A Ghost Hunter's Guide to Untimely Death: A utterly gripping and original cozy crime and murder mystery novel: The Alma Timperley Mystery Series
Autor F.H. Petforden Limba Engleză Paperback – 2 apr 2027
A royal séance. A seaside murder. An eerily mysterious investigation...
November 1915: It's shaping up to be a busy winter at the Timperley Spiritualist Hotel, where guests are offered the chance to contact the dead. When Alma Timplerley, proprietor of the hotel and talented clairvoyant, receives a highly confidential letter with the promise of Queen Mary's visit for a séance, everyone's aflutter.
But the merry atmosphere is soon disturbedwhen an unidentified body is found washed up on the Cornish shore.
It's all hands on deck as Alma juggles working with the police to solve the investigation alongside preparing the hotel for the secret royal visit.
Can Alma solve the murder unscathed? Or will someone else meet their untimely demise?
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 1399749897
Pagini: 368
Ilustrații: N/A
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 mm
Editura: Hodder & Stoughton
Colecția Hodder Paperbacks
Seria The Alma Timperley Mystery Series
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Descriere
A royal séance. A seaside murder. An eerily mysterious investigation...
November 1915: It's shaping up to be a busy winter at the Timperley Spiritualist Hotel, where guests are offered the chance to contact the dead. When Alma Timplerley, proprietor of the hotel and talented clairvoyant, receives a highly confidential letter with the promise of Queen Mary's visit for a séance, everyone's aflutter.
But the merry atmosphere is soon disturbed when an unidentified body is found washed up on the Cornish shore.
It's all hands on deck as Alma juggles working with the police to solve the investigation alongside preparing the hotel for the secret royal visit.
Can Alma solve the murder unscathed? Or will someone else meet their untimely demise?
Praise for the Alma Timperley Mystery series:
'If you like historical fiction with a spooky vibe and a thoughtful mystery, this book is definitely worth a read' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'A well-plotted murder mystery wrapped up in an enthralling WW1 spy story' Fiona Leitch
''A thoroughly enjoyable ripping yarn' TE Kinsey
'A great story' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Cleverly entertaining' Greg Mosse
Notă biografică
F. H. Petford ran his own creative agency and was involved in writing projects for corporate clients and the London theatre world.
A Ghost Hunter's Guide to solving a Murder, the first of the Alma Timperley mysteries, was written following the success of three crime novels set in the Oxfordshire village of Great Tew at the end of the Great War. The supernatural elements in his work are inspired by his own experiences of the paranormal.
He was signed to Hodder and Stoughton in 2025 and lives a quietly pagan life in Somerset.