A Spoonful of Murder

Retirement can be murder... Once a week, three retired school teachers have their 'coffee o'clock' sessions at the Thirsk Garden Centre café. But one fateful Thursday morning, they bump into their ex-colleague, Topsy, during their weekly coffee and catch-up. By the next Thursday, Topsy's dead. The last thing Liz, Thelma and Pat imagined was that they would become embroiled in a murder. But they know there's more to Topsy's death than meets the eye — and it's down to them to prove it... Sit down with a cup of tea, a slice of cake and this perfectly witty, page-turning cosy crime novel. Fans of The Thursday Murder Club, Death in Paradise and Misomer Murders will be hooked from the very first page. • This is a lead title for Avon and our ambition is reflected in the major, creative marketing and PR campaign we are launching, with early proofs and a dynamic social media campaign, we will make sure everyone is talking about J.M. Hall! • The author is also a professional playwright and writes radio plays for the BBC under the name Jonathan Hall. A new series is currently in production. • Highly evocative regional, Yorkshire setting. • This is a fresh, original voice in the cosy crime space and will give fans of Richard Osman and Robert Thorogood everything they love — and much more! • We know readers are increasingly responding to older protagonists in fiction and that they will fall in love with Liz, Pat and Thelma, and truly respond to the beautiful way each one of them has been drawn.