Julie Burns-Sweeney

Julie Burns Sweeney was born in England in 1968. She now lives in Cornwall and her writing is influenced by having traced her family tree back some 500 years.Murray Barber is a private investigator with a difference, he can hear the dead speak. Along with the 'late' Michelle and his friend Jeff from C.I.D. he solves a variety of cases.A dead body in an open grave dressed in a Halloween costume, that was some party Murray attended! A new girlfriend, a lost Will and a child haunting a very old home... Can Murray dig deep and find all the answers?

Murray Barber is a private investigator with a difference, he can hear the dead speak! The fair is in town and someone is messing with the equipment. Murray's girlfriend Debbie has been playing with a Ouija board and summoned the Beast! A scorned woman brings him in contact with the ghost of a murdered stable girl. Can Murray hold it together and find all the answers....?

A Step Back In Time Case eight Murray Barber is a private investigator with a difference. He can hear the dead speak. Along with his 'late' friends, Alistair and Rita, and Jeff, his friend from C.I.D., Murray solves a variety of cases. Saturday 27th July 1974 A pretty young blonde girl disappears from a busy market place. Will Murray be able to track done those involved and find answers to the many questions in front of him, not just about the case but about himself as well?

The Dead of the NightCase sixMurray Barber is a private investigator with a difference. He can hear the dead speak. Along with his 'late' friends, Alistair and Rita, and Jeff, his friend from C.I.D., Murray solves a variety of cases. Girls are committing suicide. Has it got anything to do with a sleep-over on the beach some years before? Murray's Mother asks for his help with an intruder at the town museum which turns into a treasure hunt....

I Am Not AloneCase story fourteenMurray Barber is a private investigator with a difference. He can hear the dead speak. With the help of some ghostly company and Jeff, his friend from C.I.D., Murray solves a variety of cases.After a visit to Bodmin Gaol, can Murray prove a hanged man innocent? In 1987 a girl walks into a bungalow and is never seen again and was Len Flounders really abducted by aliens? Is it the end of the road for Murray and Jenny?

Snowed InnCase five Murray Barber is a private investigator with a difference. He can hear the dead speak. Along with his 'late' friends, Alistair and Rita, and Jeff, his friend from C.I.D., Murray solves a variety of cases. As snow falls over the moor, Murray finds himself stranded at a remote Inn along with a group of suspicious characters. And can he find answers for the dead sister from the photograph which hangs in the bar...?

Murray Barber is a private investigator with a difference, he can hear the dead speak.While working away on a small island during a murder mystery weekend the body count starts to rise. A drowning, a trip down some steps, even a poisoning, can they all be accidents? It's up to Murray to reveal the truth.

No Body Like MeCase 24Murray Barber is a private investigator with a difference, he can hear the dead speak. Along with his friend Jeff, from C.I.D. and the 'late' Jake Kelly, he solves a number of cases.The occupant of a hearse takes a ride with Murray and offers him the chance to be as rich as a king! Can Murray resist? Can he solve the riddles and find the treasure or will danger block his path? Is Robert Anderson just a boring accountant and will Steven Corstone prove his blood ties to an inheritance? Churchyards, towers and mysterious stones entwined in a family tree...

Murray Barber is a private detective with a difference, he can hear the dead speak. Along with his 'late' friends, and his old pal Jeff, who works in C.I.D., he solves a number of cases. Murray has taken a holiday at the recommendation of his close friends, Jeff and Kate. Aboard the Norwegian cruise he finds a mirror reflecting it own fatal story. A ghost by the name of Mark wants his own murder solved and tells of how a member of a small, elite group on board is responsible for summoning a Demon. But while Murray is getting his head around the existance of a Demon, a face from the past pops up and asks a favour. Not the holiday he had planned!

RELATIVELY DECEASEDMurray is a private investigator with a difference, he can hear the dead speak! Along with his friend Jeff from C.I.D. and the 'late' Jake, Murray solves a number of cases.The man standing accused of Melissa's murder has just been acquitted. Hired by her mother, can Murray break his alibi or find the real killer? Albert Tamblyn-Ward wants to find the illegitimate descendants of his late brother, William, who was killed in action during the Second World War. And how can a simple escort job to Bristol, accompanying Alex who's hiding from her husband, go wrong?Coincidences? Or are they all relatively deceased?

Murray Barber is a detective with a difference, he can hear the dead speak! Along with a couple of 'late' friends and his old pal Jeff who works in CID, he solves a number of cases.Someone is leaving new scenes at the model village, scenes which look like something that actually happened a long time ago. Old photos and murder...There's an uninvited visitor at Kellow Rectory and something hidden behind behind a wall.Chloe's housemate has dug up an old skeleton with the archaeology group. Can Murray survive another Ouija board to solve a trio of cases...?

Murray has bought a quaint old cottage with his reward from the St Clair ruby. The neighbours all seem very nice which is more than can be said for the raging Pharaoh who is rampaging around Aunt Pam's local museum! With hidden messages and disappearing residents, can Murray solve the history of his new home or will they ever leave Dead End Street...?

A Penny For The Ferry ManCase 28Murray Barber is a private investigator with a difference, he can hear the dead speak. Along with his friend Jeff, from C.I.D. and the 'late' Jake Kelly, he solves a number of cases.After the death of his Aunt Pam, Murray is reunited with his brother, Martin, together they discover the history behind the riverside cottage that is part of their inheritance. The tenant that had watched the neighbours and the sister that went missing decades before.

Murray is a private investigator with a difference, he can hear the dead speak! Along with his friend Jeff from C.I.D. and the 'late' Jake, Murray solves a number of cases.Life turns darker when Murray tries Letter Boxing on Dartmoor. Potter's Lodge, quaint B & B or haunted murder hotel? Disappearing people, threatening letters, an old Mini and Jake's endless sarcasm... can Murray survive again?

Whispering ShadowsCase story elevenMurray Barber is a private investigator with a difference. He can hear the dead speak. Along with his 'late' friends, Alistair and Rita, and Jeff, his friend from C.I.D., Murray solves a variety of cases.Where do the riddles lead which lie within sight of King Arthur's castle? And can Murray discover what became of Suzanne Hemmings after a dinner with friends in 1998?

Final Act Case nineMurray Barber is a private investigator with a difference. He can hear the dead speak. Along with his 'late' friends, Alistair and Rita, and Jeff, his friend from C.I.D., Murray solves a variety of cases. Something's going bump at the Pantomime rehearsals. Can Murray get to the bottom of a family suicide and discover what started a fire over a hundred years before?

ForgottenCase seven Murray Barber is a private investigator with a difference. He can hear the dead speak. Along with his 'late' friends, Alistair and Rita, and Jeff, his friend from C.I.D., Murray solves a variety of cases. Mr Smith has no memory from before a car accident five months previously. Can Murray find out who he is? Aunt Pam's friend is upset that things are going missing at Tremeara Nursing Home...

Roses in the RavineCase story tenRoses are red, Violets are blue, poor Rose is dead... and Violet's untrue. Margery Trewithin has suffered a stroke and can tell no more of her tale about a missing girl. Violet is being blackmailed.... It's another busy week for Murray...

DeadlinesCase twoMurray Barber is a private investigator with a difference. He can hear the dead speak. Along with his 'late' friends, Alistair and Rita, and Jeff, his friend from C.I.D., Murray solves a variety of cases.Murray is asked to meet Gerald Tutting aboard a 'Murder Mystery Train' but when a man turns up dead he has to solve a thirty year old murder...

Reunion Case story four Murray Barber is a private investigator with a difference. He can hear the dead speak. Along with his 'late' friends, Alistair and Rita, and Jeff, his friend from C.I.D., Murray solves a variety of cases. Fifteen years after a lad dies on the night of their school prom, Murray and Jeff attend their school reunion, only to encounter another death....