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Murder on the Marlow Belle by Robert Thorogood

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Murder on the Marlow Belle

A Novel

Robert Thorogood

Sourcebooks · Print & ebook · September 16, 2025

Reading lane: Cozy Mysteries

The new cozy crime novel from the bestselling author of The Marlow Murder Club , soon to be a major TV series on PBS Masterpiece Verity Beresford is worried about her husband.

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Why This Clicks

Why It Clicks

A brisk, companionable mystery with suspense, humor, and a polished old-school pulse.

Come here for

  • cozy-mystery ease
  • historical setting with a light comic tilt

Expect

  • amateur sleuthing
  • sustained read, not just a quick case

Book Details

Authors
Robert Thorogood
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Published
September 16, 2025
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Cozy Mysteries · Amateur Sleuths
Reading lane
Cozy Mysteries

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Publisher Categories

  • Women Detectives

  • Cozy Mysteries

  • Amateur Sleuths

About This Book

The new cozy crime novel from the bestselling author of The Marlow Murder Club , soon to be a major TV series on PBS Masterpiece Verity Beresford is worried about her husband. Oliver didn't come home last night, so of course Verity goes straight to Judith Potts, Marlow's resident amateur sleuth, for help. Oliver, founder of the Marlow Amateur Dramatic Society, had hired The Marlow Belle , a private pleasure cruiser, for an exclusive party with the MADS committee but no one r...

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The new cozy crime novel from the bestselling author of The Marlow Murder Club , soon to be a major TV series on PBS Masterpiece Verity Beresford is worried about her husband. Oliver didn't come home last night, so of course Verity goes straight to Judith Potts, Marlow's resident amateur sleuth, for help. Oliver, founder of the Marlow Amateur Dramatic Society, had hired The Marlow Belle , a private pleasure cruiser, for an exclusive party with the MADS committee but no one remembers seeing him disembark. And then Oliver's body washes up on the Thames with two bullet holes in him. It's time for the Marlow Murder Club to leap into action. Oliver was, by all accounts, a rather complicated chap with a reputation for bullying children during nativity play rehearsals, and he wasn't short of enemies. Judith, Suzie, and Becks are convinced they'll find his killer in no time. But things are not as they seem in the Marlow Amateur Dramatic Society, and this case is not so clear-cut after all. The gang will need to keep their wits about them to solve this case—otherwise a killer will walk free…

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