The New Forest Murders
A page-turning wartime murder mystery, from the co-writer of the hit TV series Bookish
$33.36
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
16 June 2026
Summary
‘[A] witty, unusual murder mystery’ SUNDAY TIMES
A sharp and compelling wartime mystery, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie’s Partners in Crime and Foyle’s War.
SUMMER 1944.
The tide of war is turning. The Allies are at the gates of Paris. But the Nazis have one last chance of victory – and its success depends on a traitor in the quiet English village of Larkwhistle in the New Forest.
When Jill Metcalfe receives the news of her broth…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781398530904 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1398530905 |
| Author: | Matthew Sweet |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 16 June 2026 |
| Weight: | 336g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 30mm |
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About The Author
Matthew Sweet
Matthew Sweet
Matthew Sweet presents Free Thinking on BBC Radio 4 and Sound of Cinema on BBC Radio 3. His twenty-five years of programmes include The Culture Show (BBC2), Checking into History (C4), five series of The Philosophers Arms (Radio 4), and 1922: The Birth of Now, a ten-part history of modernism (Radio 4).
He is the author of:
- Inventing the Victorians (Faber, 2001)
- Shepperton Babylon (Faber, 2005)
- The West End Front (Faber, 2011)
- Operation Chaos (Picador, 2018)
He has been film critic of the Independent on Sunday, photography critic of Newsweek, and fashion columnist for 1843/The Economist. He is co-writer, with Mark Gatiss, of the major television series Bookish (2025).
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