Murder Most Cryptic

byAlys Cummings

Format:

HardbackPaperbackEbookAudio Download

Pre-order:

AmazonOpens in a new tabBlackwellsOpens in a new tabBookshop.orgOpens in a new tabFoylesOpens in a new tabHiveOpens in a new tabTGJonesOpens in a new tabWaterstonesOpens in a new tab
Nina is a young journalist. She's also an alcoholic.

Once a week, she attends a recovery group at the local church. When a stranger walks in one night, the group think they might have a new member. Until he drops dead.

The police don't suspect foul play. But when the group discover a cryptic crossword clue hidden in the dead man's pocket - the answer to which is Murder - they suspect something more sinister.

As more threatening clues start appearing, Nina and team must work together to crack the code. Can they solve the clues, and catch a killer? Or will the next crossword spell death for one of them...

If this isn't a book of the year, I'll be very surprised. It's where crime and crosswords collide

Janice Hallett

About Alys Cummings

Alys Cummings is a writer and journalist based on the north-east coast of England. She worked on local newspapers and for a news agency based at the Old Bailey, before joining BBC Panorama.

She is an Emerging Creative Associate with New Writing North and a member of their North East Novelists group.

Murder Most Cryptic is her debut novel, and won Pitch Perfect at the 2024 Bloody Scotland festival.
Learn more
Details
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • ISBN: 9781405988346
  • Length: 400 pages
  • Price: £9.99
All editions

You might like...

Book cover of The Stranger on the Stairs by Ruth Mancini
The Stranger on the StairsRuth Mancini
Book cover of Red Scorpion by Tom Bradby
Red ScorpionTom Bradby
Book cover of The Adventures of PC 49 by Alan Stranks
The Adventures of PC 49Alan Stranks
Book cover of A Maigret Christmas by Georges Simenon
A Maigret ChristmasGeorges Simenon
View more