Death Comes to Marlow

NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES starring Samantha Bond, Jo Martin, and Cara Horgan. Season 3 coming in 2026!

‘I was hooked from the first page, wonderful’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Brilliant, brilliant book … this was one of the best books I’ve read in a long time’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Entertaining, engaging and thoroughly enjoyable . . Wonderful escapism’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Never a dull moment, lots of red herrings, plenty of humour and a plot worthy of Agatha!!!’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

It’s been an enjoyable and murder-free time for Judith, Suzie and Becks – AKA the Marlow Murder Club – since the events of last year. The most exciting thing on the horizon is the upcoming wedding of Marlow grandee, Sir Peter Bailey, to his nurse, Jenny Page. Sir Peter is having a party at his grand mansion on the river Thames the day before the wedding, and Judith and Co. are looking forward to a bit of free champagne.

But during the soiree, there’s a crash from inside the house, and when the Marlow Murder Club rush to investigate, they are shocked to find the groom-to-be crushed to death in his study.

The study was locked from the inside, so the police don’t consider the death suspicious. But Judith disagrees. As far as she's concerned, Peter was murdered! And it’s up to the Marlow Murder Club to find the killer before he or she strikes again…

Praise for Robert Thorogood

‘Keeps you guessing right to the end’ Good Housekeeping

‘I love Robert Thorogood’s writing’ Peter James

‘Lots of laughs, a quick pace and an easy read to escape into’ Glamour

‘A perfect locked room mystery’ My Weekly

‘Cosy crime at its best’ Crime Monthly

‘Satisfying locked-room mystery’ Saga

‘The perfect cosy crime to curl up with’ Heat

“Praise for The Marlow Murder Club series: 'A hugely enjoyable murder mystery written with wonderful verve, humour and compassion. Utterly delightful' ROBERT WEBB 'A great read' YOURS 'An Agatha Christie-inspired puzzle of a novel ... beautifully crafted ... a criminal success' MY WEEKLY 'I really enjoyed it. A great escapist yarn from start to finish and a real tonic' SIMON KERNICK 'An absolute joy to read. Funny, entertaining and beautifully written' B. A. PARIS 'Laugh-out-loud humour, superb plotting and a full-throttle finale ... entertaining and enjoyable ... the perfect read to fill the long, lockdown nights of winter' LANCASHIRE POST ''Thrilling and heartfelt, gripping and wonderfully humorous, The Marlow Murder Club is an absolute joy from first page to last' CHRIS WHITAKER 'This is just the kind of book I love to read - a proper whodunit with clues, suspects, and engaging leading characters. Great location too, and lots of charm and humour. I loved it' FAITH MARTIN ''The perfect book for these troubled times - fiendishly clever and funny, with delightful and original characters. I loved it!' ROZ WATKINS 'Assured cosy crime from an ingenious author ... An affectionate look at older lives and the energy they can still provide the world, and damn right funny and heartwarming at times, this is great fun indeed' MAXIM JAKUBOWSKI, CRIME TIME 'The Marlow Murder Club is a hugely entertaining mystery, and Judith Potts, the Marple of Marlow, is a wonderful new detective character' MARTIN EDWARDS 'Beautifully crafted, funny and thrilling, Thorogood has created a delightful read' DEON MEYER 'One of the most original and beguiling characters I have read about for a long time ... a delight from start to finish. Robert Thorogood has brought the fun back into crime fiction' SIMON BRETT 'Agatha Christie meets Colin Dexter. A pitch-perfect murder mystery with a heart-stopping finale' MICHAEL WOOD 'I love Robert Thorogood's writing' PETER JAMES”

Praise for Death Comes to Marlow

‘Lots of laughs, a quick pace and an easy read to escape into’ GLAMOUR

‘Cleverly plotted and laugh-out-loud funny’ YOURS MAGAZINE

‘Satisfying locked-room mystery’ SAGA

‘Cosy crime at its best’ CRIME MONTHLY

‘The perfect cosy crime to curl up with’ HEAT

Praise for The Marlow Murder Club series

‘An Agatha Christie-inspired puzzle of a novel … beautifully crafted … a criminal success’ MY WEEKLY

‘I really enjoyed it. A great escapist yarn from start to finish and a real tonic’ SIMON KERNICK

‘An absolute joy to read. Funny, entertaining and beautifully written’ B. A. PARIS

‘Laugh-out-loud humour, superb plotting and a full-throttle finale … entertaining and enjoyable … the perfect read to fill the long, lockdown nights of winter’ LANCASHIRE POST

‘Thrilling and heartfelt, gripping and wonderfully humorous, The Marlow Murder Club is an absolute joy from first page to last’ CHRIS WHITAKER

‘This is just the kind of book I love to read – a proper whodunit with clues, suspects, and engaging leading characters. Great location too, and lots of charm and humour. I loved it’ FAITH MARTIN

‘Assured cosy crime from an ingenious author … An affectionate look at older lives and the energy they can still provide the world, and damn right funny and heartwarming at times, this is great fun indeed’ MAXIM JAKUBOWSKI, CRIME TIME

‘The Marlow Murder Club is a hugely entertaining mystery, and Judith Potts, the Marple of Marlow, is a wonderful new detective character’ MARTIN EDWARDS

‘One of the most original and beguiling characters I have read about for a long time … a delight from start to finish. Robert Thorogood has brought the fun back into crime fiction’ SIMON BRETT

Robert Thorogood is the creator of the hit BBC One TV series Death In Paradise. He was born in Colchester, Essex, in 1972. When he was 10-years old, he read his first proper novel - Agatha Christie's Peril at End House - and he's been in love with the genre ever since. He now lives in Marlow in Buckinghamshire with his wife and children.

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