Constable Evans
Constable Evans Mystery Series in Reading Order
Evans Above
(Constable Evans Series #1)
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Constable Evans arrives in Llanfair, seeking peace and quiet after a major trauma in his life. When two hikers fall to their deaths on Mt. Snowdon, Evan is sure that the deaths are not accidents — but are they linked to the mysterious destruction of Mrs. Powell-Jones’ prize winning tomatoes?
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Evan Help Us
(Constable Evans Series #2)
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Constable Evans is drawn into a whirl of cultural pride, deception and greed when a local prodigal son announces plans to erect an amusement park in an abandoned slate quarry. Evan realizes just how deep passions and hostilities lie, and discovers the village’s ambition — to earn the right to the longest name in the world. Events soon turn deadly and Evan has to solve two seemingly unrelated murders.
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Evanly Choirs
(Constable Evans Series #3)
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Evan doesn’t think that the addition of his voice will help the Llanfair choir win the local eisteddfod — they sound terrible. But a miracle occurs when famous tenor Ifor Llewellyn comes back to his birth place and agrees to help the choir. Ifor has only been in the village a few days when the locals realize his presence is a mixed blessing. Noisy fights, a threatening stranger and Ifor’s warped sense of humor make life in Llanfair increasingly tense. But is someone unhappy enough to commit murder?
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Evan & Elle
(Constable Evans Series #4)
There is both excitement and dismay in Llanfair when a new French restaurant opens in an old chapel. The glamourous owner, Madame Yvette, tries to win over the locals and everything seems to be going well until a string of arson fires plagues the village. One night the restaurant burns down, and a body is found in the rubble. Constable Evans joins Sergeant Watkins in following a trail of clues that leads them to the South of England and then to France, and finally to the inevitable conclusion that a dangerous killer is loose in Llanfair.
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Evan Can Wait
(Constable Evans Series #5)
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Constable Evan Evans, police officer in the village of Llanfair, is assigned to assist an expedition to raise a World War II Nazi bomber plane from a lake. The whole venture is being filmed for a documentary on the war and Evan tries to assist the film crew by finding them local people with stories to tell. Little does he realize that resurrecting the past can sometimes mean opening old wounds.
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Evans To Betsy
(Constable Evans Series #6)
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Betsy is finally getting the recognition she thinks she deserves. An American grad student is doing research on psychic ability among the Celts and it seems that Betsy might possess second sight. She is taken to a nearby New Age center for further testing. When the center’s flamboyant director goes missing, it is Betsy who dreams where he will be found. Constable Evans is looking into the disappearance of another American college student at the same center. Betsy decides to do a spot of sleuthing of her own. If she were really psychic, wouldn’t she be able to see that she’s heading into danger?
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Evan Only Knows
(Constable Evans Series #7)
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The foot and mouth epidemic is decimating flocks in North Wales. Evan is so sickened by his job that he takes Bronwen to Swansea, to meet his mother. Disturbing news greets them on their arrival. The boy who shot his policeman father has been released from juvenile detention and hs been arrested again for raping and murdering a young girl. Evan feels the need to help out with the case, to make sure the young man goes to jail for good this time. But when he meets Tony, he becomes convinced that the boy didn’t do it. Now he has to decide whether to go against his fellow police, his deepest wish and his mother to prove the innocence of a young thug.
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Evan’s Gate
(Constable Evans Series #8)
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Welsh constable Evan Evans has found the most delightful shepherd’s cottage, but before he selas the deal, a five- year-old vanishes from a seaside caravan park—and he must consider all the suspects. But he can’t help wondering if the abduction is related to the disappearance of another girl, twenty-five years ago. Now, as he and his fiancée try to build their dream house, he must also build a difficult case against a possible double murderer.
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Evan Blessed
(Constable Evans Series #9)
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Constable Evan Evans is almost done planning his wedding. Just as he is ready to relax, Evans meets a hiker whose girlfriend has gone missing on Mt. Snowdon. A search for the girl yields no trace but instead turns up a bunker complete with chains and handcuffs. Are the two related? And if so, where is the girl being held?
A series of clues make Evan and the police realize that they are dealing with a clever but twisted mind. Then a second person vanishes and this time Evans knows the victim: his fiance. Her disappearance makes Evans realize that the culprit’s vendetta might be quite personal-and directed at Evans himself.
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Evanly Bodies
(Constable Evans Series #10)
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Detective Constable Evan Evans and his new bride, Bronwen, are settling into married life in their little cottage above the village of Llanfair when they meet the daughter of one of the village’s newest families, a sixteen-year-old Pakistani girl named Jamila. Bronwen and Jamila are becoming good friends when Jamila finds out from her parents that they have arranged a marriage for her back in Pakistan. Evans tries to convince her family not to enforce the custom, arguing that Jamila is a normal Welsh teenager, but just as the tensions increase, the girl suddenly vanishes. Bronwen is distraught, but there’s no trace of her.
At work, Evans is investigating the murder of a man shot to death through the open window of his home while eating breakfast. After the man’s wife is jailed as a suspect, a second man is killed—-and then a third—-and Evans and his team are on the hunt for a serial killer. But they can’t seem to find any connections between the three men….
In the surprising climax of Edgar Award finalist Rhys Bowen’s tenth Constable Evans mystery, Evans risks everything to solve the murders and discover what happened to Jamila. All in all, the novel is a triumph for fans of Bowen’s acclaimed Evans series, and a wonderful discovery for new readers.
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Why are half the Rhys Bowen books on Kindle are not available for Australians? We can read the Royal Spyness series, most of the Molly Murphy except the latest and probably the next, none of the Evans series at all. I am sure it isn’t an Amazon decision, it must be a publsher decision. I haven’t seen any of the books in local book stores so it can’t be a fear of competition by Australian bookstores.
I’m sorry it’s taken so long to reply to you. My website has been down when my web person became ill and I’ve just now been able to access it again.
It’s a question of who owns world rights to the books, I suspect. But all the Royal Spyness books should be available by now as they are available in the UK. I’ll pass your nessage along to my publishers and see what can be done. Very short sighted as I know my books would be enjoyed Down Under!
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Rhys Bowen
Are ther any new Evan Evan stories in the works? Our family lives in Texas now, but we are from, and still have family in Penrhyn Bay, Wales. We’ve many happy memories of Snowdonia, and Evans is like an old friend. The stories are great.
I’m sorry it’s taken so long to reply to you. My website has been down when my web person became ill and I’ve just now been able to access it again.
I wish I could have better news on Evan but I don’t see any new books on the horizon. But I am planning to write some Evan short stories to keep us all up to date with him.
Best wishes, cofion cynnes and Nadolig llawen
Rhys
Please let us know when you publish the Evans short stories. I have them all and I just love them!
I have just started reading Her Royal Spyness! Such fun! Thank-you
I look forward to reading Constable Evans–Such clever titles!
I’m hoping you will write more books about Evan Evans. I really enjoy them!
Ms. Bowen … I very much miss Constable Evans. Can’t you find another story for him? Tom
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I concur with the already published comments because I miss Evan Evans too. The characters are delightful, and the plots are most intriguing. No wonder it takes a while to write them. Please consider bringing him back,
Hopefully,
Ibby Sawyer
I agree with Lynn H I really like the Evan Evans books and will like to see more of them. I also enjoy lady Victoria. I do not enjoy the Molly Murphy novels although my dad and my aunt enjoy them. I sure would like to see more Evan Evans.
I would like to bring Evan back in more books, but it’s a question of what the publisher thinks is selling well. After they took most of the titles out of print it didn’t make sense for me to write any new ones, since readers could no llonger find the whole series to read. I’m planning to write some Evan novellas when I get a minute or two.
You may be happy to know that it is easy to get all the Evans titles at Amazon and other online outlets. The prices were very reasonable! Hope to see more of him.
Yes, they are showing up more easily now, all except 2 I believe. I’m trying to get the rights back to those two.
I’m about halfway through the Constable Evans series and I am enjoying the books immensely. I like it when being an armchair traveler is part of the mystery experience. Luckily my library carries all the copies of the series. I recently finished the Molly Murphy series (thus far) which I absolutely loved. Your research of the era was excellent and truly moved the experience to a different level. The historical figures and events that you incorporated into the stories were fun and fascinating. I would love to see the character of Molly Murphy in a well-done TV adaptation such as Masterpiece Mystery. Next up will be Royal Spyness. Thanks!!
PLEASE write more Evan Evans books — I will buy any you write! I love them.
Please write more Evans books!! I would love to buy them! This series is excellent, great mystery writing with just the right touch of romance and humor. I think there is enough of a ready market for them that they should be brought back into publication. To be quite candid, this series has the potential and could easily out do MC Beaton’s Hamish MacBeth in popularity.
Who knows? I may write more. I definitely plan to write some Evan e-stories. I’ll keep you informed.
Rhys