Vivien Armstrong trained as a journalist, working on a national British newspaper before becoming a crime novelist. She also contributes horticultural and gardening articles to magazines as well as co-authoring a floral art book with a leading designer. She lives in Norfolk, England.
The new Detective Chief Inspector Hayes mystery
Detective Superintendent Roger Hayes and his new partner Sergeant Prentice are investigating the murder of Lady Susan Brigham, wife of euro politician Sir William Brigham. With no signs of an obvious break-in and startling family secrets coming to light, not to mention uncooperative locals and an interfering local police force, Detective Haines struggles to solve this case once and for all . . .
A Detective Chief Inspector Roger Hayes mystery
Hayes wakes up in hospital, having been stabbed and knocked unconscious while trying to save an elegant lady from some muggers. While convalescing in the Isle of Man, he meets the woman's brother, the owner of an exclusive spa hotel. But things on the island aren't quite as idyllic as they first appear . . .
