The Marlow Murder Club
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NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES starring Samantha Bond, Jo Martin, and Cara Horgan. Season 3 coming in 2026!
‘I want to be Judith Potts when I grow up’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Comedy, thrilling, suspenseful. It was a brilliant read’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘A deftly plotted, funny and unexpected murder mystery … Highly recommended!’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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To solve an impossible murder, you need an impossible hero…
Seventy-seven-year-old Judith Potts is blissfully happy. 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.
One evening, while out swimming in the Thames, Judith witnesses a brutal murder. When the local police don’t believe her story, Judith and two unlikely friends decide to investigate for themselves. Together, they are the Marlow Murder Club.
But soon another body turns up, and it seems they have a real-life serial killer on their hands. Now the puzzle they set out to solve has become a trap from which they might never escape…
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Praise for Robert Thorogood
'A plot so ingenious it kept me guessing until the very end’ Matt Dunn, author of Home
‘Cosy crime at its best’ Crime Monthly
‘This brilliantly crafted, hugely enjoyable and suitably goosebump-inducing novel is an utter delight from start to finish’ Heat
‘Thrilling and heartfelt, gripping and wonderfully humorous, The Marlow Murder Club is an absolute joy from first page to last' Chris Whitaker
About the author
Robert Thorogood is the Sunday Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Marlow Murder Club mystery novels, which have been adapted into a major TV series starring Samantha Bond as Judith Potts. Robert is also the creator of the hit BBC One TV series Death in Paradise, he has co-created the spin-off shows, Beyond Paradise and Return to Paradise, and has written a series of Death in Paradise novels featuring DI Richard Poole.
When Robert 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. He now lives in Marlow in Buckinghamshire with his wife, children and two whippets called Wally and Evie.
Follow him on Bluesky @robthor.bsky.social and Instagram @robertthorogoodwriter
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
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. One evening while out for a dip, Judith hears a gunshot coming from the vicinity of her neighbor Stefan Dunwoody's garden. She calls the police, who do a cursory check and conclude there's no cause for alarm. Incensed at their lackadaisical approach, she decides to investigate and finds Stefan with a bullet hole in his forehead. Other murders with the same m.o. that follow suggest a serial killer is on the loose. 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. Sgt. Tanika Malik, who, due to budget cuts, leads the police investigation rather than a more experienced officer. How these women of a certain age unite to solve the crime is as entertaining and intriguing as the fair play mystery itself. The way the characters evolve as their relationships grow sets this light mystery above the pack.
