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Murder on the Royal Crescent
  • Published: 29 November 2026
  • ISBN: 9780241806678
  • Imprint: Viking Fiction
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 304
  • RRP: $45.00

Murder on the Royal Crescent

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An irresistible ode to Golden Age crime, where Nancy Mitford meets Miss Marple over a glittering Christmas in Bath, 1936.

'A charming, beautifully crafted pastiche of the 1930s crime novels of Dorothy L Sayers and Agatha Christie' Irish Independent on D is for Death

On a frosty day in December 1936, librarian and part-time detective Dora Wildwood is summoned to Bath. She has no idea what will unfold but she is glad to go; recent events have left her longing to disappear.

Arriving on the world-famous Royal Crescent, Dora quickly learns of Daisy Palmer, whose unsolved murder looms large over the Georgian city. Daisy’s fiancé, Lord Frank Meroe, lives on as an eccentric recluse, his house full of clutter and abandoned treasures, as labyrinthine as it is magnificent.

Then, on the twentieth anniversary of Daisy’s death, murder is committed once more. As Christmas trees are lit and carol singers gather, Dora is drawn into a tangle of feuding families, suspicious antiquarian dealings and a conspicuous silence from everyone involved. For in the city of Jane Austen, loyalties run deep… and dangerously so.
  • Published: 29 November 2026
  • ISBN: 9780241806678
  • Imprint: Viking Fiction
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 304
  • RRP: $45.00

About the author

Harriet F. Townson

Harriet F Townson is the pen name of bestselling novelist Harriet Evans. Her debut crime novel D is for Death was longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger Award last year. She lives in Bath with her family and writes full time, when not distracted by her children, other books, gardening, her jumpsuit collection and star-gazing.
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Praise for Murder on the Royal Crescent

A little bit Margery Allingham with hints of Mitford . . . and as delightful as I Capture the Castle. I loved it so much

Marian Keyes on D IS FOR DEATH

An absolute delight, perfect for fans of classic crime

Irish Times on D IS FOR DEATH

A charming and authentic ode to Golden Age crime fiction and to books in general

Chris Brookmyre on D IS FOR DEATH

A fun, charming mystery with a brilliant heroine you'll fall in love with!

Good Housekeeping on D IS FOR DEATH

A charming, beautifully crafted pastiche of the 1930s crime novels of Dorothy L. Sayers and Agatha Christie, with an Enola Holmes/Miss Marple-like heroine in Dora

Irish Independent on D IS FOR DEATH

A passionate and surprisingly emotional love letter to the golden age of crime and all the good things in life

Red Magazine on D IS FOR DEATH