The Mystery of the Crooked Man

The Mystery of the Crooked Man

PAPERBACK

29 Apr, 2025

By Tom Spencer (author)

Fraudulent cozy mystery expert Agatha Dorn is cancelled -- and severely ticked off! -- in this quirky homage to Golden Age detectives, lost manuscripts, an...

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ISBN-10:

180533512X

ISBN-13:

9781805335122

Publisher

Steerforth Press

Language

English

Description

Fraudulent cozy mystery expert Agatha Dorn is cancelled -- and severely ticked off! -- in this quirky homage to Golden Age detectives, lost manuscripts, and famous authors

"Oh how I enjoyed this thoroughly delightful and nasty mystery" - Alice Bell, author of Grave Expectations

Meet Agatha Dorn, cantankerous archivist, grammar pedant, gin afficionado and murder mystery addict. When she discovers a lost manuscript by Gladden Green, the Empress of Golden Age detective fiction, Agatha's life takes an unexpected twist. She becomes an overnight sensation, basking in the limelight of literary stardom.

But Agatha's newfound fame takes a nosedive when the 'rediscovered' novel is exposed as a hoax. And when her ex-lover turns up dead, with a scrap of the manuscript by her side, Agatha suspects foul play.

Cancelled, ostracised and severely ticked off, Agatha turns detective to uncover the sinister truth that connects the murder and the fraudulent manuscript. But can she stay sober long enough to catch the murderer, or will Agatha become a whodunit herself?

Don't miss this distinctive, delightfully quirky, English cozy murder mystery featuring an unforgettably spiky protagonist - perfect for fans of The Twyford Code, Magpie Murders, and Yellowface.

Product Details

ISBN-10

:180533512X

ISBN-13

:9781805335122

Publisher

:Steerforth Press

Publication date

: 29 Apr, 2025

Category

: Fiction

Format

:PAPERBACK

Language

:English

Reading Level

: All

Weight

:282 g

Editorial Reviews

"Cosy crime fiction does not come much cleverer or more angry than Tom Spencer's first novel... Neatly plotted [and] funny" -- Literary Review

"Raises a gin to the golden age of classic mysteries. A cosy caper with a waspish sting" -- The Sun

"Christie fans'll love meeting Agatha Dorn, in a crime yarn as cool, crisp, and heady as the gin cantankerous library archivist Agatha loves" -- Peterborough Telegraph

"Witty and unique" -- Woman's Own

"Written with charm and wit, not to mention a distinctly barbed turn of phrase, it is a delight from first page to last" -- Irish Daily Mail

"A thoroughly enjoyable tribute to crime fiction's golden age" -- Mail on Sunday

"This fast-paced mystery is lightened by an irresistible dry humour" -- Daily Mail

About the Author

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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