Murder on the Marlow Belle
A Novel
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3.8 • 4 Ratings
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
**USA Today Bestseller**
The new cozy crime novel from the bestselling author of The Marlow Murder Club, now a major TV series on PBS Masterpiece!
Verity Beresford is worried about her husband. Oliver didn’t come home last night, so of course Verity goes straight to Judith Potts, Marlow’s resident amateur sleuth, for help. Oliver, founder of the Marlow Amateur Dramatic Society, had rented The Marlow Belle, a private pleasure cruiser, to host an exclusive party for the society, but no one remembers seeing him disembark. And when Oliver’s body washes up on the Thames with two bullet holes in him, it’s time for the Marlow Murder Club to leap into action.
Oliver was, by all accounts, a rather complicated fellow, with a reputation for bullying children during nativity play rehearsals, and he wasn’t short of enemies. Judith, Suzie, and Becks are convinced they’ll find his killer in no time. But things are not as they seem in the Marlow Amateur Dramatic Society, and this case is not so clear-cut after all. The gang will need to keep their wits about them to solve this case… otherwise a killer will walk free.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Thorogood's delightful fourth cozy featuring 79-year-old crossword puzzle creator and amateur sleuth Judith Potts (after The Queen of Poisons) sees her investigating the murder of a local actor. When Verity Beresford's husband, Oliver, fails to return home after attending an exclusive boat party for the board members of the Marlow Amateur Dramatic Society, Verity marches over to Judith's home to ask for her help. Judith speaks with other party guests, none of whom saw Oliver leave the boat. A few days later, Oliver's body is found on a riverbank with two bullet holes in his torso. With suicide and accident off the table, Judith swings into action with the help of her exuberant DJ friend, Suzie Harris, and the local vicar's wife, Becks Starling. Together, the group finds that, though Oliver had plenty of petty rivals within Marlow's dramatic society, this case might stretch decades into the past. Thorogood serves up everything cozy fans want: colorful characters, snappy dialogue, and a fair-play mystery with genuinely surprising plot twists. This will thrill series fans and new readers alike.
