The Murder at World’s End

With a killer on the loose, new footman Stephen and the Viscount’s hilariously vile-tempered aunt form an unlikely detective duo. A fine start to a promising new series * Daily Mail *Riotous and deeply enjoyable … even I didn’t crack the clever solution to the locked-room puzzle * Telegraph *An absolute cracker! * The Sun *A great plot and laugh-out-loud funny * Woman & Home *Get ready to add this to your Book of the Year list. This is impeccable writing, with a plot as sharp as cut glass and characters that jump right out of the pages. * Janice Hallett *A hugely enjoyable book, which takes all the traditional locked-room mystery conventions and puts them through the mangle * Andrew Hunter-Murray *A witty, fleet-footed historical mystery, The Murder at World’s End is a slice of undiluted joy * Alex Hay *A wonderfully clever take on the classic locked-room mystery. I’ll happily follow foul-mouthed Miss Decima and steadfast Stephen Pike through many more mysteries * Kristen Perrin *Devilishly plotted and beautifully executed, Ross Montgomery’s debut historical crime fiction novel is an utter joy from start to finish * Abir Mukherjee *Ingeniously plotted and highly addictive. Fans of P G Wodehouse will enjoy this! * Alexander Armstrong *

Ross Montgomery is the author of award-winning books for children. His novels have been twice shortlisted for the Costa Children’s Book of the Year and twice selected for the Waterstones’ Children’s Book of the Month, as well as chosen for the Sunday Times ‘Top 100 Modern Children’s Classics’. His latest, I Am Rebel, was an immediate bestseller, chosen by Waterstones as their Children’s Book of the Year 2024. He lives in London with his wife, a baby, and a cat named Fun Bobby. The Murder at World’s End is his first adult novel.