The Doves in the Dining Room

A "spin-off" novella in the Wilde Investigations series...

Yannia Wilde arrives in rural Sussex to attend her friend Jessika’s aristocratic Mage wedding. When two butchered doves are left in the hotel dining room, Yannia volunteers to take charge of the investigation. More disturbing events follow, leaving Yannia convinced that somebody is trying to sabotage the wedding.

Yannia teams up with the groom, Robbert, a wheelchair-using fan of detective fiction, and Wishearth, her ever-loyal Hearth Spirit, who surprises her by taking an active role in the investigation. But as the clock ticks towards the big day, the sabotage continues and the contradictions mount. The case turns sinister when Yannia herself is targeted, and Wishearth has to act quickly to rescue her. But can they solve the mystery and save the wedding before somebody loses their life?

Laura Laakso is a Finn who has lived for most of her adult life in England. She is an accountant, dog trainer, and author. Her third Wilde Investigations novel Roots of Corruption was long-listed in the inaugural Barbellion Prize (2020).

The fourth novel in the series, Wildest Hunger, will be published in autumn 2022.


Genre: Urban Fantasy