Murder At The Allotment

Murder At The Allotment is the tenth book in Julie Wassmer's popular crime series, now a major Acorn TV drama starring Kerry Godliman as private detective and restaurateur, Pearl Nolan. Set in Whitstable, the series explores the tension between locals and outsiders as the council divides existing plots into smaller parcels. When anonymous complaints are submitted to the council, Pearl's services as a private detective are called upon to discover the complainant, but before she can do so, what begins as a tiff among the turnips soon becomes a hunt for a killer when gardening tools are put to murderous use. The series has received praise for its light-hearted tone, vivid characters, and exploration of the English seaside town of Whitstable.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 304 pages
Publication date: 14 May 2024
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Murder At The Allotment is the tenth book in Julie Wassmer's popular crime series, which has now been adapted into a major Acorn TV drama starring Kerry Godliman as private detective and restaurateur Pearl Nolan. Set in the coastal town of Whitstable, the story follows Pearl's peaceful life as she cultivates special ingredients for her restaurant, The Whitstable Pearl, in her tiny garden of Eden. However, when the DFLs - Down From Londoners - arrive in Whitstable and demand allotments, tensions rise in the local community. The council decides to divide existing plots into smaller parcels, leading to a bitter turf war as a pushy DFL tries to take over by forming an Allotment Association. When anonymous complaints are submitted to the council about each of the local allotment holders, Pearl's services as a private detective are called upon to discover the complainant. However, what begins as a tiff among the turnips soon becomes a hunt for a killer when gardening tools are put to murderous use. Praise for Julie Wassmer's Whitstable Pearl Mysteries has been overwhelming, with one reviewer describing it as one of the best episodes in Wassmer's long-running Whitstable saga. The story is packed with vivid characters, and Myles McWeeney of the Irish Independent describes it as "as light as a Mary Berry Victoria sponge, this Middle-England romp is packed with vivid characters." All of the thrills without any of the gore, says The Sun, and Wassmer tells a rattling good tale with a lineup of oddball characters who keep the reader guessing until the very end.

Weight: 210g
Dimension: 126 x 198 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781408719947