Bio
B.M. Allsopp writes the Fiji Islands Mysteries, a fresh police procedural series. A huge fan of crime fiction in exotic settings, she aims to give readers the same enjoyment that she has had from authors like Donna Leon (Brunetti series set in Venice), Ann Cleeves (Shetland series) and Alexander McCall Smith (No 1 Ladies Detective Agency series set in Botswana).B.M. Allsopp lived in the South Pacific islands for 14 years, including four in Fiji, where she taught English at the University of the South Pacific. She now lives in Sydney with her husband and tabby cat.
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Death of a Hero: How it all began
Meet young Joe Horseman. How much will he risk to save his dead hero’s honour?
Horseman idolises rugby captain Seru, who plucked him from the crowd of hopeful freshers to place him in his Fiji university’s top team. So when Horseman finds Seru’s corpse in the changing shed he vows to help investigate. But the police refuse to pass him the ball. Even his friends and Coach send him to the sidelines. Could his idol have feet of clay? To save Seru's honour, Horseman defies the rules and charges ahead.
Death of a Hero is the prequel to the Fiji Islands Mysteries series. Set in 1990s Suva, the young Horseman’s first case is not only a twisty whodunit but a sensitive coming-of-age story that will touch your heart.
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Preview - DEATH ON PARADISE ISLAND: A Fiji Islands Mystery - Chs 1-4
Detective Joe Horseman is a legend in Fiji rugby. But now injury has wrecked his rugby career, he dreads returning to the tedium of police work.
When a girl’s body is found snagged on the reef at high-end Paradise Island resort, the festivities for a new marine reserve stop dead. Horseman no sooner lands at Suva airport after a year’s rehab in the U.S. than he is packed off to investigate. While he wrestles with his future, his new sergeant, uber-efficient Susila Singh, is ambitious. As the pair pursue leads in idyllic coral islands and diesel-polluted Suva streets, they forge a tentative partnership. To discover why the girl died, they must drag to the surface secrets that have no place in paradise.
Dive into the fragile beauty of the Fiji islands: pick up Death on Paradise Island today.
Preview: Death by Tradition: Fiji Islands Mysteries 2
Must DI Joe Horseman sacrifice his chance at love to catch a killer?
Only 5 more days… Horseman can’t wait for his American girlfriend, to join him in Fiji. So, when a young activist is murdered in the remote highlands, Horseman sets a deadline to crack the case. But he knows nothing of the dangers looming through the mountain mist.
Crime fans who enjoy diving deep into troubled waters will love Death by Tradition, the second Fiji Islands Mystery.
