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FIRST DATES CAN BE DEADLY . . .**Available to pre-order now**There are rules to first dates: don't talk about your ex, do ask lots of questions, always meet in a public place.Digby Coombe-Watson didn't think they applied to him. He had other worries: how to get rid of his great-grandfather's crumbling property, and whether his family would let him.So he ignored the rules, and invited someone in.Now he's dead. And he won't be the last.PRAISE FOR CHARLOTTE VASSELL'Smart, twisty and full of wry humour.' Stylist'A fresh, bitingly witty take on the whodunnit.' Red'A total joy to read.' Harriet TyceWHAT READERS ARE SAYING⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐These books hold every single thing a reader could want. Thriller? Check. Mystery that keeps you wondering? Plenty. Characters that you want to know and see some of your friends in? Sure.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐If you like mystery/thrillers which are just a bit different, are quirky and with plenty of good humour then check out Charlotte Vassel's Caius Beauchamp series.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐I absolutely love Charlotte Vassell's writing style, it completely meshes with what I want in a book, quirky, entertaining, a bit gossipy (quite a bit gossipy if I'm being honest) and some characters that you really root for.

YOU KNOW HOW THEY LIVE. THIS IS HOW THEY DIE. The night beforeRupert's 30th is a black tie dinner at the Kentish Town McDonald's - catered with cocaine and Veuve Clicquot.The morning afterHis girlfriend Clemmie is found murdered on Hampstead Heath. All the party-goers have alibis. Naturally.This investigation is going to take Detective Inspector Caius Beauchamp down a rabbit hole of Classics degrees and aristocrats, Instagram influencers and who knows who. Or is it whom? Caius isn't sure -- can he pin any of them down long enough to see how the other half live, before anyone else dies?'One of the most exciting new voices in crime fiction.' ERIN KELLY'A fresh, bitingly witty take on the whodunnit.' RED'Brilliantly compulsive . . . I could not stop reading this book.' DENISE MINA'Sharply witty . . . an enticing blend of frothy social satire and deadly serious detective work.' Daily MailWHAT READERS ARE SAYING⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐A perfectly horrid cast of over the top characters and an engaging detective. Glorious.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Such a fun, biting take on the thriller genre . . . I loved this book!⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Highly recommend if you enjoy Lucy Foley, I raced through this in less than a day!

YOU KNOW HOW THEY LIVE. THIS IS HOW THEY DIE. The night beforeRupert's 30th is a black tie dinner at the Kentish Town McDonald's - catered with cocaine and Veuve Clicquot.The morning afterHis girlfriend Clemmie is found murdered on Hampstead Heath. All the party-goers have alibis. Naturally.This investigation is going to take Detective Inspector Caius Beauchamp down a rabbit hole of Classics degrees and aristocrats, Instagram influencers and who knows who. Or is it whom? Caius isn't sure -- can he pin any of them down long enough to see how the other half live, before anyone else dies?'One of the most exciting new voices in crime fiction.' ERIN KELLY'A fresh, bitingly witty take on the whodunnit.' RED'Brilliantly compulsive . . . I could not stop reading this book.' DENISE MINA'Sharply witty . . . an enticing blend of frothy social satire and deadly serious detective work.' Daily MailWHAT READERS ARE SAYING⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐A perfectly horrid cast of over the top characters and an engaging detective. Glorious.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Such a fun, biting take on the thriller genre . . . I loved this book!⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Highly recommend if you enjoy Lucy Foley, I raced through this in less than a day!

A bitingly witty and compulsive crime novel about the bad behaviour of the rich and powerful from rising star Charlotte Vassell.'A total joy to read.' Harriet Tyce'Confirms Charlotte Vassell as one of the most exciting new voices in crime fiction.' Erin Kelly'A stylish saga of cops and inverted snobbery.' The TimesSome people are inOn the last Saturday in August, politicos and socialites trade tidbits of gossip and sips of Pimm's under the tasteful bunting of a Richmond garden party. They'd never guess that the police are just a stone's throw away, pulling a body out of the river Thames.Some people wish they wereThe drowning appears to be a tragic accident - until Detective Caius Beauchamp gets an unexpected tip. The victim, it seems, had enemies in high places. Did being on the wrong side of them get her killed?Either way, being out is absolute murderPraise for Charlotte Vassell's debut The Other Half 'Brilliantly compulsive . . . I could not stop reading this book.' DENISE MINA'As sharp, witty and energetic as it is bitingly satirical.' JANICE HALLETT'Delicious, searing . . . What a great new voice she is in detective fiction!' S. J. BENNETT

'One of the most exciting new voices in crime fiction.' ERIN KELLY'A total joy to read.' HARRIET TYCEWINNER OF THE EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL 2025Being in is everything.Calliope Foster is standing, Pimms in hand, under tasteful bunting at a Richmond garden party. She's here to toast her best friend's engagement.Being out is murder.Meanwhile, just a stone's throw away, police are pulling a body out of the river Thames. The drowning appears to be a tragic accident - but as Detective Inspector Caius Beauchamp is about to discover, the death is connected to this gathering of who's who in a way that could very well spell scandal.There may be a wedding to plan, but a dead body will unravel even the best-laid plans . . .WHAT READERS ARE SAYING⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ WOW . . . Fabulously plotted, excellent characters and what a twist at the end.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The book is unputdownable (just like the last). I am just annoyed at myself at how quickly I read it!⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Filled with dead bodies, shocking twists and surprises, and even romance, this second book in the series is as good if not better than the first.

TWO MURDERS. ONE WILL. A FAMILY FULL OF SECRETS.'One of the most exciting new voices in crime fiction.' ERIN KELLY'A fresh, bitingly witty take on the whodunnit.' RED, ON THE OTHER HALF'A total joy to read.' HARRIET TYCETwo murders.Rosie wakes up at 3am already feeling the twinges of a brutal hangover - an afternoon spent day drinking with her uni pals has left her rather the worse for wear. She creeps downstairs for a glass of water - only to stumble onto a shocking, bloody scene in the kitchen.One will.It looks like a botched burglary has left both Rosie's grandmother and her attacker dead. But then Detective Inspector Caius Beauchamp gets a tip about the matriarch's last will. It turns out, this well-heeled family has a nefarious past.A family full of secrets.With his reputation on the line and powerful people pressuring him to close the case, Caius must decide what's more dangerous: the body on the floor or the skeletons in the closet?WHAT READERS ARE SAYING⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ These books hold every single thing a reader could want. Thriller? Check. Mystery that keeps you wondering? Plenty. Characters that you want to know and see some of your friends in? Sure.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ If you like mystery/thrillers which are just a bit different, are quirky and with plenty of good humour then check out Charlotte Vassel's Caius Beauchamp series.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I absolutely love Charlotte Vassell's writing style, it completely meshes with what I want in a book, quirky, entertaining, a bit gossipy (quite a bit gossipy if I'm being honest) and some characters that you really root for.