These are cosy mysteries that have minimal violence, no coarse language, a touch of humour and a hint of romance.

All stories feature Bradley Jackson and take place in the late 1950’s in southern New Brunswick.  As my father was from Kings County and my mother from Queens County, I have combined the two counties into the fictitious Royal County.  I have spent much time in both, so my characters and their idiosyncrasies are taken from that background.

Most of these stories take place in Bradley’s fictitious home town of Lambton, a village of approximately 800 inhabitants.  Others take place in the villages and rural areas of Royal County or, in part, in Saint John, Moncton or Fredericton.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), as the provincial police of New Brunswick, frequently appear in the series.  In Lambton there is a small detachment consisting of a senior constable and a junior constable.  Two RCMP detectives from the Criminal Investigation Branch of J Division in Fredericton are in charge of any official murder investigations although Bradley Jackson does most of the mystery solving, sometimes with the assistance of the RCMP and sometimes without.

Humour is provided by the colourful village characters especially Mrs. Barnes the village innkeeper and Bradley’s confidant, a lady of immense size and heart.