The seventy-seven-year-old Judith Potts lives alone in a Victorian mansion in Marlow, on the banks of the Thames, and spends her carefree time composing crossword puzzles for popular newspapers.
One evening, while swimming in the Thames, Judith witnesses a brutal murder. The city police dismiss her story, so Judith decides to solve the mystery herself by teaming up with Suzy Harris, a dog walker, and Bex Starling, the wife of the local vicar. The three of them form the Marlow Murder Club.
When another body appears, the three amateur detectives realize that they are not only dealing with a serial killer but, even more terrifying, that the puzzle they started to solve has turned into a trap from which they may not be able to escape...
"Agatha Christie with a modern twist." Sun
"Light, yet not trivial, and effortlessly clever, like a good Horowitz without meta." Kirkus reviews
"Excellent cosy crime, humorous and touching at the same time." Crime Time
"Hilarious humor, masterful plotting, and a spectacular finale." Lancashire Evening Post
