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 an award-winning and internationally bestselling author of books for children and, now, for adults.

He won the Waterstones’ Children’s Book of the Year in 2024 and the Barnes and Noble Children’s Book of the Year in 2025. He has also been shortlisted for the Costa Children’s Book of the Year and the British Book Awards.

The Murder at World’s End is his first adult novel and was an instant Times bestseller.

He lives in London with his wife, their baby, and a cat named Fun Bobby.