{"title":"Fiona Walker","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-poison-pen-letters-paperback","title":"The Poison Pen Letters - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe BRAND NEW instalment in the Village Detectives Cozy Mystery Series from Fiona Walker We regret to announce the tragic death of Phoebe Fredericks... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen crime novelist Phoebe opens the post and receives an invitation to \u003cem\u003eher own\u003c\/em\u003e funeral, she's horrified. Not least because the date of her death is marked as tomorrow.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeciding it's nothing more than a prank from an enemy from her past, she determines to put it to the back of her mind.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut the next morning, when her completely infuriating postman (who likes to think himself her no.1 literary critic) rings her doorbell, a parcel of poisoned pen-nibs explodes in his face. 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Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eAn outstanding cozy mystery\u003c\/strong\u003e based in the idyllic village of Inkbury, a beautiful location famous for its glittering river, unspoilt and clear... \u003cstrong\u003eA briliant cozy that has the perfect balance of mystery and comedy, loved it!\u003c\/strong\u003e' Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101125710047,"sku":"9781835619353","price":23.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/rQTow3Nj6C9781835619353.webp?v=1781068308"},{"product_id":"the-little-black-book-killer-paperback","title":"The Little Black Book Killer - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe third in the charming, page-turning cosy mystery series from MILLION COPY bestseller Fiona Walker Matchmaking has never been so murderous... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJuno is feeling ready - at last - to start dating again, after losing her husband some years ago. She is sure she can make time from being a Village Detective, indeed it might help distract her from her crush on hunky (but far-too-young!) pub landlord - Mil.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSo she's signed up to an exclusive new dating app and cannot wait. But when one of the founding investors in that same dating app drops dead in front of fellow Village Detective Phoebe in a nearby hotel - and then a second investor is found hanging in the local cricket pavilion just days later - Juno knows she'll have to put her love life on hold.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeaming up once more with Phoebe, Felix and Mil... the Village Detectives are back. And this time Juno - who'd thought she was getting under the covers with a new lover - is going undercover to catch a killer...\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWickedly funny cozy crime, from million-copy bestselling author Fiona Walker. Fans of Richard Osman, Janet Evanovich and Rev. 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Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eAn outstanding cozy mystery\u003c\/strong\u003e based in the idyllic village of Inkbury, a beautiful location famous for its glittering river, unspoilt and clear... \u003cstrong\u003eA briliant cozy that has the perfect balance of mystery and comedy, loved it!\u003c\/strong\u003e' Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eA great cosy mystery!\u003c\/strong\u003e' Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eLoved this! Very clever cosy with great, diverse characters\u003c\/strong\u003e... Thoroughly engaging, and \u003cstrong\u003every much looking forward to the next in the series\u003c\/strong\u003e.' Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eA delightfully cosy read, the main characters are fun and engaging\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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