The 'razor-sharp' first book in the charming, fast-paced Pentecost
and Parker mystery series. Book Two, Murder Under Her Skin, coming
December 2021! Meet your new favourite duo, audacious and iconic,
and perfect for fans of The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman,
The Marvellous Mrs. Maisel, Agatha Christie and M. C. Beaton. It's
1945 and Lillian Pentecost is the most successful private detective
in New York City, but she needs help. Enter Willowjean Parker, a
circus runaway - and the perfect assistant. Quick-witted and
street-smart, she's a jack-of-all-trades with a unique skill-set.
She can pick locks blindfolded, wrestle men twice her size, and
throw knives with deadly precision - all of which come in handy
working for Ms P. When wealthy young widow Abigail Collins is
murdered Pentecost and Parker are hired by the family to track down
the culprit. On Halloween night, there was a costume party at the
Collins' mansion, where a fortune teller performed a seance which
greatly disturbed Abigail. Several hours later her body was
discovered bludgeoned to death in her late husband's office.
Problem is, the door to the office was locked from the inside.
There was no-one else in the room, and the murder weapon was beside
the victim; the fortune teller's crystal ball. It looks like an
impossible crime, but Pentecost and Parker know there is no such
thing... A 2020 Radio 2 Book Club pick. Praise for Fortune Favours
the Dead: 'Razor-sharp, tons of flair and a snappy sense of humour'
Tana French 'Bullets, blood, bodies, and belly-laughs: all the
ingredients of a classic mystery novel. Stephen Spotswood
hard-boils with the best of 'em!' Alan Bradley, bestselling author
of the Flavia de Luce Mystery Series 'Fortune Favours the Dead
takes gritty 40s noir, shakes it up, gives it a charming twist, and
serves it up with unforgettable style. My new favourite sleuthing
duo.' Deanna Raybourn, author of the Veronica Speedwell Mysteries
'Spotswood's stellar debut puts a modern spin on classic
hard-boiled fiction. . . a novel to remember.' Publishers Weekly
'This novel not only offers fun, offbeat characters and an
exceptional flavour of the time, it's utterly charming too.'
Woman's Weekly 'This hugely enjoyable debut is a deft melange of
Agatha Christie-style locked-room murder mystery and 1940s
Chandler-esque pulp crime fiction with a feisty narrator' Irish
Independent Review 'A highly accomplished, auspicious first entry
in what we must hope will be a long-running series' The Irish Times
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