The Diabolical Club
By Stevyn Colgan
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About the book
Two years have passed since the tragic events that took place in A Murder To Die For and the little village of Nasely has returned to cosy normality. But strange things are going on in nearby Black Dog Wood. There are rumours that it’s become a popular dogging spot, and there have been alleged sightings of a mythical werewolf-like monster. And then someone discovers a blindfolded skeleton, bizarrely buried standing up ...
Events take a further turn for the macabre when the secretary of a prestigious girl’s boarding school is found murdered and all of the evidence points to the local MP as the culprit. His only chance to avoid prosecution for a crime that he claims he didn’t commit is to hire ex-homicide detective Frank Shunter to uncover who the real murderer is.
Meanwhile, the identity of the blindfolded skeleton may reveal a startling truth about the fate of murder-mystery writer Agnes Crabbe’s long lost novel, Wallowing In The Mire …
You can read The Diabolical Club as a sequel or as a stand-alone novel but, once again, Stevyn Colgan promises to take us back to South Herewardshire for a comedy murder-mystery that skips merrily along the fine line between farce and tragedy.
What people said about A Murder to Die For:
‘Stevyn Colgan bestrides the territory of English rural comedy, one foot on the throat of Joanna Trollope, the other knocking the bonnet of Miss Marple off her silver head. Divine black village comedy.’ – Stephen Fry
'Only the British can mix humour and homicide so charmingly. The perfect tonic if you need a pick-me-up. Just add gin.' – Sandi Toksvig
Don't really want to ask a question but couldn't find where to post a comment so am doing it here and hopefully other people will read it! I absolutely LOVED A Murder to Die For - so am delighted to hear we are being offered another trot down the lanes of Nasely. Looking forward to the April launch party too! Many thanks for a great read. Claire Bodanis
Thank you Claire! Very kind of you. There's always Amazon or Goodreads or other places to leave a review - they all help to promote the book. But just hearing that you enjoyed it is fabulous. Thanks for taking the time to say hello! - Sx