{"product_id":"9780751580549","title":"Bright Young Dead","description":"Author: Jessica Fellowes\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780751580549\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 29 Apr 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 400 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'All the blissful escapism of a Sunday-night period drama in a book'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE POOL \u003c\/i\u003eON\u003ci\u003e THE MITFORD MURDERS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs the glamour of the Bright Young Things crashes into the world of the Mitford sisters, their maid Louisa Cannon finds herself at the scene of a gripping murder mystery.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeet the Bright Young Things, the rabble-rousing hedonists of the 1920s whose treasure hunts were a media obsession. One such game takes place at the 18th birthday party of Pamela Mitford, but ends in tragedy as cruel, charismatic Adrian Curtis is pushed to his death from the church neighbouring the Mitford home.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe police quickly identify the killer as a maid, Dulcie. But Louisa Cannon, chaperone to the Mitford girls and a former criminal herself, believes Dulcie to be innocent, and sets out to clear the girl's name . . . all while the real killer may only be steps away.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eTHE MITFORD MURDERS\u003c\/i\u003e SERIES\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An extraordinary meld of fact and fiction' \u003c\/b\u003eGRAHAM NORTON\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A lively, entertaining, well-written whodunit'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e (crime book of the month)\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'True and glorious indulgence. A dazzling example of a Golden Age mystery'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDAISY GOODWIN\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Exactly the sort of book you might enjoy with the fire blazing, the snow falling. The solution is neat and the writing always enjoyable'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eANTHONY HOROWITZ (crime novels of the year)\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Oh how delicious! This terrific start to what promises to be a must-read series is exactly what we all need in these gloomy times. Inventive, glittering, clever, ingenious. I devoured\u003ci\u003e THE MITFORD MURDERS\u003c\/i\u003e... so will you. Give it to absolutely everyone for Christmas, then pre-order the next one'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSUSAN HILL\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'All the blissful escapism of a Sunday-night period drama in a book'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE POOL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Keeps the reader guessing to the very end. An accomplished crime debut and huge fun to read'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eEVENING STANDARD\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This story is drenched in detail and feels both authentic and fun. Curl up in your favourite reading spot and enjoy'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHEAT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The plan is that each book will focus on a different Mitford sister. 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