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Seven Lively Suspects

An unputdownable cosy mystery set in the Cotswolds
By Katy Watson
Series: Three Dahlias Mysteries
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It's a baking hot British summer, and the sleepy town of Market Foxleigh is staging a crime writing festival... with the three Dahlias as guests of honour. After all, not only have Rosalind King, Caro Hooper and Posy Starling each played fictional detective Dahlia Lively on... Read More
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The third sleuthing outing for the Three Dahlias, and this time they have to investigate a cold case and a more recent murder at a crime fiction festival in the picturesque Cotswolds...

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It's a baking hot British summer, and the sleepy town of Market Foxleigh is staging a crime writing festival... with the three Dahlias as guests of honour.

After all, not only have Rosalind King, Caro Hooper and Posy Starling each played fictional detective Dahlia Lively on screen, but they're also making a name for themselves solving real-life murders too.

The Dahlias are anticipating a weekend of cream teas, awards dinners and warm white wine... but before long they're sleuthing together once again—this time helping a true crime podcast investigate a local cold case with a personal connection for one of the Dahlias.

It's been five years since Dahlia Lively fan Scott Baker was arrested for a murder that had eerie echoes of one of Dahlia's fictional cases. It seemed like an open and shut case at the time, but the podcast team are convinced that the police got the wrong man.

Can the three Dahlias help prove them right—and find the real killer?

Praise for Katy Watson:

'An absolute treat of a read with all the ingredients of a vintage murder mystery: a country house, mysterious dead bodies and three actresses all keen to catch the killer. Perfect weekend reading!' Janice Hallett, author of The Appeal

'Celebrates and gently satirises Golden Age crime novels in a hugely entertaining country house mystery' The Times

'Dame Agatha would approve' Daily Mail

'A wonderful celebration of Golden Age crime... a read you can sink into, just like the perfect country house weekend. You will definitely love Dahlia in all her guises by the end' S.J. Bennett, author of The Windsor Knot

'I loved it—witty, engaging and hugely enjoyable. A must for fans of classic mysteries' Frances Brody

'An affectionate homage to the Golden Age of Detective Fiction and a wry nod to our continuing fascination with it. Great fun. Warm, ingenious and... lively!' L C Tyler

'A sprightly offering... a pleasant summer read' The Critic

'A pleasure to read from beginning to end' Shots

'A fun, 1930s style murder-mystery, which makes for perfect holiday reading' Woman's Weekly

'Perfect Holiday Read' Woman & Home

'Smartly executed with wit and a cunning plot' Peterborough Telegraph

'A cosy whodunnit told with modern flair' Yours

Series: Three Dahlias Mysteries

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  • Seven Lively Suspects
    It's a baking hot British summer, and the sleepy town of Market Foxleigh is staging a crime writing festival... with the three Dahlias as guests of honour. After all, not only have Rosalind King, Caro Hooper and Posy Starling each played fictional detective Dahlia Lively on screen, but they're also making a name for themselves solving real-life murders too. The...
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  • A Lively Midwinter Murder
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  • A Deadly Night at the Theatre
    MURDER IS WAITING IN THE WINGS . . . Actresses Posy Starling and Caro Hooper both gained a name for themselves playing fictional detective Dahlia Lively on screen, but now they are back treading the boards in London's theatre district, starring in two very different plays. Their fellow Dahlia, Rosalind King, is in the city to catch their opening weeks,...
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781408716496

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 18 July 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Constable

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 232.0mm

Weight: 380g

Pages: 320

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Crime & Thriller Fiction General Fiction Katy Watson Series: Three Dahlias Mysteries

About the Author

Growing up in a family of murder mystery addicts, Katy Watson learned early to look for means, motive and opportunity.

After studying English Literature - with a sideline in crime fiction - at Lancaster University, she set about teaching herself to write her own stories, while also experiencing enough of the world to have things to write about.

Two careers, a lot of airmiles, one husband, two children, three houses and forty-five published books for children and adults later, lockdown finally gave her the means, motive and opportunity to create her own murder mystery. The Three Dahlias mysteries are the result.

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  • A Very Lively Murder
    One murder mystery movie. Three Dahlias. And a whole cast of suspects... Ex child star Posy Starling is finally filming her dream role - Dahlia Lively in The Lady Detective movie. But things take a nightmare turn when a prop weapon is replaced with the real thing - with almost fatal consequences for her fellow Dahlia, Rosalind King. There's something...
    By Katy Watson
    Paperback
    $2799
    Available
    Ships in 4-6 weeks
  • The Three Dahlias
    An absolute treat of a read with all the ingredients of a vintage murder mystery: a country house, mysterious dead bodies and three actresses all keen to catch the killer. Perfect weekend reading! — Janice Hallett, author of The Appeal Celebrates and gently satirises Golden Age crime novels in a hugely entertaining country house mystery — The Times ---------- Three...
    By Katy Watson
    Paperback
    $2799
    Available
    Ships in 4-6 weeks
  • A Lively Midwinter Murder
    'The perfect mix of cosy, festive, and twisty . . . the best kind of book to curl up with on a cold night by a roaring fire' — KRISTEN PERRIN, author of How to Solve Your Own Murder 'Once again Katy Watson delivers the perfect cosy: atmospheric, ingenious and fun!' — IAN MOORE, author of Death and Croissants Planning...
    By Katy Watson
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    Sold Out
  • A Deadly Night at the Theatre
    MURDER IS WAITING IN THE WINGS . . . Actresses Posy Starling and Caro Hooper both gained a name for themselves playing fictional detective Dahlia Lively on screen, but now they are back treading the boards in London's theatre district, starring in two very different plays. Their fellow Dahlia, Rosalind King, is in the city to catch their opening weeks,...
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