The Michaelmas Murders
By (Author) Mandy Morton
Duckworth Books
Farrago
2nd December 2025
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives
Crime and mystery: women sleuths / detectives
Cats as pets
Comical (humorous) crime and mystery
Humorous fiction
823.92
Paperback
288
Width 129mm, Height 198mm
As the Town's annual flower and produce show approaches, it's all doom and bloom up on the allotments. Prize vegetables are going missing and a dead body is found fertilizing Bonny Grub's onion patch. Baronial landowner Fluff Wither-Fork is beside herself and calls in the No. 2 Feline Detective Agency.
Who is trying to sabotage the scarecrow competition And will Hettie Bagshot and her sidekick Tilly get to the bottom of this murky compost heap before judgement day arrives Amid a sea of binder twine and raised beds, a spiteful killer cat is on the prowl. Who will be next, as the allotment community shake in their wellington boots
PRAISE FOR THE NO. 2 FELINE DETECTIVE AGENCY
'Original and intriguing a world without people which cat lovers will enter and enjoyP. D. James
'I loved it. The whole concept is just so real!Barbara Erskine
'Mandy Mortons Feline Detective Agency instigates a new genre, both wonderful and surreal Maddy Prior
The world that Morton has created is irresistiblePublishers Weekly
Witty and smart. Prepare to be besottedM. K. Graff
Mandy Mortons series is both charming and whimsicalBarry Forshaw
Hettie Bagshot might be a new face at the scene of a crime, but already she could teach most fictional detectives a thing or twoThe Hunts Post
Mandy Mortonbegan her professional life as a musician. More recently, she has worked as an arts journalist for national and local radio. She lives with her partner in Cambridge and Cornwall where there is always a place for a long-haired tabby cat.Follow Hettie on Facebook:Facebook.com/HettieBagshotMysteries