Herring Seller's Apprentice (Macmillan New Writing)

Literature & Fiction

Tyler, L.C.

Humor & Satire

Pan Books, Ltd.

When obscure crime writer Ethelred Tressider vanishes, his dogged literary agent, Elsie Thirkettle, is soon on his trail. Finding him (in a ramshackle hotel in the French Loire) proves surprisingly easy. Bringing him home proves more difficult than expected -- but (as Elsie observes) who would have predicted that, in a hotel full of stamp collectors, the guests would suddenly start murdering each other? One guest is found fatally stabbed, apparently the victim of an intruder. But when a rich Russian oligarch also dies, in a hotel now swarming with policemen, suspicion falls on the remaining guests. Elsie is torn between her natural desire to interfere in the police investigation and her urgent need to escape to the town's chocolaterie. Ethelred, meanwhile, seems to know more about the killings than he is letting on. Finally the time comes when Elsie must assemble the various suspects in the Dining Room, and reveal the truth ...Ten Little Herrings is a brilliantly anarchic take on the classic Country House Mystery, and an uproarious sequel to the first Elsie and Ethelred mystery, The Herring Seller's Apprentice.Praise for The Herring Seller's Apprentice, the first Elsie and Ethelred Mystery 'Masterful' Financial Times 'A classic detective novel' Scotsman 'Unusually accomplished' Helen Dunmore

Ten Little Herrings

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

Felony & Mayhem Press

In an effort to rejuvenate his flagging career, crime novelist Ethelred Tressider decides to set his new book in Egypt and embarks on a 'research trip' with his literary agent, Elsie Thirkettle, in tow. No sooner has their cruise on the Nile begun, however, than an attempt is made on Ethelred's life. When the boat's engine explodes and a passenger is found bloodily murdered, suspicion falls on everyone aboard including a third-rate private eye, two individuals who may or may not be undercover police, and Ethelred himself. As the boat drifts out of control, though, it seems that events are being controlled by a party far more radical than anyone could have guessed. Herring on the Nile is an ingenious mystery, and a darkly funny tribute to Agatha Christie and the golden age of crime fiction.

The Herring on the Nile (Elsie and Ethelred)

Allison Busby

Cat Among the Herrings (The Herring Mysteries, 6)

Robin Pagham is dead – drowned in a sailing accident. The reaction of everyone in the village on hearing this tragic news is that Robin must have been drunk. After all, that was what he did best – that and drug-dealing and breaking his former girlfriend’s nose, with a bit of TV acting on the side. Surprisingly, newspaper reports of the inquest state that no alcohol was found in Robin’s blood. It was accidental death, with no clear cause. At the funeral however Robin’s latest girlfriend – to whom he has just got engaged – stands up and, lifting back her veil, announces that somebody in the congregation has murdered Robin and that she’s going to have their arse. Although estranged, Elsie and Ethelred begin simultaneous investigations into Robin’s death – as ever with some comical results.

Herring in the Smoke (The Herring Mysteries, 7)

The latest case in the popular Elsie and Ethelred Mystery series

The Maltese Herring (The Herring Mysteries, 8)

Genre Fiction

Dr Hilary Joyner is neither well liked nor well respected among his academic peers. However, he believes his next project will bring him the recognition he deserves. He’s working to uncover the truth behind the ‘buried treasure story’, a local Sussex legend involving two invaluable golden statues, fabled to be hidden among the religious houses in the county. Although his latest book deadline is looming, Ethelred Tressider unwittingly finds himself hosting both the academic and his redoubtable literary agent, Elsie Thirkettle, for the weekend. The three soon find themselves part of a hunt for the missing figures, but it isn’t long before Joyner’s research project comes to an abrupt end with his death. Ethelred and Elsie must piece together the clues of the past to solve the mystery in the present – if they can avoid the distractions of chocolate and feminine wiles for long enough, that is.

Ethelred Tressider and his agent Elsie Thirkettle have been invited to lecture on a creative writing course at Fell Hall, a remote location in the heart of ragged countryside. When one of their number goes missing, Ethelred leads a search party and makes a gruesome discovery. With no phone signal and no hope of summoning the police, can Ethelred and Elsie identify the killer among them before one of them is next?

Farewell My Herring: The witty crime romp (The Herring Mysteries, 9)

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Herring Seller's Apprentice (Macmillan New Writing)

Ten Little Herrings

The Herring on the Nile (Elsie and Ethelred)

Cat Among the Herrings (The Herring Mysteries, 6)

Cat Among the Herrings (The Herring Mysteries, 6)

Herring in the Smoke (The Herring Mysteries, 7)

Herring in the Smoke (The Herring Mysteries, 7)

The Maltese Herring (The Herring Mysteries, 8)

The Maltese Herring (The Herring Mysteries, 8)

Farewell My Herring: The witty crime romp (The Herring Mysteries, 9)