‘Utterly charming and expertly plotted with twists I genuinely never saw coming!’ Jessica Bull, author of Miss Austen Investigates

*Book 1 in a gripping new bookish cosy crime series – perfect for fans of The Three Dahlias, The Mitford Murders and golden age crime.*

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In the shadow of Lewes castle lies buried an ancient tablet. Hours after discovering it, dashing local archaeologist Gideon Rivers is dead.

Writer Virginia Woolf and her artist sister, Vanessa, both know firsthand that it doesn’t take much to cause a stir in town. And when Gideon returned home from a dig in Syria with a glamourous Parisian heiress on his arm, all eyes were on him.

But who would have conspired to murder such a charming young man? There are more suspects in his circle than it first seems: an ambitious fiancée, a jealous best friend, and a string of scorned former lovers.

With the police chasing false leads and the murderer hunting down a second victim – one far closer to home – Ginny and Nessa are forced to take investigations into their own hands.

Solving this mystery calls for a little creativity . . .

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‘A delightful start to a new series’
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Thorpeness, 1973. Wrongly exiled from London, Judge Neville Hanmer sought solace and a quiet life on the Suffolk coast. But then a face from the past unexpectedly resurfaces and he turns to The Anglian Detective Agency for help.

Laurel, Frank, and the rest of the team are busier than ever trying to solve the mysterious theft of rare plants from Yoxford Hall Gardens. But when Judge Hanmer doesn’t show for their meeting, they find themselves embroiled in yet another case – one that will take them to darker places than they’ve ever been before.

With Laurel and Frank’s relationship see-sawing out of control, can the team uncover the truth before it’s too late? Or will a depraved killer succeed, and separate Laurel and Frank forever?

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Readers LOVE Vera Morris’s Anglian Detective Agency series:

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Aldeburgh, 1972. The local community is devastated by the accidental death of a local fisherman. Another tragedy to add to the recent murders of three young women.

Soon, Laurel Bowman, Frank Diamond and the rest of the Anglian Detective Agency are pulled in to investigate another complex and dangerous case. But one of them is convinced that the fisherman’s death is not an accident and they’ll do anything to prove it. Even risk breaking up the agency.

With a killer on the loose, time is of the essence, but can Frank and Laurel unravel the mystery before another life is lost? And will the agency survive the investigation?

Join Laurel Bowman, Frank Diamond and the rest of the Anglian Detective Agency as they embark on their latest case in this fifth instalment of Vera Morris’s much-loved and unputdownable mystery series.

Readers LOVE Vera Morris’s Anglian Detective Agency series:

‘I sat up to past midnight reading this book’ *****

‘Full of twists and turns’ *****

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‘A perfect detective novel‘ *****

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‘This book stands head and shoulders above the rest in this overcrowded genre‘ *****

‘Absolute must read’ *****