Death on the Cherwell

An Oxford society, a fatal curse, and a quiet murder along the water.

Four schoolgirls form a secret society to curse their unpopular college bursar—but they never expected the curse to actually work.

On a gloomy January afternoon, four undergraduates from Oxford’s Persephone College watch in horror as the bursar's canoe drifts down the river Cherwell, carrying her lifeless body.

With Scotland Yard threatening a campus-wide scandal, the girls turn amateur sleuths to find the killer themselves. Brimming with Golden Age wit and academic intrigue, this Mavis Doriel Hay classic mystery is a delightful puzzle perfect for fans of Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers.