The Village Hall Vendetta: Can you solve the clues in the most fiendish new cosy crime novel for spring 2023?

There's a fine art to murder... The Lake District: stunning scenery, charming towns and...murder most wicked? The people of Penrith are delighted when local businessman, Hal Mulberry, succeeds in his childhood dream of buying the world famous painting, The Esk at Dawn. And he's determined not to keep it to himself, but to bring it back to the Lake District where it belongs and put it on show for everyone. Hal has a plan to turn Penrith Village Hall into a cultural hotspot - with the painting at its heart. But not everyone is pleased... Journalist Jason Brazel is delighted to get the exclusive story from Hal. Even if his mother in law, Amita, thinks he's making a lot of fuss about an ugly piece of modern art. But when Amita uncovers a theory that everyone who's owned the painting has had their life ruined, she wonders what Hal is really bringing to their town. Curse, conspiracy or dirty-deal, she knows trouble is brewing. And while the great and the good gather for the unveiling of the painting, someone's got murder on their mind. And it's up to Jason and Amita to find who is trying to put people out of the picture...permanently.

• | Author: Jonathan Whitelaw
• | Publisher: Harpernorth
• | Publication Date: Sep 26, 2023
• | Number of Pages: 336 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0008520542
• | ISBN-13: 9780008520540