24 February 2025
The wait is over! A Fatal Steeping is back from my proofreader and has been formatted. And I can’t wait to share this prequel story with you. This story is ONLY available to subscribers of my cozy mystery reader club email list, and no one outside the...23 January 2025
I have a Secret Pen Name Yes, I have a new pen name. It’s not too dissimilar from the name I use to publish my James Lalonde and Rookie Reporter stories—Amelia D. Hay. For those who enjoyed following James Lalonde’s investigations, I’m...15 July 2024
$11.99 Original price was: $11.99.$4.99Current price is: $4.99. The James Lalonde Starter Library quantity Add to basket My First Ever Omnibus Edition! So, I finally took the bull by its horns and created my first-ever ebook omnibus edition,...05 July 2024
The Candidate Has a New Cover! My novella, The Candidate, the first book in the Rookie Reporter Amateur Sleuth Mystery series, has been given a facelift. As I started designing the upcoming second book in the same series, I realised that a new style was in...04 July 2024
Advanced Reader Campaign on BookSprout is Closed The ARC campaign on BookSprout is now officially closed. Don’t worry if you missed out—I have good news for you. I’m still looking for honest reviews of my prequel novella, The Locked Room, on Amazon...MEET THE AUTHOR!
Hello!
A.D. Hay is a passionate bibliophile and can usually be found reading a book, and that book will most likely be a murder mystery. Amelia is the author of The Lawn, Suspicion, and Duplicity—the first three books in the James Lalonde Amateur Sleuth Mystery Series and The Locked Room. The Candidate is the first book in the Rookie Reporter Mystery series.
My Books
A Body is on the Lawn, and a Killer is on the Loose
When Will Thatcher doesn’t show up for work, James Lalonde must attend afternoon tea at the Carmichael Estate. The pleasant gathering ends abruptly when a body is discovered on the front lawn with strange markings on its neck, and a priceless Van Gogh is missing from the wall.
Can James figure out who the thief and murderer are before he or Alistair is next?
A Murdered Judge. A Dark Secret Silenced.
Rookie reporter James Lalonde finally gets his first story – a simple interview with soon-to-be magistrate Albert Harrington. But when he arrives, he finds blood, an empty safe, and no body. With Detective Khan suspecting him of murder, James must clear his name and solve the case before losing his story.
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A Lavish Wedding. One Dead Bride. A Tangled Web of Deception.
James Lalonde thought being a groomsman at his ex-girlfriend’s wedding would be the most awkward part of his weekend. He was wrong. After the bride’s body is found floating in the château lake, he becomes the prime suspect, and awkward becomes deadly.
Can James clear his name before the killer strikes again?
£3.99
Excalibur is Missing. A Killer is on the Loose. One Reporter is Determined to Uncover the Truth.
When James Lalonde’s girlfriend leaves him, he’s forced to cover her story about the local museum’s latest acquisition—the legendary sword Excalibur. But when he arrives, Excalibur is missing and there’s a dead body at the crime scene. Can James clear his name and find the real killer?
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A Murdered Professor. A Priceless Manuscript Stolen.
James Lalonde’s university reunion takes a deadly turn when a hooded figure murders a professor and steals a priceless mediaeval manuscript, moments after James discovers a secret code within its pages.
With his passport confiscated and everyone hiding secrets, can James find the killer before they strike again?
£3.99
One Locked Room. A Dead Body. Five Suspects
It’s the opening of Clovervale Hall, an exquisite bed-and-breakfast in England. James Lalonde has an all-expenses-paid trip. But there’s one thing he didn’t count on—a killer roaming the halls. Soon, James discovers everyone has secrets worth killing for.
Can James solve the murder before the bodies start to pile up?
£2.49
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