The much-anticipated sequel to How To Solve Your Own Murder
Annie thought the murders were over. She was wrong.It is autumn in Castle Knoll and Annie Adams is busy settling into her new home. She doesn't find Gravesdown Hall particularly cosy, especially since she found two dead bodies there over the summer. What's more, ever since she arrived in the village, Annie has had the creeping sense she's being watched.
Lonely, and desperate for some company, Annie starts talking to a stranger she meets in the grounds of the estate. The striking old woman introduces herself as Peony Lane, the fortune-teller who predicted Great Aunt Frances' murder all those years ago. And now she has a fortune to tell Annie.
Desperate not to fall into the same trap as Frances, Annie flees Peony Lane, refusing to hear any of her grim predictions. But she can't outrun Peony for long, as hours later she finds her, dead on the floor of Gravesdown Hall, a ruby-hilted dagger plunged into her back.
But who killed the mysterious fortune teller and why? And can Frances' library of evidence help Annie solve the case?
About the Author
Kristen Perrin is originally from Seattle, Washington, where she spent several years working as a bookseller before moving to the UK to do a master's and a PhD. She lives with her family in Surrey, where she can be found poking around vintage bookstores, stomping in the mud with her two kids, and collecting too many plants.
How To Solve Your Own Murder is her debut adult novel.
Industry Reviews
I loved it: warm, clever and
wildly original - Elly Griffiths, author of THE DR RUTH GALLOWAY MYSTERIES
This
brilliant mystery delivers chapter after chapter. A
wonderful idea and, pun intended,
brilliantly executed - Ian Moore, author of DEATH AND CROISSANTS
A
puzzling whodunnit, with plenty of action and some
VERY funny one liners! - Jennie Godfrey, author of THE LIST OF SUSPICIOUS THINGS
Stuffed with
clues, secrets and surprises . . . A
terrific read! - J. M. Hall, author of A SPOONFUL OF MURDER