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Dive into the thrilling world of a London publishing house where publisher Sam Clair finds herself entangled in murderous plots. Each case offers a blend of sharp intellect, cynical humor, and shocking revelations from behind the scenes of the fashion, finance, and celebrity worlds. Prepare for a rollercoaster ride of twists and turns, where danger lurks around every corner and sarcasm is the ultimate weapon.

A Bed of Scorpions
A Murder of Magpies
A Cast Of Vultures

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  1. 1

    A Murder of Magpies

    • 288 pages
    • 11 hours of reading
    3.5(63)Add rating

    You know when you have one of those days at the office? You spill coffee on your keyboard, the finance director goes on an expenses rampage and then, before you know it, your favourite author is murdered. Don't you just hate when that happens? Introducing the much-anticipated debut novel by Judith Flanders, acclaimed author of the non-fiction bestsellers A Circle of Sisters and The Victorian House. Drawing on her past experience as editor at prestigious publishing houses, this pitch-perfect crime caper offers a witty, intelligent and entertaining glimpse into the publishing world. When Samantha Clair decides to publish journalist Kit Lovell's tell-all book on the death of fashion-designer Rodrigo Aleman, she can scarcely imagine the dangers ahead. Cue a rollercoaster ride into the dark realms of fashion, money-laundering and murder, armed with nothing but her e-reader and her trusty stock of sarcasm

    A Murder of Magpies
  2. 2

    A Bed of Scorpions

    • 320 pages
    • 12 hours of reading
    3.7(22)Add rating

    What's an editor to do with so many demands? Do you deal with the morning's pile of manuscript submissions first? Or the swine from sales who steals all the chocolate digestives? Or do you concentrate on your ex-lover, whose business partner has just been found dead in their art gallery, slumped over his desk with a gun in his hand?

    A Bed of Scorpions
  3. 3

    A Cast Of Vultures

    3.9(14)Add rating

    Usually sharp-witted editor Sam Clair stumbles through her post-launch-party morning with the hangover to end all hangovers. Before the Nurofen has even kicked in, she finds herself entangled in an elaborate saga of missing neighbours, suspected arson and the odd unidentified body. When the grisly news breaks that the fire has claimed a victim, Sam is already in pursuit. Never has comedy been so deadly as Sam faces down a pair from Thugs "R" Us, aided by nothing more than a CID boyfriend, a stalwart Goth assistant and a seemingly endless supply of purple-sprouting broccoli.

    A Cast Of Vultures