The Excitements

'I will be thinking about Penny, Josephine and Archie for a while yet!' ⭐⭐⭐��⭐
'A fun and entertaining story that made me laugh out loud!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Highly recommend!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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A charming, uplifting and cosy mystery about two national treasures hiding official secrets and double lives - perfect for fans of THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB.

Revenge is a dish best served old...

Meet the Williamson sisters, Britain's most treasured World War II veterans. Now in their nineties, Josephine and Penny are in demand, popping up at commemorative events all over the country. Despite their age, they're in great form-sprightly and sparky, and always in search of their next "excitement." This time it's a trip to Paris to receive the Légion d'honneur, accompanied by their devoted great-nephew, Archie.

Archie suspects the sisters are hiding secrets about their wartime careers. And this trip to Paris is not what it seems either. Scandal and crime have quietly trailed the sisters since the war. Now armed with new information about an old adversary can these much decorated (but admittedly ancient) veterans pull off one last heist before the curtain comes down on their illustrious careers?

Penny and Josephine will return for more adventures in Jinx, coming in Spring 2025.
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'Funny, thrilling and brilliantly researched.' SJ Bennett
'It's P.G. Wodehouse meets Dear Mrs Bird and it's utterly wonderful.' Annie Lyons
'Utterly charming and engrossing' Jenny Colgan
'A glorious, rip-roaring adventure, so funny and charming, yet laced with unexpected moments of real tenderness and reflection' Lucy Dillon'The literary equivalent to a perfect Martini, The Excitements is sharp, delicious, instantly mood-lifting and utterly intoxicating.' Kate Eberlen
'Not all heroes wear capes, some wear M&S cardigans! A triumph!' Mike Gayle
'A sublime mix of comedy, drama and adventure' Jill Mansell
'Just pure joy from start to finish.' Alexandra Potter
'I couldn't get enough of the wonderful Williamsons. More please!' Holly Hepburn




Genre: Cozy Mystery

"Funny, thrilling and brilliantly researched. From the SOE to dodgy knees, its heartwarming description of the adventures of the redoubtable Penny and Josephine, past and present, made me want them, absolutely, as great aunts of my own." - S J Bennett

"Utterly charming and engrossing." - Jenny Colgan

"An absolute treat of a novel--a glorious, rip-roaring adventure, so funny and charming, yet laced with unexpected moments of real tenderness and reflection. Penny and Josephine are heroines in every sense of the word, being both ordinary and extraordinary, and their personalities leap off the page so energetically that I missed them the moment I finished the final line." - Lucy Dillon

"The Excitements is a rip-roaring adventure that is both tremendously intriguing and wonderfully engaging. In Penny and Josephine, CJ Wray has created two marvelously endearing and daring National Treasures in waiting. Not all heroes wear capes, some wear M&S cardigans! A triumph!" - Mike Gayle

"A joy from beginning to end. I loved the jovial adventures of two fearless female nonagenarian war veterans set alongside their intriguing and often thrilling wartime experiences. It's utterly wonderful." - Annie Lyons

"I'm a huge fan of Richard Osman's books, but after reading this all I can say is, 'Move over Richard Osman, The Excitements are in town!' It's just so good--funny, heartwarming, wise and just so incredibly well-researched." - Alexandra Potter