The Gastrothief

by Steve Higgs

Overview

Every journey might start with a single step, but where does it end?

Albert Smith and his faithful dog, Rex Harrison, have been on the road for far longer than they ever expected, but they can’t go home yet.

Not until they solve one final case.

Following a near—invisible breadcrumb trail of clues to find a character they know only as ‘The Gastrothief’, the man and dog duo find themselves in a remote village on the Welsh coast. Miles from home and without a friend in sight, do they really stand a chance against this invisible enemy and his merciless agents?

Of course they don’t. But in their darkest hours and against their greatest challenge, maybe, just maybe, one old man and his dog can prove good will always triumph …

If you like twisty, exciting mysteries, and stories involving dogs, you cannot afford to pass this series by.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781036708870
Publisher:	Vinci Books Ltd
Publication date:	04/21/2026
Series:	Albert Smith's Culinary Capers , #14
Pages:	300
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.80(h) x 0.00(d)

About the Author

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.