THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Cosy crime of a superior order Sunday TimesWords can be dangerous. Sometimes they kill... Natalka and Edwin are running a detective agency in Shoreham, Sussex. Despite a steady stream of minor cases, Natalka is frustrated, longing for a big juicy investigation to ...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Cosy crime of a superior order Sunday TimesWords can be dangerous. Sometimes they kill... Natalka and Edwin are running a detective agency in Shoreham, Sussex. Despite a steady stream of minor cases, Natalka is frustrated, longing for a big juicy investigation to come the agencys way. Then a murder case turns up. Local writer, Melody Chambers, is found dead and her family are convinced it is murder. Edwin, a big fan of the obit pages, thinks theres a link to the writer of Melodys obituary who pre-deceased his subject. The trail leads them to a slightly sinister writers retreat. When another writer is found dead, Edwin thinks that the clue lies in the words. Seeking professional help, the amateur investigators turn to their friend, detective Harbinder Kaur, to find that they have stumbled on a plot that is stranger than fiction. The unmissable new novel from the bestselling author of the Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries. *****************************Praise for The Last WordOutstanding and hugely entertaining Irish Independent Twisty Crime MonthlyThe characters show real light and shade and there are ample comedic one-liners Belfast TelegraphThis mystery will have you hooked CandisKept me guessing to the end SagaA Sunday Times bestseller w/c 01/02/2024