A WATERSTONES CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR‘Warmth and acerbic wit ... deeply enjoyable’ TELEGRAPH BEST CRIME BOOKS OF THE YEAR‘Cosy and classy in equal measure’ JANICE HALLETT, author of THE APPEAL‘Oozes charm, wit and bloody murder’ JONATHAN WHITELAW, author of THE BINGO HALL DETECTIVES‘Beautifully unguessable ... bursting with life ... brilliant!’ ALEX HAY, author of THE HOUSEKEEPERSAudrey Brooks loves people. She even loves clearing up their messes - which is lucky, as she works as a cleaner. The only thing more satisfying than making a new acquaintance smile is shifting a particularly stubborn stain.Lewis McLennon finds people irritating. Especially people like Audrey. His writing career is in the toilet and he hates his day job. His closest relationship is with his coffee machine and, frankly, he likes it that way.The only thing they have in common is that they both live in the smallest square in London. And that one of their neighbours is currently lying dead on his kitchen floor.The police think the victim's wife did it. Their landlady, Celeste, is having none of that. And so a very unwilling detective duo is born. In theory they have the skills to find the real killer - if they don't kill each other first. But should they be looking closer to home?The perfect mystery for fans of Tom Hindle, Janice Hallett and Kristen Perrin.**Audrey, Lewis and Celeste return in MURDER LIKE CLOCKWORK - available to pre-order now!**

An empty house that isn't empty. A victim who vanishes. An impossible crime?Every Thursday at midday Audrey Brooks cleans the Petrov house. Mr Petrov is never home - in fact he seems to use the house purely as storage for his impressive collection of antiques - but that doesn't affect the care with which Audrey mops, polishes, and carefully winds each of the dozens of beautiful clocks that decorate the tall, elegant, empty London mansion.Until the morning she finds a corpse in the back bedroom, the pristine walls and floor covered in blood, and flees the house in panic.Fifteen minutes later, the police arrive... and find nothing. No body. No blood. The only thing slightly out of the ordinary is the clock in that back bedroom, which is now running four minutes slow.With no victim, the police are convinced there was no murder, but Audrey knows better. A man has been killed, and if they won't do anything about it, she - and her annoying friend Lewis - will. Whodunnit is one thing, but this detective duo must also wrestle with when - and where on earth is the body? It's not long since they solved the murder of their neighbour, so they're not rookie sleuths, and at least this time the case has no connection to their home. Does it?A charming and witty locked-room mystery full of twists, perfect for fans of Richard Osman, Tom Hindle, and Janice Hallett. 'A glorious read ... Fans of Richard Osman's books will enjoy - but in my view it's so much better!' ***** Reader review'An absolute treat ... Audrey and Lewis feel wonderfully real, their personalities shining through every page' ***** Reader review'Like stepping into a warm hug ... Kept me guessing and was a delight' ***** Reader review'A delicious plot and enough twists and turns to keep you guessing throughout. Excellent' ***** Reader review

''Oozes charm, wit and bloody murder'' JONATHAN WHITELAW, author of THE BINGO HALL DETECTIVES''Beautifully unguessable ... bursting with life ... brilliant!'' ALEX HAY, author of THE HOUSEKEEPERSAudrey Brooks loves people. She loves finding out about their lives, their dreams, their odd habits. She even loves clearing up their messes - which is lucky, as she works as a cleaner. The only thing more satisfying than making a new acquaintance smile is shifting a particularly stubborn stain.Lewis McLennan finds people irritating. Especially people like Audrey. His writing career is in the toilet and he hates his day job in recruitment. His closest relationship is with his coffee machine and, frankly, he likes it that way.The only thing they have in common is that they both live in Marchfield Square. And that one of their neighbours is currently lying dead on his kitchen floor.The police think the victim''s wife did it. Their landlady, Celeste, is having none of that. And so a very unlikely (and unwilling) detective duo is born. In theory they have the skills to find the real killer - if they don''t kill each other first. But should they be looking closer to home?The perfect summer read for fans of Tom Hindle, Janice Hallett and Kristen Perrin.

''Oozes charm, wit and bloody murder'' JONATHAN WHITELAW, author of THE BINGO HALL DETECTIVES''Beautifully unguessable ... bursting with life ... brilliant!'' ALEX HAY, author of THE HOUSEKEEPERSAudrey Brooks loves people. She loves finding out about their lives, their dreams, their odd habits. She even loves clearing up their messes - which is lucky, as she works as a cleaner. The only thing more satisfying than making a new acquaintance smile is shifting a particularly stubborn stain.Lewis McLennan finds people irritating. Especially people like Audrey. His writing career is in the toilet and he hates his day job in recruitment. His closest relationship is with his coffee machine and, frankly, he likes it that way.The only thing they have in common is that they both live in Marchfield Square. And that one of their neighbours is currently lying dead on his kitchen floor.The police think the victim''s wife did it. Their landlady, Celeste, is having none of that. And so a very unlikely (and unwilling) detective duo is born. In theory they have the skills to find the real killer - if they don''t kill each other first. But should they be looking closer to home?The perfect summer read for fans of Tom Hindle, Janice Hallett and Kristen Perrin.

An empty house that isn't empty. A victim who vanishes. An impossible crime?Every Thursday at midday Audrey Brooks cleans the Petrov house. Mr Petrov is never home - in fact he seems to use the house purely as storage for his impressive collection of antiques - but that doesn't affect the care with which Audrey mops, polishes, and carefully winds each of the dozens of beautiful clocks that decorate the tall, elegant, empty London mansion.Until the morning she finds a corpse in the back bedroom, the pristine walls and floor covered in blood, and flees the house in panic.Fifteen minutes later, the police arrive... and find nothing. No body. No blood. The only thing slightly out of the ordinary is the clock in that back bedroom, which is now running four minutes slow.With no victim, the police are convinced there was no murder, but Audrey knows better. A man has been killed, and if they won't do anything about it, she - and her annoying friend Lewis - will. Whodunnit is one thing, but this detective duo must also wrestle with when - and where on earth is the body? It's not long since they solved the murder of their neighbour, so they're not rookie sleuths, and at least this time the case has no connection to their home. Does it?A charming and witty locked-room mystery full of twists, perfect for fans of Richard Osman, Tom Hindle, and Janice Hallett. 'A glorious read ... Fans of Richard Osman's books will enjoy - but in my view it's so much better!' ***** Reader review'An absolute treat ... Audrey and Lewis feel wonderfully real, their personalities shining through every page' ***** Reader review'Like stepping into a warm hug ... Kept me guessing and was a delight' ***** Reader review'A delicious plot and enough twists and turns to keep you guessing throughout. Excellent' ***** Reader review

An empty house that isn't empty. A victim who vanishes. An impossible crime?Every Thursday at midday Audrey Brooks cleans the Petrov house. Mr Petrov is never home - in fact he seems to use the house purely as storage for his impressive collection of antiques - but that doesn't affect the care with which Audrey mops, polishes, and carefully winds each of the dozens of beautiful clocks that decorate the tall, elegant, empty London mansion.Until the morning she finds a corpse in the back bedroom, the pristine walls and floor covered in blood, and flees the house in panic.Fifteen minutes later, the police arrive... and find nothing. No body. No blood. The only thing slightly out of the ordinary is the clock in that back bedroom, which is now running four minutes slow.With no victim, the police are convinced there was no murder, but Audrey knows better. A man has been killed, and if they won't do anything about it, she - and her annoying friend Lewis - will. Whodunnit is one thing, but this detective duo must also wrestle with when - and where on earth is the body? It's not long since they solved the murder of their neighbour, so they're not rookie sleuths, and at least this time the case has no connection to their home. Does it?A charming and witty locked-room mystery full of twists, perfect for fans of Richard Osman, Tom Hindle, and Janice Hallett. 'A glorious read ... Fans of Richard Osman's books will enjoy - but in my view it's so much better!' ***** Reader review'An absolute treat ... Audrey and Lewis feel wonderfully real, their personalities shining through every page' ***** Reader review'Like stepping into a warm hug ... Kept me guessing and was a delight' ***** Reader review'A delicious plot and enough twists and turns to keep you guessing throughout. Excellent' ***** Reader review

A WATERSTONES CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR'Warmth and acerbic wit ... deeply enjoyable' TELEGRAPH BEST CRIME BOOKS OF THE YEAR‘Cosy and classy in equal measure’ JANICE HALLETT‘Oozes charm, wit and bloody murder’ JONATHAN WHITELAW, author of THE BINGO HALL DETECTIVES‘Beautifully unguessable ... bursting with life ... brilliant!’ ALEX HAY, author of THE HOUSEKEEPERSAudrey Brooks loves people. She even loves clearing up their messes - which is lucky, as she works as a cleaner. The only thing more satisfying than making a new acquaintance smile is shifting a particularly stubborn stain.Lewis McLennon finds people irritating. Especially people like Audrey. His writing career is in the toilet and he hates his day job. His closest relationship is with his coffee machine and, frankly, he likes it that way.The only thing they have in common is that they both live in the smallest square in London. And that one of their neighbours is currently lying dead on his kitchen floor.The police think the victim's wife did it. Their landlady, Celeste, is having none of that. And so a very unwilling detective duo is born. In theory they have the skills to find the real killer - if they don't kill each other first. But should they be looking closer to home?The perfect mystery for fans of Tom Hindle, Janice Hallett and Kristen Perrin.**Audrey, Lewis and Celeste return in MURDER LIKE CLOCKWORK - available to pre-order now!**

A WATERSTONES CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR‘Warmth and acerbic wit ... deeply enjoyable’ TELEGRAPH BEST CRIME BOOKS OF THE YEAR‘Cosy and classy in equal measure’ JANICE HALLETT, author of THE APPEAL‘Oozes charm, wit and bloody murder’ JONATHAN WHITELAW, author of THE BINGO HALL DETECTIVES‘Beautifully unguessable ... bursting with life ... brilliant!’ ALEX HAY, author of THE HOUSEKEEPERSAudrey Brooks loves people. She even loves clearing up their messes - which is lucky, as she works as a cleaner. The only thing more satisfying than making a new acquaintance smile is shifting a particularly stubborn stain.Lewis McLennon finds people irritating. Especially people like Audrey. His writing career is in the toilet and he hates his day job. His closest relationship is with his coffee machine and, frankly, he likes it that way.The only thing they have in common is that they both live in the smallest square in London. And that one of their neighbours is currently lying dead on his kitchen floor.The police think the victim's wife did it. Their landlady, Celeste, is having none of that. And so a very unwilling detective duo is born. In theory they have the skills to find the real killer - if they don't kill each other first. But should they be looking closer to home?The perfect mystery for fans of Tom Hindle, Janice Hallett and Kristen Perrin.**Audrey, Lewis and Celeste return in MURDER LIKE CLOCKWORK - available to pre-order now!**

An empty house that isn't empty. A victim who vanishes. An impossible crime?Every Thursday at midday Audrey Brooks cleans the Petrov house. Mr Petrov is never home - in fact he seems to use the house purely as storage for his impressive collection of antiques - but that doesn't affect the care with which Audrey mops, polishes, and carefully winds each of the dozens of beautiful clocks that decorate the tall, elegant, empty London mansion.Until the morning she finds a corpse in the back bedroom, the pristine walls and floor covered in blood, and flees the house in panic.Fifteen minutes later, the police arrive... and find nothing. No body. No blood. The only thing slightly out of the ordinary is the clock in that back bedroom, which is now running four minutes slow.With no victim, the police are convinced there was no murder, but Audrey knows better. A man has been killed, and if they won't do anything about it, she - and her annoying friend Lewis - will. Whodunnit is one thing, but this detective duo must also wrestle with when - and where on earth is the body? It's not long since they solved the murder of their neighbour, so they're not rookie sleuths, and at least this time the case has no connection to their home. Does it?A charming and witty locked-room mystery full of twists, perfect for fans of Richard Osman, Tom Hindle, and Janice Hallett. 'A glorious read ... Fans of Richard Osman's books will enjoy - but in my view it's so much better!' ***** Reader review'An absolute treat ... Audrey and Lewis feel wonderfully real, their personalities shining through every page' ***** Reader review'Like stepping into a warm hug ... Kept me guessing and was a delight' ***** Reader review'A delicious plot and enough twists and turns to keep you guessing throughout. Excellent' ***** Reader review

''Oozes charm, wit and bloody murder'' JONATHAN WHITELAW, author of THE BINGO HALL DETECTIVES''Beautifully unguessable ... bursting with life ... brilliant!'' ALEX HAY, author of THE HOUSEKEEPERSAudrey Brooks loves people. She loves finding out about their lives, their dreams, their odd habits. She even loves clearing up their messes - which is lucky, as she works as a cleaner. The only thing more satisfying than making a new acquaintance smile is shifting a particularly stubborn stain.Lewis McLennan finds people irritating. Especially people like Audrey. His writing career is in the toilet and he hates his day job in recruitment. His closest relationship is with his coffee machine and, frankly, he likes it that way.The only thing they have in common is that they both live in Marchfield Square. And that one of their neighbours is currently lying dead on his kitchen floor.The police think the victim''s wife did it. Their landlady, Celeste, is having none of that. And so a very unlikely (and unwilling) detective duo is born. In theory they have the skills to find the real killer - if they don''t kill each other first. But should they be looking closer to home?The perfect summer read for fans of Tom Hindle, Janice Hallett and Kristen Perrin.

''Oozes charm, wit and bloody murder'' JONATHAN WHITELAW, author of THE BINGO HALL DETECTIVES''Beautifully unguessable ... bursting with life ... brilliant!'' ALEX HAY, author of THE HOUSEKEEPERSAudrey Brooks loves people. She loves finding out about their lives, their dreams, their odd habits. She even loves clearing up their messes - which is lucky, as she works as a cleaner. The only thing more satisfying than making a new acquaintance smile is shifting a particularly stubborn stain.Lewis McLennan finds people irritating. Especially people like Audrey. His writing career is in the toilet and he hates his day job in recruitment. His closest relationship is with his coffee machine and, frankly, he likes it that way.The only thing they have in common is that they both live in Marchfield Square. And that one of their neighbours is currently lying dead on his kitchen floor.The police think the victim''s wife did it. Their landlady, Celeste, is having none of that. And so a very unlikely (and unwilling) detective duo is born. In theory they have the skills to find the real killer - if they don''t kill each other first. But should they be looking closer to home?The perfect summer read for fans of Tom Hindle, Janice Hallett and Kristen Perrin.

An empty house that isn't empty. A victim who vanishes. An impossible crime?Every Thursday at midday Audrey Brooks cleans the Petrov house. Mr Petrov is never home - in fact he seems to use the house purely as storage for his impressive collection of antiques - but that doesn't affect the care with which Audrey mops, polishes, and carefully winds each of the dozens of beautiful clocks that decorate the tall, elegant, empty London mansion.Until the morning she finds a corpse in the back bedroom, the pristine walls and floor covered in blood, and flees the house in panic.Fifteen minutes later, the police arrive... and find nothing. No body. No blood. The only thing slightly out of the ordinary is the clock in that back bedroom, which is now running four minutes slow.With no victim, the police are convinced there was no murder, but Audrey knows better. A man has been killed, and if they won't do anything about it, she - and her annoying friend Lewis - will. Whodunnit is one thing, but this detective duo must also wrestle with when - and where on earth is the body? It's not long since they solved the murder of their neighbour, so they're not rookie sleuths, and at least this time the case has no connection to their home. Does it?A charming and witty locked-room mystery full of twists, perfect for fans of Richard Osman, Tom Hindle, and Janice Hallett. 'A glorious read ... Fans of Richard Osman's books will enjoy - but in my view it's so much better!' ***** Reader review'An absolute treat ... Audrey and Lewis feel wonderfully real, their personalities shining through every page' ***** Reader review'Like stepping into a warm hug ... Kept me guessing and was a delight' ***** Reader review'A delicious plot and enough twists and turns to keep you guessing throughout. Excellent' ***** Reader review

An empty house that isn't empty. A victim who vanishes. An impossible crime?Every Thursday at midday Audrey Brooks cleans the Petrov house. Mr Petrov is never home - in fact he seems to use the house purely as storage for his impressive collection of antiques - but that doesn't affect the care with which Audrey mops, polishes, and carefully winds each of the dozens of beautiful clocks that decorate the tall, elegant, empty London mansion.Until the morning she finds a corpse in the back bedroom, the pristine walls and floor covered in blood, and flees the house in panic.Fifteen minutes later, the police arrive... and find nothing. No body. No blood. The only thing slightly out of the ordinary is the clock in that back bedroom, which is now running four minutes slow.With no victim, the police are convinced there was no murder, but Audrey knows better. A man has been killed, and if they won't do anything about it, she - and her annoying friend Lewis - will. Whodunnit is one thing, but this detective duo must also wrestle with when - and where on earth is the body? It's not long since they solved the murder of their neighbour, so they're not rookie sleuths, and at least this time the case has no connection to their home. Does it?A charming and witty locked-room mystery full of twists, perfect for fans of Richard Osman, Tom Hindle, and Janice Hallett. 'A glorious read ... Fans of Richard Osman's books will enjoy - but in my view it's so much better!' ***** Reader review'An absolute treat ... Audrey and Lewis feel wonderfully real, their personalities shining through every page' ***** Reader review'Like stepping into a warm hug ... Kept me guessing and was a delight' ***** Reader review'A delicious plot and enough twists and turns to keep you guessing throughout. Excellent' ***** Reader review

A WATERSTONES CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR'Warmth and acerbic wit ... deeply enjoyable' TELEGRAPH BEST CRIME BOOKS OF THE YEAR‘Cosy and classy in equal measure’ JANICE HALLETT‘Oozes charm, wit and bloody murder’ JONATHAN WHITELAW, author of THE BINGO HALL DETECTIVES‘Beautifully unguessable ... bursting with life ... brilliant!’ ALEX HAY, author of THE HOUSEKEEPERSAudrey Brooks loves people. She even loves clearing up their messes - which is lucky, as she works as a cleaner. The only thing more satisfying than making a new acquaintance smile is shifting a particularly stubborn stain.Lewis McLennon finds people irritating. Especially people like Audrey. His writing career is in the toilet and he hates his day job. His closest relationship is with his coffee machine and, frankly, he likes it that way.The only thing they have in common is that they both live in the smallest square in London. And that one of their neighbours is currently lying dead on his kitchen floor.The police think the victim's wife did it. Their landlady, Celeste, is having none of that. And so a very unwilling detective duo is born. In theory they have the skills to find the real killer - if they don't kill each other first. But should they be looking closer to home?The perfect mystery for fans of Tom Hindle, Janice Hallett and Kristen Perrin.**Audrey, Lewis and Celeste return in MURDER LIKE CLOCKWORK - available to pre-order now!**