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Pork Pie Pandemonium

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Baking. It can get a guy killed. ‘When Steve Higgs writes, he hits it out of the park. I find myself laughing out loud and often.’ ** Complete Series. Read every book (the dog doesn't die) ** When ...
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  • 21 April 2026
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Baking. It can get a guy killed.

‘When Steve Higgs writes, he hits it out of the park. I find myself laughing out loud and often.’

** Complete Series. Read every book (the dog doesn't die) **

When a retired detective takes a culinary tour of the British Isles, he hopes to find tasty treats and delicious bakes …

… what he gets is a clue to a crime in the ingredients for his pork pie.

His dog, Rex Harrison, an ex-police dog fired for having a bad attitude, cannot understand why the humans are struggling to solve the mystery. He can already smell the answer – it’s right before their noses.

He’ll pitch in to help his human and the shop owner’s teenage daughter as the trio set out to save the shop from closure. Is the rival pork pie shop across the street to blame? Or is there something far more sinister going on?

One thing is for sure, what started out as a bit of fun, is getting deadlier by the hour, and they’d better work out what the dog knows soon or it could be curtains for them all.

'This series has it all; everything I want in a story and series ... humour, suspense, and colourful characters. It’s one of my top all-time favourite series.’

This series of books contain no cussing and no graphic descriptions of violence or bedroom activities.

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Price: $17.99
Pages: 236
Publisher: Vinci Books Ltd
Imprint: Vinci Books Ltd
Series: Albert Smith's Culinary Capers
Publication Date: 21 April 2026
Trim Size: 7.80 X 5.10 in
ISBN: 9781036708740
Format: Paperback
BISACs: FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Cozy / Culinary, Crime and / or mystery fiction, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Cozy / Animals, FICTION / Crime, FICTION / Animals
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"In Pork Pie Pandemonium, Higgs proves himself a master of the quintessential British cosy. The food is comforting, the village is quaint, and the canine sidekick is a delight on every page. This book is perfect for a rainy afternoon or when you need the world to slow down long enough to enjoy a tightly plotted mystery and a good cup of tea!" Lucy Gilmore, author of The Library of Borrowed Hearts

When Steve Higgs wrote his debut novel, Paranormal Nonsense, he was a captain in the British Army. He would like to pretend that he had one of those careers that must be blacked out and generally denied by the government, and that he has to change his name and move constantly because he is still on the watch list in several countries. In truth, though, he started out as a mechanic - not like Jason Statham in the film by that name, sneaking around as a hitman, but more like one of those sleazy guys who charges a fortune and keeps your car for a week even though the only thing you went in for was a squeaky door hinge.

At school, he was largely disinterested in all subjects except creative writing, for which he won his first prize at the age of ten. However, calling it the first prize he won suggests that there were other prizes, which is not the case. Awards may yet come, but in the meantime, he enjoys writing mystery and thriller novels and claims to have more than a hundred books forming a restless queue in his mind because they are desperate to be written. Now retired from the military, he lives in southeast England with a duo of lazy sausage dogs. Surrounded by rolling hills, brooding castles, and vineyards, he doubts he'll ever leave, the beer is just too good.