C’est drôle, c’est exquis, c’est anglais !

Quand Miss Marple rencontre le Capitaine Marleau : la série phénomène dont vous ne pourrez plus vous passer.

Dans la petite ville de Marlow, en Angleterre, Judith Potts, 77 ans, mène la vie qui lui plaît. Elle boit un peu trop de whisky et se baigne toute nue dans la Tamise, et alors ? Au pays des excentriques, elle est la reine !

Un soir, elle entend, provenant de la maison de son voisin, un cri suivi d’un coup de feu. Elle en est sûre : un meurtre a été commis. Mais la police ne la croit pas. Pas d’énigme sans solution pour Judith Potts ! La vieille anglaise passionnée de mots-croisés va se lancer dans l’enquête avec, à ses côtés, Becks, la femme du vicaire, et Suzie, la promeneuse de chien et commère attitrée de Marlow.

Vous reprendrez bien un nuage de crime avec votre thé ?

Robert Thorogood est le créateur et scénariste de la série TV à succès Meurtres au paradis, suivie par 5 millions de téléspectateurs en France. Avec cette première enquête des Dames de Marlow, il donne vie à une héroïne qui déchire tout : Judith Potts !

The first in a stunning new series introducing the Marlow Murder Club!

‘A hugely enjoyable murder mystery written with wonderful verve, humour and compassion. Utterly delightful’ Robert Webb

‘I love Robert Thorogood’s writing’ Peter James

From the creator of the BBC One hit TV series, Death in Paradise

To solve an impossible murder, you need an impossible hero…

Seventy-seven-year-old Judith Potts is blissfully happy. She lives alone in a faded mansion in Marlow, sets crosswords for The Times, and there’s no man in her life to tell her what to do or how much whisky to drink.

One evening, while out swimming in the Thames, Judith witnesses a brutal murder. When the local police don’t believe her story, Judith and two unlikely friends decide to investigate for themselves. Together, they are the Marlow Murder Club.

But soon another body turns up, and it seems they have a real-life serial killer on their hands. Now the puzzle they set out to solve has become a trap from which they might never escape…

READERS LOVE THE MARLOW MURDER CLUB

‘Miss Marple with attitude’ 5* Amazon Review

‘I want to be Judith Potts when I grow up’ 5* Amazon Review

’Wonderful escapism!’ 5* Amazon Review

’Absolutely loved it!’ 5* Amazon Review

’My favourite book of the year!’ 5* Amazon Review

’I had an absolute blast reading this book’ 5* Amazon Review

‘So enjoyable, I laughed out loud !’ 5* Amazon Review

‘Deftly entertaining … satisfyingly pushes all the requisite Agatha Christie-style buttons’
Barry Forshaw, The Independent

DEATH IN PARADISE is one of BBC One’s most popular series which averages 9 million viewers.

DI Richard Poole is hot, bothered and fed up. He’s stuck on the tropical island of Saint-Marie, forced to live in a rickety old shack on a beach, and there isn’t a decent cup of tea to be found anywhere.

When a boat explodes in the harbour, Richard and his team soon realise there’s a new murderer on the loose. But who is it? And why did the killer leave behind a ruby at the scene of the crime?

As the police dig deeper, they uncover secrets that go back decades, and a crime from the past that can never be forgiven.

Worse still, they soon realise this is only the beginning. They’ve got to catch the killer before there's another death in paradise…

An original story from the creator and writer of the hit BBC One TV series, Death in Paradise, featuring on-screen favourite detective, DI Richard Poole.

READERS LOVE ROBERT THOROGOOD

‘Fabulous, compulsive reading’ 5* Amazon Review

‘Another wonderful read’ 5* Amazon Review

‘Another excellent Death in Paradise novel’ 5* Amazon Review

‘Highly recommended’ 5* Amazon Review

‘Good fun’ 5* Amazon Review

‘I love Robert Thorogood’s writing’ Peter James

An original story from the creator and writer of the hit BBC One TV series, Death in Paradise, featuring on-screen favourite detective, DI Richard Poole.

Supermodel Polly Carter was famed for her looks and party-girl lifestyle. Now she's dead, apparently having thrown herself from the clifftop near her home on the island of Saint-Marie. Those who knew her say Polly would never have killed herself…and when he is called in to investigate, DI Richard Poole is inclined to agree there is more to Polly’s death than meets the eye.

Already fighting a losing battle against the intense summer heat of the Caribbean, Richard now faces fresh adversaries: a stream of alibis; a host of conflicting motives; and, worst of all, a visit from his mother. A frenzy which would surely allow a murderer to slip away unnoticed…yet Richard is certain that the guilty party is still on the island.

As his team closes in on Polly’s household, Richard becomes convinced that the model’s death was an inside job. And he's determined to prove who planned the killing of Polly Carter, and why…

Praise for Robert Thorogood:

‘Very funny and dark with great pace. I love Robert Thorogood’s writing’
Peter James

‘This second DEATH IN PARADISE NOVEL is a gem’
DAILY EXPRESS

‘Deftly entertaining … satisfyingly pushes all the requisite Agatha Christie-style buttons’
Barry Forshaw, THE INDEPENDENT

‘For fans of Agatha Christie’
MAIL ON SUNDAY

‘A treat.’
RADIO TIMES

‘This brilliantly crafted, hugely enjoyable and suitably goosebump-inducing novel is an utter delight from start to finish’
HEAT

‘Plenty of red herrings and twists to keep readers guessing’ DAILY EXPRESS

'Fans will enjoy returning to DI Richard Poole… just switch off and relax'
LOVE READING

An all new Death in Paradise mystery featuring DI Richard Poole.

Enhance your enjoyment of the series as, for the first time, Robert Thorogood brings the characters to life on the page in an all-new locked-room mystery. One murder victim, five suspects and a room no person entered or left; the classic murder in a locked room conundrum.

Aslan Kennedy has an idyllic life: leader of a spiritual retreat for wealthy holidaymakers on one of the Caribbean's most unspoilt islands, Saint Marie. Until he's murdered, that is. The case seems open and shut: when Aslan was killed he was inside a locked room with only five other people, one of whom has already confessed to the murder.

Detective Inspector Richard Poole is hot, bothered, and fed up with talking to witnesses who'd rather discuss his 'aura' than their whereabouts at the time of the murder. But he also knows that the facts of the case don't quite stack up. In fact, he's convinced that the person who's just confessed to the murder is the one person who couldn't have done it. Determined to track down the real killer, DI Poole is soon on the trail, and no stone will be left unturned.

A must read for fans of the TV series and Agatha Christie crime classics featuring Marple and Poirot.

Praise for Robert Thorogood:

‘Very funny and dark with great pace. I love Robert Thorogood’s writing’
Peter James

‘This second DEATH IN PARADISE NOVEL is a gem’
DAILY EXPRESS
‘Deftly entertaining … satisfyingly pushes all the requisite Agatha Christie-style buttons’
Barry Forshaw, THE INDEPENDENT

‘For fans of Agatha Christie’
MAIL ON SUNDAY

‘A treat.’
RADIO TIMES
‘This brilliantly crafted, hugely enjoyable and suitably goosebump-inducing novel is an utter delight from start to finish’
HEAT

‘Plenty of red herrings and twists to keep readers guessing’ DAILY EXPRESS

'Fans will enjoy returning to DI Richard Poole… just switch off and relax'
LOVE READING

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.

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‘I love Robert Thorogood’s writing’ Peter James

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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… 

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READERS LOVE THE MARLOW MURDER CLUB series

’Wonderful escapism!’ 5* Amazon Review

‘A wonderful piece of escapism. Absolutely loved it!’ 5* Amazon Review

’My favourite book of the year!’ 5* Amazon Review

’I had an absolute blast reading this book’ 5* Amazon Review

‘So enjoyable, I laughed out loud in places!’ 5* Amazon Review

‘For fans of Agatha Christie’ Mail on Sunday

The new DI Richard Poole mystery

Two dead bodies. A family of suspects. And one very disgruntled detective.

Reluctantly stationed on the sweltering Caribbean island of Saint-Marie, Detective Inspector Richard Poole dreams of cold winds, drizzly rain and a pint in his local pub.

Just as he is feeling as fed up as can be, a mysterious vagrant is found dead in the grounds of the historic Beaumont plantation. Immediately assumed to be suicide, DI Poole is not so convinced and determined to prove otherwise. Never mind that the only fingerprints on the murder weapon belong to the victim. Or that the room was locked from the inside.

Before long, death knocks twice and a second body turns up. The hunt is on to solve the case – despite the best efforts of the enigmatic Beaumont family…

Judith Potts hat ein Hobby und wir eine neue Krimireihe: willkommen im Mordclub!

Simply wonderful: Der gute alte englische Krimi ist zurück!  Als die leicht exzentrische Judith Potts mitbekommt, dass ihr Nachbar ermordet wird und die Polizei ihr das nicht glaubt, nimmt sie die Sache resolut selbst in die Hand. 

Die siebenundsiebzigjährige Judith Potts lebt allein in einem verfallenen Herrenhaus im idyllischen Marlow und arbeitet als Kreuzworträtsel-Autorin für eine Zeitung. Sie genießt ihren beschaulichen, selbstbestimmten Alltag mit gelegentlichem Nacktschwimmen in der Themse und dem ein oder anderen Whisky. Ihr Leben wird auf den Kopf gestellt, als sie Zeugin eines Mordes auf dem Nachbargrundstück wird. Weil es weit und breit von der Leiche keine Spur gibt und die ansässige Polizei den Fall nicht ernst nimmt, beginnt Judith, auf eigene Faust zu ermitteln. Dabei lernt sie die Hundesitterin Suzie und die neurotische Pfarrersfrau Becks kennen, die ihr fortan als »Marlow Murder Club« bei den Ermittlungen helfen. Als es zu einem weiteren Mord kommt, erscheint der Fall immer rätselhafter …

Im 2. Band werden Mrs Judith Potts, Suzie und Becks wieder mit einem Verbrechen konfrontiert, das sie mit Charme und dem ein oder anderen Whisky lösen. Erscheint im Frühjahr 2023.