Her Empty Chair

WINNER 'FIRST NOVEL' - NEXT GENERATION INDIE BOOK AWARDS 2025

For student and waitress, Sylvia Morelle, it's just another day at the French café in Covent Garden - that is, until her beloved elderly regular, Mrs Ida Laine, mysteriously disappears. As weeks go by with no sign of the glamorous Parisian, the young journalist in training begins her own investigation, only to unearth far more than she could ever have imagined.

Where is Ida Laine? And what is she running from?

With tension, love, tragedy and humour, contemporary fiction novel, Her Empty Chair, is told through multiple narrative as each character's story unfolds and collides in unexpected ways. This is the Amazon best selling debut novel from award-winning writing coach and speaker Sunna Coleman. Dive into the cosy mystery and follow Sylvia Morelle's investigation into the disappearance of regular café customer turned dear friend, Ida Laine.