The author Patrick Brigham writes good mystery books, many of which are set at the very end of the Cold War and Communism. Featuring fictional police detective Chief Inspector Michael Lambert, he is often faced with political intrigue, and in order to solve his cases - which frequently take place in Eastern Europe and the Balkans - he needs to know how an old Communist thinks, during the course of his investigations. 

There are few good books on the subject of international crime, especially mystery stories which delve into the shady side of Balkan politics, neither are there many novelists who are prepared to address mystery crime fiction, like the author Patrick Brigham

Patrick has recently delved into a different genre, with Goddess of the Rainbow, which is a heartfelt story about Greece, and a great flood. An interlinked series of stories about a community in Northern Greece, it describes how they cope with their practical and personal dilemma's, their resilience and forbearance, as well as there innermost thoughts.

It's now November 2019 and The London Property Boy is published. Another stand-alone novel, it is the story of Michael Mostyne and his fall from grace, as a bitter property crash pulls the rug from underneath his feet. It is also the end of his marriage to Lavender Mostyne, and the beginning of the hard slog back. London is his venue for his success as a property dealer and estate agent, that is until the next property crash!