A festive writers’ retreat. A literary scandal. A real life murder mystery.
When literary agent Verity Hartley is sent to a writers’ retreat in place of her formidable boss, she expects a week of manuscript consultations, publishing gossip and authors pretending not to compare careers.
She does not expect murder.
Hollycombe Hall is everything a Christmas retreat should be; roaring fires, old books, candlelit dinners and guests who each have something to hide. At the centre of it all is Claudine Bexley, the adored author a festive classic loved by millions.
Claudine is preparing to make a major announcement but before she can, she is found dead in the library.
With every guest hiding something, Verity must read between the lines before the wrong story becomes the official one and someone gets away with murder…
Verity knows publishing can be brutal. She had not expected it to be quite this literal.
A sharp, elegant country-house mystery full of festive atmosphere, literary secrets and dry wit, perfect for fans of Richard Osman, Agatha Christie and classic murder mysteries with a modern publishing twist.
Genre: Mystery
When literary agent Verity Hartley is sent to a writers’ retreat in place of her formidable boss, she expects a week of manuscript consultations, publishing gossip and authors pretending not to compare careers.
She does not expect murder.
Hollycombe Hall is everything a Christmas retreat should be; roaring fires, old books, candlelit dinners and guests who each have something to hide. At the centre of it all is Claudine Bexley, the adored author a festive classic loved by millions.
Claudine is preparing to make a major announcement but before she can, she is found dead in the library.
With every guest hiding something, Verity must read between the lines before the wrong story becomes the official one and someone gets away with murder…
Verity knows publishing can be brutal. She had not expected it to be quite this literal.
A sharp, elegant country-house mystery full of festive atmosphere, literary secrets and dry wit, perfect for fans of Richard Osman, Agatha Christie and classic murder mysteries with a modern publishing twist.
Genre: Mystery