John Tallon Jones

• Oct-2014
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Introducing the Penny Detective

As private detectives go, Morris Shannon is not up there with the likes of Poirot or Sherlock Holmes. He is considering giving up detecting and buying a high-class fish and chip van business when Karl Ashford walks ...

• Nov-2014
• / Private Investigator
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Introducing the Penny Detective 2. As private detectives go Morris Shannon, is not in the same league as Poirot or Holmes. He is going through what can only be described as a ‘lull’ in business, when the beautiful Katarina Falcone walks into his ...

• Nov-2014
• / General Fiction
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George had managed to live a normal life for 35 years but all that stopped abruptly when he discovered, then entered the shadowy world of Zin. But did he get there by chance, and are all the changes to his life happening by a set of bizarre coinciden...

• Feb-2015
• / Suspense
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Introducing the Penny Detective 3 Bumbling Merseyside private investigator Morris Shannon, is on the trail of a murderer in the third book of the series. Set in the crumbling streets of Liverpool in the 1980’s, Morris is once again trying to separa...

• May-2015
• / Suspense
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Introducing the Penny Detective 4 Morris Shannon and his sidekick Shoddy are once again on the trail of a killer, in the fourth book of the series. This is tale of suspense and murder that is set in Liverpool in the 1980s. The two friends are trying ...

• Jul-2015
• / Suspense
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Introducing The Penny Detective 5 Bumbling private detective Morris Shannon, and his seldom sober sidekick, Shoddy, get involved in some serious trouble when they accidentally upset the Chinese Mafia. The action comes thick and fast, in this story of...

• Sep-2015
• / Private Investigator
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Introducing the Penny Detective 6

Bumbling madcap detective Morris Shannon is stranded without his sidekick Shoddy, on an island off the coast of North Wales, in this classic country house whodunit.
What starts off as an innocent murder myster...

• Oct-2015
• / Private Investigator
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The Penny Detective Book One and Two Book One: The Penny Detective Step into the shady and utterly grubby world of Morris and Shoddy as they take on the first proper case they have ever investigated, and see if you can guess who the killer is, becaus...

• Mar-2016
• / Private Investigator
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Introducing the Penny Detective Eight: The Hangman Mystery

Morris Shannon and his long-suffering sidekick Shoddy are on the trail of a brutal killer in this eighth book in the Penny Detective series. This is a story of murder and suspense that is ...

• Jul-2016
• / Private Investigator
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Introducing the Penny Detective Nine

Private detective Morris Shannon is hired to find a missing girl and is plunged into a brutal murder investigation in this classic British 'noir' whodunit. Morris is not your typical detective, and neither is h...

• Aug-2016
• / Private Investigator
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Introducing the Penny detective 10: The Black Rose Murders

Mix together a murder, a bumbling detective, a beautiful woman and a mysterious villain. Add a touch of 'noir' and some fine old British humour, and you have the Penny Detective 10. The Bl...

• Sep-2016
• / Mystery
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The Elephant Room Introducing the Penny Detective 11 Bumbling private detective Morris Shannon meets an old journalist friend who convinces him to help out, as he tries to uncover an assassination plot. Morris is not your typical private investigator...

• Dec-2016
• / Private Investigator
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Introducing the Penny Detective 12

Morris Shannon and his partner Shoddy get involved in some brutal knife murders in this, the 12th Penny Detective Mystery in the series. The action comes thick and fast on the streets of Liverpool in the...

• Mar-2017
• / Mystery
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Introducing: Murder at Woodley Grange (Penny Detective 13)

In the Penny Detective 13, there is a murder at one of England's oldest stately homes, and Morris is caught in the middle. This is a classic whodunit with a few twists, and surpri...

• Sep-2017
• / General Fiction
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Introducing: Inspector Visco 1

The Lady from Rome

A murder Classic

Set in the South of Italy in the 1980s, Inspector Visco is an honest Italian cop swimming against a tide of corruption and criminality.

In this c...

• Oct-2017
• / General Fiction
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Introducing: The Mentalist (Penny Detective 15)

Private Detective Morris Shannon takes on a case for an old classmate who suspects his wife is having an affair. When Morris begins digging, he finds evidence that goes far beyond unfaithf...

• Feb-2018
• / General Fiction
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Introducing: Dangerous People by John Tallon Jones

The Andy Marsh Diaries

Andy Marsh flies into London and is once again on the trail of a terrorist gang.

With his usual contempt for authority and rules, Marsh soon become...

• Feb-2018
• / General Fiction
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Introducing: A Lesson in Terror by John Tallon JonesThe Andy Marsh DiariesLondon is under attack by a different type of terrorist threat. The city is facing an enemy that it has never encountered before, and one man has been given the job of stop...

• Mar-2018
• / General Fiction
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Introducing: Inspector Visco 2The Sicilian AssassinSet in the South of Italy in the 1980s, Inspector Visco is an honest Italian cop swimming against a tide of corruption and criminality.In this case, Visco does a favor for a Sicilian Colleague an...

• Apr-2018
• / Literary
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Introducing: A Death in the Family (Penny Detective Series)

The Penny Detective Series has been designed to be read in any order

When Morris Shannon hits a new financial low; he is willing to try anything to survive. A chance m...

• Jun-2018
• / General Fiction
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Introducing: Dark Harvest by John Tallon Jones

The Andy Marsh Diaries

Andy Marsh is called in, to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a young migrant girl. His search leads to a horrific discovery and a race against time ...

• Aug-2018
• / Police Procedural
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Introducing: Inspector Visco 3Cheer An Italian murder ClassicSet in the South of Italy in the 1980s, Inspector Visco is an honest Italian cop swimming against a tide of corruption and criminality.You are either a fan of Inspector Visco, or you ha...

• Sep-2018
• / General Fiction
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Introducing: Murder at the Voodoo Lounge (The Penny Detective Series)The Penny Detective Series has been designed to be read in any orderFrom hiding behind bushes trying to catch a vegetable thief, Morris Shannon gets three cases at once, and his...

• Apr-2019
• / Literary
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Introducing: Candy's Room (The Penny Detective Series)The Penny Detective Series has been designed to be read in any orderMorris Shannon is hired to solve a ten-year-old murder and discovers the clues hidden in an obscure Bruce Springsteen song. ...

• Apr-2019
• / General Fiction
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Introducing: The Deadly Sleeper by John Tallon JonesThe Andy Marsh DiariesA ruthless murderer and hidden gold bullion provide the backdrop to this hard hitting adventure story that takes Andy Marsh in search of a deadly secret that has been hidde...

• Nov-2019
• / Literary
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Introducing: The Trouble With Nigel (The Penny Detective Series)The Penny Detective Series has been designed to be read in any orderMorris Shannon investigates what seems to be a straightforward murder, but the clues lead him to a prisoner of war...

• Jun-2020
• / General Fiction
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Introducing: Murder Club (The Penny Detective Series)The Penny Detective Series has been designed to be read in any orderMorris Shannon is hired to find a missing scientist, but the trail leads to something far more sinister. The decaying streets...

• Nov-2020
• / General Fiction
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Introducing: Beasley Street (The Penny Detective Series)The Penny Detective Series has been designed to be read in any orderMorris Shannon is hired as a personal bodyguard to a 1960s rock band making a comeback, but the job leads to something far...

• Nov-2020
• / General Fiction
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Introducing: Inspector Visco 4Solid Air An Italian murder ClassicSet in the South of Italy in the 1980s, Inspector Visco is an honest Italian cop swimming against a tide of corruption and criminality.You are either a fan of Inspector Visco, or yo...

• Feb-2021
• / Literary
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Introducing: Murder at Moonstone Mansion (The Penny Detective Series)The Penny Detective Series has been designed to be read in any orderMorris Shannon is on holiday in a sleepy village and not looking for any cases to solve, but can't resist whe...

• Feb-2022
• / General Fiction
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Introducing: Mental Notes (The Penny Detective)The Penny Detective Series has been designed to be read in any order.In this classic British detective novel, private investigator, Morris Shannon arrives in the small town of Bedworth to help protec...