Robert Thorogood

Judith, Suzie and Becks return in the brilliant second crime novel in the Marlow Murder Club series, from the creator of the hit TV series, Death in Paradise. It’s been an enjoyable and murder-free time for Judith, Suzie and Becks – AKA the Marlow Murder Club – since the events of last year. The most exciting thing on the horizon is the upcoming wedding of Marlow grandee, Sir Peter Bailey, to his nurse, Jenny Page. Sir Peter is having a party at his grand mansion on the river Thames the day before the wedding, and Judith and Co. are looking forward to a bit of free champagne. But during the soiree, there’s a crash from inside the house, and when the Marlow Murder Club rush to investigate, they are shocked to find the groom-to-be crushed to death in his study. The study was locked from the inside, so the police don’t consider the death suspicious. But Judith disagrees. As far as she's concerned, Peter was murdered! And it’s up to the Marlow Murder Club to find the killer before he or she strikes again…

Judith, Suzie, and Becks, AKA The Marlow Murder Club, are on the hunt for a killer . . . Who killed the Mayor? It’s up to the Marlow Murder Club to find out . . . Geoffrey Lushington, Mayor of Marlow, dies suddenly during a Town Council meeting. When traces of aconite – also known as the queen of poisons – are found in his coffee cup, the police realise he was murdered. But who did it? And why? The police bring Judith, Suzie and Becks in to investigate as Civilian Advisors right from the start, so they have free rein to interview suspects and follow the evidence to their heart’s content, which is perfect because Judith has no time for rules and standard procedure. But this case has the Marlow Murder Club stumped. Who would want to kill the affable Mayor? How did they even get the poison into his coffee? And is anyone else in danger? The Marlow Murder Club are about to face their most difficult case yet . . .

První ze série detektivních románů Roberta Thorogooda odehrávajících se v malém britském městečku Marlow. Hrdinkami jsou tři místní ženy, různého věku, různých povah a s různými životními zkušenostmi, které začnou společně řešit případy vražd, ke kterým v tomto klidném a malebném městě na břehu řeky Temže dojde. Podle knihy byl natočen televizní seriál, který měl ve Velké Británii na kanále Drama premiéru na jaře 2024. K vyřešení případu zvláštní vraždy je zapotřebí zvláštní detektiv… Judith Pottsové je sedmdesát sedm let a je velmi šťastná. Žije sama v trochu omšelém velkém domě u městečka Marlow. V jejím životě není žádný muž, který by jí říkal, co má dělat nebo kolik smí vypít whisky. Má dokonce ještě práci – sestavuje křížovky do novin. Jednoho večera, když jako obvykle plave v řece Temži, se stane svědkyní vraždy. Místní policie jí nevěří, tak se rozhodne, že se do vyšetřování pustí sama. Brzy se k ní připojí prostá Suzie, která se živí hlídáním a venčením psů a Becks, dokonalá a upjatá žena místního vikáře. Tak vznikne Detektivní spolek dam z Marlow. Když je zavražděn další muž, pochopí, že mají co dočinění se skutečným sériovým vrahem. Hádanka, kterou se rozhodly vyřešit, se změní na past, ze které se jim možná už nepodaří uniknout…

Who killed the Mayor? It’s up to the Marlow Murder Club to find out . . . Geoffrey Lushington, Mayor of Marlow, dies suddenly during a Town Council meeting. When traces of aconite – also known as the queen of poisons – are found in his coffee cup, the police realise he was murdered. But who did it? And why? The police bring Judith, Suzie and Becks in to investigate as Civilian Advisors right from the start, so they have free rein to interview suspects and follow the evidence to their heart’s content, which is perfect because Judith has no time for rules and standard procedure. But this case has the Marlow Murder Club stumped. Who would want to kill the affable Mayor? How did they even get the poison into his coffee? And is anyone else in danger? The Marlow Murder Club are about to face their most difficult case yet . . . The top 10 Sunday Times bestseller NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES on Drama and UKTV Play