The Purgatory Poisoning
By (Author) Rebecca Rogers
HarperCollins Publishers
HarperCollins
5th July 2023
2nd March 2023
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Speculative fiction
Crime and mystery: cosy mystery
Occult fiction
Comic (humorous) fantasy
Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss
823.92
Paperback
400
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 23mm
260g
A fabulously funny celestial crime caper, full of wit, warmth and heart. Helen Lederer
How do you solve your own murder when youre already dead
Purgatory (noun):
1. Where the dead are sent to atone.
2. A place of suffering or torment.
3. A youth hostel where the occupants play Scrabble and the mattresses are paper thin.
When Dave wakes up in his own personal purgatory (St Ives Youth Hostel circa 1992), hes shocked to discover hes dead. And worse he was murdered.
Heaven doesnt know who did it so with the help of two rogue angels, Dave must uncover the truth.
As divine forces from both sides start to play the game, can Dave get out of this alive Or at the very least, with his soul intact
An utterly gripping and page-turning mystery for fans of Murder Before Evensong and The Appeal from the winner of the Comedy Women in Print Unpublished Prize!.
Readers LOVE The Purgatory Poisoning
Very original, very funny, and very well written. I loved it! NetGalley reviewer
A hilarious story I literally couldnt put it down NetGalley reviewer
A fun book which had me chortling out loud NetGalley reviewer
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Rebecca Rogers grew up in Birmingham on a diet of Blackadder and Monty Python. For a long time, she thought Michael Palin was her uncle (he's not). Now a civil servant by day and writer by night, she's a proud mum to two grown-up boys and lives in the glorious south west of England. The Purgatory Poisoning is her first novel and won the Comedy Women in Print Unpublished Prize 2021. Twitter @snapperinbath