368 pages | Paperback

The 7 Deaths of Evelyn HardcastlemeetsMagpie Murdersin this atmospheric locked room murder mystery set in 1950s London, introducing Marion Lane, a bookish detective-in-training and exciting new heroine in fiction.

“Every page is a delightthis is what would happen if a trainee James Bond was asked to solve an Agatha Christie mystery, and it’s brilliant.”

Stuart Turton, bestselling author ofThe 7Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

Marion Lane and the Midnight Murderplunges readers into the heart of London, to the secret tunnels that exist far beneath the city streets. There, a mysterious group of detectives recruited for Miss Bricketts Investigations & Inquiries use their cunning and gadgets to solve crimes that have stumped Scotland Yard.

Late one night in April 1958, a filing assistant for Miss Bricketts receives a letter warning her that a heinous act is about to occur. She goes to investigate, but at the stroke of midnight, she is murdered by a killer she cant seeher death the only sign she wasnt alone.

Marion Lane, a first-year Inquirer-in-training, finds herself being drawn ever deeper into the investigation. When hercolleague is framed for the crime,she must sort through the hidden alliances at Miss Bricketts and secrets dating back to WWII touncover the real killer.Brimming with imagination and suspense,Marion Lane and the Midnight Murderis a fresh take on the Agatha Christiestyle locked-room mystery with an exciting new heroine detective at the helm.