Murder at the House on the Hill

Nancy Hunter and her grandmother Jane run the Dedley Endings Bookshop in a small Cotswold village. When the wealthy and reclusive Roth family opens up their mansion for the first time in thirty years, Lucy, recently married to young Harry Roth, is found dead after being pushed over the first-floor balustrade. Nancy and Jane decide to investigate, but soon wonder if they've taken on more than they can handle. Can they catch the murderer before the murderer catches up with them, or will there be a deadly ending to this story? Murder at the House on the Hill is a cozy crime story with lovable characters and a gripping storyline.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 368 pages
Publication date: 23 September 2021
Publisher: Canelo

Superb sleuthing! I thoroughly enjoyed my trip to Dedley End and can't wait to go back!


Heidi Swain, author of The Cherry Tree Café Once Upon a Crime...


Nancy Hunter and her grandmother Jane Hunter run the Dedley Endings Bookshop, selling crime, thriller and mystery books, in a small, quiet Cotswold village where nothing ever happens...


That is, until the wealthy and reclusive Roth family open up their mansion for the first time in thirty years, inviting the people of Dedley End to a lavish engagement party.


While everyone is thrilled to finally look around the mansion on the hill, the festivities are quickly cut short when beautiful Lucy, recently married to young Harry Roth, is found dead after being pushed over the first-floor balustrade.


But who among the guests could have been capable of her murder – and why?


Nancy and Jane decide to investigate – after all, not only do they own a crime themed bookshop, they were also both named after famous literary detectives – but soon wonder if they've taken on more than they can handle.


Especially when it seems the killer has worked out that they're hot on their heels...


Can they catch the murderer before the murderer catches up with them? Or will there be a deadly ending to this story?


Praise for Murder at the House on the Hill:


‘Such a fab book - really puts the cosy in cosy crime! M. A. Kuzniar, author of Midnight in Everwood


‘This is a brilliant ‘whodunnit which gave me some serious Miss Marple feels...its absolutely brilliant and a pleasure to read Head in a Book18


‘I loved this brilliant cozy read …it felt very Christie-esque. Nancy and Jane were fab, I loved their relationship. And I can't wait for more.


☆☆☆☆☆ Reader Review


‘Even gave me some Murder, she wrote vibes … I.

Weight: 254g
Dimension: 127 x 199 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781800326095