Bookish

a witty, warm-hearted mystery perfect for book lovers

Matthew Sweet author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Quercus Publishing

Published:17th Jul '25

Should be back in stock very soon

Bookish cover

Adapted from the major television series created by Mark Gatiss - out now!

'A delicious read' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ READER REVIEW

London, 1946. Gabriel Book is an erudite and unconventional London bookseller married to Trottie, the owner of the wallpaper shop next door. He is also a sleuth who uses the chaotic riches of his stock to crack the puzzling cases that come his way.

He does not work alone. Book's shop is a magnet for waifs and strays - some of whom bring mysteries of their own to his door. There's Nora, sometime bookseller and true crime enthusiast; Dog, connoisseur of ginger biscuits and then Jack, whose arrival at the shop forces Book to confront a loose end from his own past.

Clever, endearing and entertaining, Bookish is a warm-hearted and unexpected mystery, about books, murder and the secrets we all keep.

A whimsical account both of postwar London and of the world of bookshops. A kind book with considerable wit. Highly readable. Clever in the best of senses * The Critic *
Beautifully crafted . . . Sweet evokes the world of 1946 London so well * The Tablet *

ISBN: 9781529444445

Dimensions: 236mm x 158mm x 34mm

Weight: 580g

384 pages