The brand new hilarious instalment in the Pie & Mash Detective series, perfect for fans of Richard Thorogood, Janice Hallett and Richard Osman.

'Splendid, laugh-out-loud mayhem' TOM MEAD
'Who knew that murder could be such a hoot? Hilarious and ingenious' TOM HINDLE
'A fantastic murder mystery' JONATHAN WHITELAW

A murder mystery weekend is meant to be fiction. At Spencer Hall, it's about to become very real . . .

When the actor playing the Butler disappears mid-performance - just days after his predecessor died in a freak accident - the cast start whispering about a curse on the role: The Butler's Curse.

Luckily, The Pie & Mash Detective Agency are on the scene.

With suspicious actors, clues that don't add up, and dark secrets emerging from backstage, Jane Pye and Simon Mash can't ignore that the show is going off script.

Trapped in a crumbling country house, the detectives must work together to sneak behind the curtain and untangle fact from fantasy - without unravelling their partnership along the way.

Will they crack the case of the 'curse'? Finish the murder mystery they paid several hundred pounds to play? And possibly even . . . solve their first murder?

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Praise for The Murder Mystery Mystery:

'Absolutely delightful! Fast, funny, mysterious and genuinely intriguing' Janice Hallett

'Clever, funny, and full of surprises' Jonathan Ross

'A mischievous delight' Kelly Mullen

'A brilliant murder mystery that is as funny as it is tense. Pacy, gripping and wickedly funny' Jamie West

'Twisty and hilarious, the perfect blend of mystery and mischief!' Sue Perkins

'A clever cosy crime novel with a distinctive comedic edge' Veronika Dapunt

'Wonderfully eccentric, chaotic murder-mystery fun!' Lucy Andrew

'A great read. Very very clever' J.M. Hall

'I wolfed it down from the first brilliant one-liner to the very last page!' JD Pennington