Death Comes to Marlow by Robert Thorogood

Death Comes to Marlow

A Novel

Robert Thorogood

Sourcebooks · Print & ebook · May 30, 2023

"Fiendishly clever." —Kirkus Reviews "Judith and Co have to bring all their bonkers interview techniques and leaps of logic into play to uncover the truth." —Crime Fiction Lover BBCOne show creator of Death in Paradise, Robert Thorogood delights in giving the Christie-mystery a busy-body twist.

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Who it’s for
A gentle mystery with classroom-ready clarity and just enough menace to keep the pages turning.
Genres
Cozy Mysteries, Amateur Sleuths, Women Detectives
Published
Sourcebooks, May 30, 2023

About this book

"Fiendishly clever." —Kirkus Reviews "Judith and Co have to bring all their bonkers interview techniques and leaps of logic into play to uncover the truth." —Crime Fiction Lover BBCOne show creator of Death in Paradise, Robert Thorogood delights in giving the Christie-mystery a busy-body twist.

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Judith (our favorite skinny-dipping, whiskey-sipping, crossword puzzle author), along with Becks the vicar's wife, and Susie the dogwalker find themselves in a head-scratching, utterly clever country house, locked-room murder mystery. Holiday festivities are now January doldrums when Judith gets a call—Sir Peter Bailey, a prominent Marlovian is inviting notable citizens to his house the day before his wedding to celebrate. Judith decides to go—after all, it's a few houses up the Thames and free champagne, for sure. During the party, a loud crash inside stops the festivities. The groom-to-be has been crushed to death in his study. The door was locked from the inside so the police say suicide, obviously. Friends. Sir Peter cannot be left for dead like that…Judith and the Marlow Murder Club are on the case. Next in series from 2023 EDGAR AWARD NOMINEE, LILIAN JACKSON BRAUN AWARD for Marlow Murder Club Readers love The Marlow Murder Club: "A delightful story that involves an unlikely trio of amateur detectives. Loved the English setting the quirky characters." "A very cleverly-constructed puzzle. Definitely worth reading!" "Excellent mystery!"

Quietly Twisty

A gentle mystery with classroom-ready clarity and just enough menace to keep the pages turning.

Come here for

  • cozy puzzle mechanics
  • amateur-sleuth footing with a historical frame

Expect

  • death and murder without grit
  • a clean, easy-to-track mystery shape

Where it sits

Cozy Mysteries65%
Women Detectives50%
Amateur Sleuths38%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Women Detectives
  • Cozy Mysteries
  • Amateur Sleuths
Authors
Robert Thorogood
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Published
May 30, 2023
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Women Detectives