright to mystic paths and murder. She is amused, then alarmed, by the suggestion she is a popular deity reborn. As Singapore's Great Det...

• Aug-2012
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CHILLS AND CHUCKLES . . .This selection of mystery tales by Ann Morven, diva of the whodunit, varies from the macabre to the magical, yet always a gripping read. Whether it is widowed Marjorie cultivating weeds, Luckless Liz trying to strike it rich ...

• May-2011
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Chills and chuckles and baffling murder. Alleged true heir to the British throne, a Black singer is murdered on Australia's wild southern seacliffs. To unmask the killer, bush balladeer Sheil B. Wright bumbles into sleuthing mode. Her interference up...

• Jan-2011
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A creepy castle, hidden treasure, and the murders keep coming. Bumbling balladeer Sheil B. Wright finds a corpse and intrudes on an isolated weekend group in the Scottish Highlands. While a dunce at deduction, she’s well versed in human frailty and...

• Dec-2009
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Visiting folksinger Sheil B. Wright, hired to sing old ballads, witnesses a real murder on stage during the premiere of a newly discovered Shakespeare play. The English village audience, however, see Sheil as the killer. To clear her name she must ch...

• Jul-2009
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Everybody praised Marjorie's gourmet wonder, yet her closest neighbour was determined to destroy it.Not just a short story, Ann Morven's delightful narrative includes the bonus of some delicious dandelion recipes....

• May-2009
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Hired to sing for a sultan, professional entertainer and amateur sleuth Sheil B. Wright is accused of stealing his priceless birthday jewels. To clear her name she must find the real thief, but an angry cobra has its own deadly agenda....

• May-2009
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A young couple with children buy a house at suspiciously low price. The ghostly urgings that follow could not be denied. An old well can hold all manner of things. In this creepy yarn, the suspense is well written, the denouement amusing, and the fin...

• May-2009
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A born loser, Liz has never been lucky, and yet she perseveres with the national lottery, hoping each week to score the big win to lift family fortunes. Hubby scoffs, Liz despairs and the dream eludes her, until a new neighbour introduces Liz to the ...

• May-2009
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Mad bomber at large, bumbling amateur in pursuit! Folksinger Sheil B. Wright is sole survivor when a Scottish ritual is fatally disrupted in Australia's green Southwest. Sheil challenges pedantic police inspector Sheryl Holmes, descendant of the grea...

• May-2009
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Love and murder, both passionate pursuits, share a jungle retreat for millionaires. In this tangled habitat of lust and fear, cash-trapped Sheil (make ’em laugh) is hired to sing. She hunts for clues and herself falls prey....

• Jan-2009
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You never know where murder will strike. This brilliant short whodunit first appeared 1993 in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine....

• Jan-2009
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Young woman trapped in a magic spell? It happens all the time in fairy tales; now, in this short story, author Ann Morven weaves her particular fancy around a global modern problem, the extinction of rare species.In this light-hearted romp, magic twi...

• Jul-2008
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Christmas ain't happy when you're next target of an unknown killer. This award winning short-story of 3240 words is by the whodunit diva Ann Morven....

Time: the present. A bumbling amateur female sleuth solves the murder of Princess Jezebel on a cruiseliner. Although a dunce at deduction, Sheil B Wright is well versed (through her folk ballads) in human folly and traumas of the heart.Her investigat...