The Workhouse Mysteries:

The Tale of the Depressed Man

by Mason Bushell.

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Holly enjoys her days waitressing and managing the front of house in her mum’s restaurant, The Workhouse. She is a beautiful and popular teen living an idyllic life with a handsome footballer for a boyfriend. The restaurant is always busy and she enjoys chatting to the customers, although she may wish she had not shown interest in a weary, depressed looking man sitting alone at the bar one evening. A robbery at the local bank appears to have gone horribly wrong with car chases through country lanes and the getaway driver getting more than he bargained for. If only Holly knew that there was a chance the two things were linked and that life was going to become very frightening in a hurry. Can her Grandfather, the local Chief Inspector get to the bottom of things? Or will he rely on her dashing boyfriend, Samuel, for his brawn and brains to save the day?

A Word from the Author

What started out as a short story for a magazine became my muse. The Workhouse Mysteries with its 2014 setting in the Workhouse Restaurant is unique and fun to write about. Having been a chef and barman in my career I have so many real experiences lovingly written into the stories. Each story follows on consecutively from the Depressed Man. There you’ll meet Team Workhouse led by head waitress Holly Ward. At eighteen she has the chief front of house roll in the restaurant owned by her mother Carrie. More than that nurtured by her police detective grandfather Derek Ward, Holly has the skill of sleuth. She has a heart and soul the fil her with the desire those in need and to ensure justice is done. For the bank robbers at the heart of the Depressed Man, Holly is an unknown that’s about to be a big roadblock in their plans. She can’t do that alone though she needs her friends by her side including the lovely Tierney Williams, who has a hidden connect to the restaurant. She also needs her own hero boyfriend, professional footballer Samuel Reed. With them and her grandfather by her side, Holly is ready to fight against even the toughest criminals. Will you fight alongside her to in the Workhouse Mysteries?

(Mason Bushell, September 2018)

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