Beth Haldane’s first day at her new job working as an assistant archivist at the prestigious Wyatts Private School hasn’t gotten off to the best start. After finding herself stuck in a room with no windows for three hours waiting for her boss, she decides to go and look for him. She eventually finds him but not quite how she was expecting. Dr. Alan Jenkins the senior archivist at the school is lay behind the bins, dead. It looks like he has been stabbed.

With enquires into his death ongoing, it would seem that some people are quick to point the finger at the new girl. Well, she was the person who found him and statistics show that the finder is often the culprit! Using her journalistic skills she acquired from a previous job, she sets out to clear her name and discover who the real killer is. However, by doing so she has just put herself in danger too?

Death in Dulwich is a classic cosy murder mystery set in a middle class picturesque rural village in England – Think Murder She Wrote meets Midsummer Murders. The list of suspects is long. Everyone seems to have a reason to want Dr. Jenkins dead so Beth clearly has her hands full.

The book is told mainly from Beth’s point of view as she tries to unmask the murderer whilst at the same time clear her name. She is a wonderful character, even if she does go on with herself a bit too much sometimes. I did wonder in real-life how far she would really get with her investigations until the police would come knocking and tell her to stay out of it, but I can understand her wanting to stand up for herself and not be blamed for something she didn’t do.

If you like straightforward murder mysteries then this is the perfect series for you. I now can’t wait to get started on book two, ‘The Girl in the Gallery’.

About the Author

Before turning to crime, Alice Castle was a UK newspaper journalist for The Daily Express, The Times and The Daily Telegraph. Her first book, Hot Chocolate, set in Brussels and London, was a European hit and sold out in two weeks.

Death in Dulwich was published in September 2017 and has been a number one best-seller in the UK, US, Canada, France, Spain and Germany. A sequel, The Girl in the Gallery was published in December 2017 to critical acclaim. Calamity in Camberwell, the third book in the London Murder Mystery series, will be published this summer, with Homicide in Herne Hill due to follow in early 2019.

Alice is currently working on the fifth London Murder Mystery adventure. Once again, it will feature Beth Haldane and DI Harry York. Alice is also a mummy blogger and book reviewer.