The Paperback Sleuth - Ashram Assassin

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Humorous cosy-crime caper in which a feisty, amoral book dealer uses her unique skills to catch a murderer, desperate to hide the secrets kept by the yoga-obsessed staff and students of a West London ashram.

When a set of rare, impossible-to-find yoga books are stolen from a West London ashram, its leaders turn to Cordelia, the paperback sleuth, to recover them a set-up that's a little awkward as they've previously barred her from yoga classes for selling marijuana to their students. But what begins as a hunt for missing paperbacks soon becomes a murder investigation as those involved with the ashram can't seem to stop dropping down dead murdered with a whisky bottle to the head or a poisoned curry.

Can Cordelia work out who the killer is and bring them to justice before they bring an end to her sleuthing for good.

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"Tightly plotted and hugely enjoyable. I raced to the end to find out whodunnit." Nev Fountain, author of The Fan Who Knew Too Much An intriguing mystery with an amoral protagonist. Who knew the world of paperback books could be so deadly - Ben Aaronovitch, author of Rivers of London Andrew Cartmel introduces a new kind of heroine, entirely immoral, somewhat venal and slightly foxed. - David Quantick, Emmy award-winning producer of VEEP A quirky crime yarn bound to hit the sweet spot for mystery lovers. - Kirkus Reviews Cartmel has never been better than in this darkly funny series kickoff... Fans of Lynne Truss's Constable Twitten novels will find much to love. - Publishers Weekly Starred Review Devilishly clever... richly suspenseful ... readers will be primed for more. - Booklist

Author Bio

Andrew Cartmel is a novelist, comics writer and screenwriter. His work includes a distinguished sojourn script editing Doctor Who for three years (search 'Cartmel masterplan'), co-writing the Rivers of London graphic novels and plays. As a crime novelist, Andrew created the Vinyl Detective while listening to a lot of music, most of it good. Most of it very good. Andrew Cartmel lives in London with too many books, too many records and just enough cats.