Cenarth Fox Books
Free Murder Mysteries
The drop dead gorgeous homicide cop discovers dropped dead bodies.
Joanna Best is a young and brilliant homicide cop who clashes with senior police and murderers. Danger stalks her. The only way to fix a family crisis is to break, or maybe bend the law. Jo tackles a double homicide. Have her colleagues arrested the wrong suspect? People want her dead. When a maniac tortures a loved one, Jo panics. A double homicide is unsolved. She fights her boss. Has she ruined her promising career? And what on earth is the Code of Monte Christo?
There are eight fabulous Jo Best novels and Book 1 is free! Download The Code of Monte Christo now.
And there’s a prequel to the eight Jo Best Mysteries. Somebody Murdered Maggie is also free. In the prequel, Jo is only 6 yet she helps her Pop, the then boss of Homicide, crack the case. No wonder she grows up to be a detective.
About the Author
Cenarth is a Welsh name pronounced Kenarth. I write books, plays and musicals.
I’m a fan of Sherlock Holmes with two plays, a musical, a novel called Sherlock Holmes-Playing the Game, and a series of five kids’ books about the Schoolboy Sherlock Holmes, perfect to introduce young readers to mystery fiction.
I have two series: murder mysteries and WW2 thrillers. The Detective Joanna Best Mysteries is a set of 8 books about a homicide detective working for Victoria Police.
Louise Wellesley is a young English actress, nicknamed Plum, using her brilliant acting to fight the IRA at home and the Nazis in France. If you admire Nancy Wake, dubbed the White Mouse by the Gestapo, try A Plum Job, A Plum Jam and A Plum Jewel.
My other novels are a political thriller involving a conscience drug, the tragic tale of Patrick Bronte (father of those scribbling sisters), and a tale of triumph over tragedy when a Vietnamese woman learns English as Will Shakespeare spoke it—verily, forsooth and skimble-skamble! Agatha Christie is the star of my comic spoof – Almost Agatha Christie. Scroll down for more details.
Cenarth Fox’s Novels
The Detective Joanna Best Mysteries
Set in Melbourne (and Paris and London for one case) Jo Best takes risks. She joins the Victoria Police Homicide squad and strikes trouble. Brilliant at solving murders, she bends (or is that breaks?) the law for love and justice. Some cops hate her. Her romantic life is complicated. She confronts online fraud, gangsters, corruption, family disputes, revenge porn, serial killers, international crooks, drug dealers and cold cases and kidnapping in between solving murders. If you’re keen on crime fiction, female sleuths and murder mysteries, you may well love Jo Best and her harrowing tales. There’s drama and comedy and a good slab of unresolved sexual tension. Go Jo.
There are eight books available as eBooks or paperbacks. Discover the youngest and “best” cop on the Homicide beat.
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How to Obtain Books
eBook versions are available from Amazon. Click links beneath books.
Paperbacks can be ordered from your local bookshop. The international distributor is Ingram Spark.
If you want a paperback copy signed by the author, contact Cenarth Fox.
cen@cenfoxbooks.com
Sherlock Holmes
A delightfully imaginative pastiche: recommended * This story is fantastic. How great it would be if Sherlock and Watson were real. Two worlds collide and it’s funny. Thanks Mr Fox. * This book, a twist on Sherlock Holmes, is SO much fun! Mrs. Hudson has written a manuscript detailing all the errors in the Sherlock Holmes stories & she takes it to the editor of The Strand magazine, the original publisher of the stories. From there, it’s a madcap romp of confusion for both the historical and the “fictional” characters until the final brilliant conclusion. Goodreads 5 stars A completely different slant on Holmes and Watson…a grand tale. Mary McCulloch Goodreads 4 stars
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Agatha Christie
Are you one of those readers of mystery novels who find Agatha Christie’s tortured plots, blind alleys and obscure clues frustrating? Do you become exasperated by the bumbling policemen, shudder at Poirot’s mannerisms or long to strangle Miss Marple? Then this is for you.
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World War 2 Thriller
Fascinating, weaving fact into an intriguing web of fiction. For the fan of historical fiction, A Plum Job is required reading. * The fictional tale Fox has woven through historical events is captivating and filled with drama and excitement.
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World War 2 Thriller
Plum escapes from the Gestapo, flees France, joins ENSA, fights the IRA, joins the SOE, parachutes back this time to southern France and does a Nancy Wake with the French Resistance in fighting the Wehrmacht, Gestapo and traitors.
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A true tearjerker
An excellent mix of fact and fiction on the fabulous, and unfortunate journey from poverty in Ireland to the Yorkshire I know and love. * A splendid story reading like a Victorian melodrama and then the convincing tale of Patrick’s family life at Haworth. * From the creator of Saucy Pat the play
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Pygmalion Down Under
A beautiful, brilliant book which I couldn’t put down. * A most curious book, heart warming as well as very clever. * I have finally read Noodles for Shakespeare and had to stop when on a plane because I was sobbing so much!
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Political Thriller
Fox does great villains. * The large cast of characters are well-knit into a varied and complex plot that never loses impetus. * A book I keep going back to read more gets a big tick.
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The Schoolboy Sherlock Holmes
Nicholas Twit, 11, lives in Melbourne today and is nuts about Sherlock Holmes. Nick’s bedroom is a replica of the sitting room at 221B Baker Street. He even has a sign on his door. When the couple next door, Mr and Mrs Basket, start a detective agency called Basket Case Investigations, Nick is their sleuth. He teams up with Felicity, 14, to become Holmes and Watson. It’s Nick ‘n Flick. They solve mysteries using the methods of Mr Holmes. As well as the mysteries, there are puzzles, Twit-speak, Sherlockian snippets and word games. These books are a great way to introduce young readers to classic detective fiction. One of the stories has been used in a text book to teach English to thousands of French students. There’s even a bonus book on how to be a detective – all the equipment you’ll need, how Sherlock Holmes solved mysteries, how to crack codes and much more.
We can’t wait for more of The Schoolboy Sherlock Holmes Mysteries. You wouldn’t believe how often I use your books in my teaching. They are fantastic! Traralgon PS
A whole new generation was introduced to classic mystery fiction. Your session was great. Spring Gully PS
Thank you for sharing the delights of The Schoolboy Sherlock Mysteries. Please return. Goldfields Library
The students were inspired. Their evidence gathering and sample analysis was far superior as a result of your visit. Wesley College
I love The Schoolboy Sherlock Holmes Mysteries. I think they are mlurp. I am up to your third mystery and can’t wait until your next book. Jack, age 10
The Schoolboy Sherlock Holmes Mysteries Books 1, 2 and 3 are very much in demand; so much so boys are on a waiting list and we are very keen to obtain the fourth book. Willington School, London
You told me The Schoolboy Sherlock Holmes Mysteries were suitable for young readers. I loved them and I’m 75. Joe Cooper, Heathcote
The Schoolboy Sherlock Holmes Mysteries arrived and the children in my son’s class are loving them; not to mention that my son is now dead popular for providing something they actually look forward to reading. Lorraine Sarquin, Queensland parent
Non-Fiction Books
This e-book is a must for both beginning and advanced playwrights, whether you want your plays performed locally or internationally, and even if you want to perform them yourself. Lucy Myers I’ve been surfing the internet for information on how to write a play. And, there is a God, I’ve found my salvation in Australian playwright Cenarth Fox. Bill Frederick
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8 warm-up activities, 17 drama games and 3 mini plays. Proven material for classes, camps, concerts. Each mini play rehearsed and performed in 30 minutes. Few props. Ideal to teach drama, build trust, learn social skills and have fun.
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I’ve been directing musicals at Nanango SHS for 18 years. I thought I knew pretty much all there was to know about the job but recently read your book Staging Successful Shows and found there were some pretty damn good ideas there – things that I had never really thought of. Thanks for that. Ian Fraser
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50+ music games from dead easy to dif icult. Suits all ages. Ideal for class, concerts, camps. Great warm-ups. Teach singing, instrumental work, sight reading, notation, melody, harmony, rhythm, interpretation and conducting
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16 fun poems to perform in class, concerts, camps. Great as warm-ups. Use mime, simple sound effects and movement to tell the story as the poem is read. Royalty free.
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A detailed guide for parents and grandparents wanting to help their toddler start reading at a young age.
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Stage Shows By Cenarth Fox
There are more than 50 plays and musicals for all ages on my web site—www.foxplays.com.
Here are few examples
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