The Murder at World’s End
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Published:30th Oct '25
Should be back in stock very soon
This hardback is available in another edition too:
- Paperback£9.99(9781405979283)
***A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK ***
Get ready to meet your favourite new detective duo... Downton Abbey meets Knives Out in this witty and gripping historical cosy crime series.
‘A tantalising whodunnit with some of the funniest dialogue I’ve read in a while’ Jennie Godfrey, bestselling author of The List of Suspicious Things
‘A joy from start to finish. This is crime writing at its best’ Janice Hallett, bestselling author of The Appeal
Cornwall, 1910. On a remote tidal island, the Viscount of Tithe Hall is absorbed in feverish preparations for what he believes will be the apocalypse.
The Hall must be sealed from top to bottom, but what the foolish Viscount has failed to take into account is the danger that lies within... By morning, he will be dead in his sealed study, murdered by his own ancestral crossbow.
All eyes turn to Stephen Pike, the newest member of staff. Fresh out of Borstal for a crime he didn't commit, he is the wrong man in the wrong place at the wrong time. His unlikely ally? Miss Decima Stockingham, the fearless, foul-mouthed, eighty-year-old matriarch who relishes chaos and puzzles alike. A murder is just the thrill she's been waiting for.
Together, this mismatched duo must navigate secret passages, buried grudges and rising terror to unmask the killer before it's too late...
Praise for The Murder at World's End:
‘Fans of P G Wodehouse will enjoy this!’ Alexander Armstrong
'Devilishly plotted and beautifully executed, this is an utter joy from start to finish' Abir Mukherjee, bestselling author of Hunted
'Riotous and deeply enjoyable' Telegraph
'A witty, fleet-footed historical mystery . . . a slice of undiluted joy' Alex Hay, bestselling author of The Housekeepers
'An absolute cracker!' The Sun
'Hugely enjoyable' Andrew Hunter-Murray, author of A Beginner's Guide to Breaking and Entering
With a killer on the loose, new footman Stephen and the Viscount's hilariously vile-tempered aunt form an unlikely detective duo. A fine start to a promising new series * Daily Mail *
Riotous and deeply enjoyable . . . even I didn’t crack the clever solution to the locked-room puzzle * Telegraph *
An absolute cracker! * The Sun *
A great plot and laugh-out-loud funny * Woman & Home *
Get ready to add this to your Book of the Year list. This is impeccable writing, with a plot as sharp as cut glass and characters that jump right out of the pages. * Janice Hallett *
A hugely enjoyable book, which takes all the traditional locked-room mystery conventions and puts them through the mangle * Andrew Hunter-Murray *
A witty, fleet-footed historical mystery, The Murder at World's End is a slice of undiluted joy * Alex Hay *
A wonderfully clever take on the classic locked-room mystery. I’ll happily follow foul-mouthed Miss Decima and steadfast Stephen Pike through many more mysteries * Kristen Perrin *
Devilishly plotted and beautifully executed, Ross Montgomery’s debut historical crime fiction novel is an utter joy from start to finish * Abir Mukherjee *
Ingeniously plotted and highly addictive. Fans of P G Wodehouse will enjoy this! * Alexander Armstrong *
ISBN: 9780241766163
Dimensions: 240mm x 160mm x 31mm
Weight: 558g
352 pages