Phillip Bethancourt and Jack Gibbons mysteries

When a middle-aged widower turns up dead in a small Cotswolds town, supposedly the victim of an accident, Scotland Yard sleuth Jack Gibbons enlists the aid of his friend, Phillip Bethancourt, to uncover the truth about the wealthy businessman's death.

Best friends Phillip Bethancourt, a wealthy man-about-town, and Scotland Yard Detective Sergeant Jack Gibbons are each on their way to Yorkshire over Christmas, though not together, and neither of them are looking forward to their respective trips. While Phillip is returning to his family's estate to spend the holiday with relatives---a dreaded task---Jack must determine whether a particular murder is the work of a serial killer. It looks like it...