The Mystery of the Crooked Man by Tom Spencer

The Mystery of the Crooked Man by Tom Spencer

For Agatha Dorn, whodunits are a deadly serious affair...

Agatha Dorn, cantankerous archivist and gin aficionada, discovers a lost mystery novel from the Golden Age of detective fiction. For a brief, glorious moment she is famous... until the book is exposed as a hoax, and Agatha's ex-lover is found dead, with a scrap of the manuscript by her side.

Cancelled, ostracised and severely ticked off, Agatha turns detective to uncover the sinister truth. But can she stay sober long enough to catch the killer?

PRAISE FOR THE MYSTERY OF THE CROOKED MAN:

'A riotously funny crime caper that Agatha Christie would have loved' M.H. Eccleston, author of The Trust

'A deliciously witty, wryly humorous whodunnit' The Lady

'Cosy crime fiction does not come much cleverer' The Literary Review

'Not your usual cosy, and that's exactly what I loved! Spencer tip-toes on that line between traditional and modern with a delicate charm and deftness of touch to create a juicy whodunnitSimply brilliant!' -

'With a prickly protagonist and a plot that's twistier than a bag full of corkscrews, this one will keep you guessing until the end' - Fiona Leitch

'An intriguing story and an engaging narrator whose sharp wit kept me turning the pages' - Frances Brody

Tom Spencer is an expat Londoner currently living and working in Montgomery, Alabama. He has published creative work in various journals, including a story nominated for a Pushcart Prize and another shortlisted for the Galley Beggar Press Prize. Under his real name, Tom Perrin, he has published an academic book on twentieth-century fiction, as well as having written for the New York Times, the Times Literary Supplement, and elsewhere.

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ISBN 13	9781805335108
ISBN 10	1805335103
Title	The Mystery of the Crooked Man
Author	Tom Spencer
Series	The Agatha Dorn Mysteries
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Pushkin Press
Year published	2024-05-02
Number of pages	320
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.