Tanika Malik, who, due to budget cuts, leads the police investigation rather than a more experienced officer. Judith is joined in her detecting pursuits by no-nonsense dog walker Suzie Harris Becks Starling, the vicar's efficient if insecure wife and Det. that follow suggest a serial killer is on the loose. Incensed at their lackadaisical approach, she decides to investigate and finds Stefan with a bullet hole in his forehead. She calls the police, who do a cursory check and conclude there's no cause for alarm. One evening while out for a dip, Judith hears a gunshot coming from the vicinity of her neighbor Stefan Dunwoody's garden. Judith Potts, the 77-year-old protagonist of this witty series launch from British author Thorogood (A Meditation on Murder), enjoys the occasional nude swim in the Thames, which runs past her mansion on the outskirts of the town of Marlow. He now lives in Marlow in Buckinghamshire with his wife, children and two whippets called Wally and Evie. When he was ten years old, he read his first proper novel – Agatha Christie’s Peril at End House – and he’s been in love with the genre ever since. Robert Thorogood is the creator of the hit BBC One TV series Death in Paradise, and he has written a series of spin-off novels featuring DI Richard Poole. ‘So enjoyable, I laughed out loud !’ 5* Amazon Review

’I had an absolute blast reading this book’ 5* Amazon Review ’My favourite book of the year!’ 5* Amazon Review ‘I want to be Judith Potts when I grow up’ 5* Amazon Review ‘Miss Marple with attitude’ 5* Amazon Review Now the puzzle they set out to solve has become a trap from which they might never escape… Together, they are the Marlow Murder Club.īut soon another body turns up, and it seems they have a real-life serial killer on their hands. When the local police don’t believe her story, Judith and two unlikely friends decide to investigate for themselves. One evening, while out swimming in the Thames, Judith witnesses a brutal murder.

She lives alone in a faded mansion in Marlow, sets crosswords for The Times, and there’s no man in her life to tell her what to do or how much whisky to drink.

Seventy-seven-year-old Judith Potts is blissfully happy. To solve an impossible murder, you need an impossible hero… ‘I love Robert Thorogood’s writing’ Peter Jamesįrom the creator of the BBC One hit TV series, Death in Paradise ‘A hugely enjoyable murder mystery written with wonderful verve, humour and compassion. The first in a stunning new series introducing the Marlow Murder Club!

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