Growing, growing, gone...
Penrith, in the heart of the Lake District, is not the kind of place you can easily vanish.
Certainly not when the members of the Penrith Bingo Club are trying to track you down. But even stalwart sleuth, Amita Khatri, and her son in law, Jason, are foxed this time when a local woman tells them her husband, a mild-mannered academic has gone missing.
And he's not the only person to disappear. Soon Amita, Jason, and irascible retired copper, Frank, are searching for more people - and some missing money to boot.
From the veg patches of Penrith to the shores of Ullswater, as Jason and Amita comb the Cumbrian countryside for clues, they soon realise they've stumbled a case where planting the evidence takes on a whole new meaning. And unless they can unearth some answers soon, they might be the next people to disappear...
In this latest, humorous detective mystery novel, Jonathan Whitelaw masterfully weaves a tale of suspense and satire. The cosy, domestic setting of Penrith becomes a hotbed for thrilling stories, as the characters grapple with the unexpected disappearances and the mystery of the missing money.
For fans of Hannah Hendy (An Unfortunate Christmas Murder), Peter Boland (THE CHARITY SHOP DETECTIVE AGENCY an absolutely gripping cozy mystery filled with...), Richard Osman (We Solve Murders), Penny Blackwell (Murder at the Bonfire), and Richard Coles (Murder Under the Mistletoe).
HarperCollins 2025
