A Lethal Cocktail: A totally gripping new cosy Golden Age mystery for fans of Agatha Christie and The Mitford Murders
Ciar Byrne
May 2025 · The Woolf & Bell Mysteries Book 2 · Headline Accent · Narrated by Jilly Bond
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'Utterly charming and expertly plotted with twists I genuinely never saw coming!' Jessica Bull, author of Miss Austen Investigates
A gripping and twisty standalone instalment in a charmingly bookish new cosy crime series - The Woolf & Bell Mysteries are perfect for fans of The Mitford Murders, The Three Dahlias and Agatha Christie.
'Agatha Christie vibes . . . in the beautiful Sussex countryside, what's not to love!'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'A brilliant cosy crime novel'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'I thoroughly enjoyed this cosy murder mystery and would highly recommend'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
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💍 Three ex-husbands. Two ex-wives.
⚰️ One shocking murder.
🍸 A wedding that's the talk of the town...
Tudor Close Hotel, Rottingdean, is the most glamorous venue of the season. And not somewhere Virginia or her sister Vanessa would usually choose to frequent. They're far happier at home with their writing or painting, than brushing shoulders with debutantes or starlets.
But Lady Ottoline has had a difficult year, so - despite her rather outlandish tastes - they let her choose the meeting spot. And when the group bumps into fashion designer Mimi Mason in the hotel bar, they begrudgingly accept an invite to her wedding breakfast the next morning.
No one imagined that, a few cocktails later, Mimi would be dead.
As the sisters are drawn into a new case, it becomes clear that someone meticulously planned this murder. Beneath the glittering exterior, there was a dark side to this beautiful bride - and every wedding guest had a reason to sabotage this happy union.
But which one of them decided it was time to give Mimi a taste of her own poison?
READERS LOVE WOOLF & BELL:
'A delightful start to a new series'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'Enjoyable and entertaining'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'I thoroughly enjoyed this cozy murder mystery and would highly recommend'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'Looking forward to reading more Woolf & Bell Mysteries'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'I cannot wait to read the rest of the series'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'A strong start to the Woolf & Bell Mysteries series, it had everything I was looking for'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
A gripping and twisty standalone instalment in a charmingly bookish new cosy crime series - The Woolf & Bell Mysteries are perfect for fans of The Mitford Murders, The Three Dahlias and Agatha Christie.
'Agatha Christie vibes . . . in the beautiful Sussex countryside, what's not to love!'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'A brilliant cosy crime novel'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'I thoroughly enjoyed this cosy murder mystery and would highly recommend'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
---
💍 Three ex-husbands. Two ex-wives.
⚰️ One shocking murder.
🍸 A wedding that's the talk of the town...
Tudor Close Hotel, Rottingdean, is the most glamorous venue of the season. And not somewhere Virginia or her sister Vanessa would usually choose to frequent. They're far happier at home with their writing or painting, than brushing shoulders with debutantes or starlets.
But Lady Ottoline has had a difficult year, so - despite her rather outlandish tastes - they let her choose the meeting spot. And when the group bumps into fashion designer Mimi Mason in the hotel bar, they begrudgingly accept an invite to her wedding breakfast the next morning.
No one imagined that, a few cocktails later, Mimi would be dead.
As the sisters are drawn into a new case, it becomes clear that someone meticulously planned this murder. Beneath the glittering exterior, there was a dark side to this beautiful bride - and every wedding guest had a reason to sabotage this happy union.
But which one of them decided it was time to give Mimi a taste of her own poison?
READERS LOVE WOOLF & BELL:
'A delightful start to a new series'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'Enjoyable and entertaining'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'I thoroughly enjoyed this cozy murder mystery and would highly recommend'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'Looking forward to reading more Woolf & Bell Mysteries'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'I cannot wait to read the rest of the series'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'A strong start to the Woolf & Bell Mysteries series, it had everything I was looking for'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
About the author
Ciar Byrne is a freelance gardening writer for the Daily Mail and The Lady magazine, and has previously worked on staff for The Independent, The Guardian and Private Eye. She lives in Lewes, East Sussex, where The Woolf & Bell Mysteries are set, with her husband and three children, and volunteered in the garden at Charleston Farmhouse, where Vanessa Bell lived.
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