Murder at Merry Beggars Hall

Represented by:
Sophie Gorell Barnes

Category:
HIstorical, crime, mystery

Publisher:
Bedford Square Publishing

Publication date:
February 27th 2025

Foreign rights controlled by:
Bedford Square Publishing

Meet Jemima Flowerday –  society dressmaker and crime-solving sleuth in the crumbling stately homes of 1920s Britain.

December 1922, Jemima Flowerday receives a letter from Lady Hamlash of Merry Beggars Hall, requesting three new gowns for the Christmas season. Not only will Jemima be sewing, she will uncover the mystery behind a grisly murder.  Earlier that year, Lady Hamlash found a man’s severed head beneath a terracotta asparagus cloche.

Jemima is sure she can crack the case. But, within hours of her arrival at Merry Beggars Hall, the household cook dies in front of her…

Natalie Meg Evans writes as Kay Blythe in this fantastic new series.

Published by No Exit Press (Bedford Square)

Reviews

'A brilliant cosy mystery and a fantastic introduction to what is promising to be an absolutely addictive and compelling new series' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ real reader review

'Moves along at a cracking pace, is well- written, and excellently plotted' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ real reader review