Murder by the Book

Author: M.R.G. Davies

Classic crime

Published on 29^th January 2026 by HarperCollins Publishers (One More Chapter) in the United Kingdom as part of the 'A Cosy Crime Club Mystery' series.

Paperback / softback | 384 pages
198mm x 129mm | 260g

'Utterly captivating. Perfect for fans of The Marlow Murder Club Mysteries' Michael Wood, bestselling crime fiction author

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Nothing is deadlier than angry readers… especially when you murder one of their own.

When the manager of The Quaint Bookshop is found slumped between the shelves, the four members of the shop's reading group decide to put into action all the skills they’ve picked up from their favourite fictional detectives.

If anyone knows how to solve a killer of a crime, it’s a team of murder-mystery superfans. The police might be investigating but the reading group are on the case…

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