Joffe Books is thrilled to announce that Victoria Dowd has won the People’s Book Prize for Fiction this year, and is absolutely delighted that so many readers showed their support, and voted.
THE SMART WOMAN’S GUIDE TO MURDER (99p/99c) is a worthy winner: a brilliantly fresh take on the classic country house murder mystery that Christie did so well. Readable is not the word. Let me tell you, you are not going to be able to put it down.
A faded country house in the middle of nowhere. The guests are snowed in. The murder begins. Very tantilising.
And a few more of the excellent novels on offer from Joffe Books this week.
Crime in the Kitchen by Catherine Maloney (99p/99c) will make you think twice about lounging around the kitchen. Jayne Padgett is a beloved teacher. So how does she end up dead, neatly posed at the kitchen counter? Strangled and forced to drink bleach.
Stranger yet, this tidy killer cleared up the scene before clearing off. Then, another murder with the same M.O. A killer that’s cleaning up the town is on the loose.
The Gentle Art of Murder by Jeanne M. Dams. (£1.99/$2/99 – fabulous title,
All eyes are on renowned artist Gillian Roberts at the Wolfson Art College party to celebrate her arrival, until her loathsome boss turns up dead. There’s nothing this brilliant sculptress can’t do with a chisel, but what about murder? Cripes – a chisel?!
Plenty of people at this party had the motive to commit the ultimate crime. Dorothy Martin really has her work cut out for her this time.
A Vow of Poverty by Veronica black (£1.99/$2.99
‘We have a secret the Devil and I.”
These are the chilling words on the back of an old photograph that Sister Joan uncovers while cleaning the storerooms. What she discovers among the dusty antiques leads to her most dangerous case yet.
“Joan’s wry wit and shrewd observations add zest to the mystery.” Publisher’s Weekly
And finally:
Joffe Books draws our attention to THE OTHER WOMAN by bestselling author Jane Adams, (99p/99p) which is launching this week. It is a haunting crime drama: Marcie vows to help her grandfather pull the truth from his nightmares and locate Rebekkah, a raven-haired beauty he’s been chattering about from his death bed. Is she a fragment of a dying man’s fevered imagination? Or something more?
Marcie never wanted to feel this way about her grandfather. Uneasy, resentful, afraid. Is she ready to face the killer secret she’s about to expose? Well, is she? Read on…
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