A Beginner's Guide to Murder

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The brand new book from a powerful literary voice, author of The Stranger She Knew, shortlisted for the Paul Torday Prize. Grace, Meg and Daphne, all in their seventies, are minding their own business while enjoying a cup of tea in a café, when seventeen-year-old Nina stumbles in. She’s clearly distraught and running from someone, so the three women think nothing of hiding her when a suspicious-looking man starts asking if they’ve seen her.   Once alone, Nina tells the women a little of what she’s running from. The need to protect her is immediate, and Grace, Meg and Daphne vow to do just this. But how? They soon realise there really is only one answer: murder.   And so begins the tale of the three most unlikely murderers-in-the-making, and may hell protect anyone who underestimates them. * * * Readers LOVE Rosalind Stopps’ books: ‘I was hooked from the start and finished it in little more than two days, because it was truly unputdownable. Beautifully written and really quite scary in places . . . A brilliant book. More from this excellent writer please!’ Amazon 5* ‘I enjoyed this book so much . . . It's is witty and thought provoking’ Amazon 5* ‘This is how fiction should be done! The Stranger She Knew is a fabulous, thrilling tale and I loved it!’ NetGalley 5* ‘An exceptionally powerful psychological thriller’ NetGalley 5*