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The Pie & Mash Detective Agency

By J.D. Brinkworth
Series: The Pie & Mash Mysteries
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Who is Nellie Thorne and why does she keep disappearing? Amateur sleuths Jane Pye and Simon Mash are on the case in this cosy crime mystery novel. The Pie & Mash Detective Agency is perfect for fans of Janice Hallett and Robert Thorogood! "Fans of Richard... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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Who is Nellie Thorne and why does she keep disappearing? Amateur sleuths Jane Pye and Simon Mash are on the case in this cosy crime mystery novel.

The Pie & Mash Detective Agency is perfect for fans of Janice Hallett and Robert Thorogood!

"Fans of Richard Osman will love it!" – Jonathan Ross

"Like the dish in the title, I devoured it in one sitting" – Sue Perkins

Local schoolteacher Dev Hooper arrives home from work to find his girlfriend, Nellie Thorne, has vanished. But she's not the first Nellie Thorne to disappear. In fact, she's the fifth in fifty years.

Enter Jane Pye and Simon Mash: a millennial couple who signed up for a private detective night class on a whim. When they're assigned Dev's case for their coursework, they quickly realise they've bitten off more than they can chew.

Armed with just six weeks of notes, matching trench coats, and questionable detective skills, they set out to solve a case that has baffled Kent's police for decades.

What links the missing Nellies? And why does everyone keep talking about ghosts!?

Is it an open and shut case? Not on your Nellie...

"A blissfully cozy mystery packed with funny moments and delightful little pleasures on each page" – Kelly Mullen, author of This is Not a Game

"A really funny read, with two very endearing detectives" – Faith Martin, bestselling author of the DI Hillary Greene series and the Ryder and Loveday mystery novels

Book Details

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ISBN: 9781804954348

Publisher: Cornerstone

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 27 August 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin (Cornerstone)

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 256g

Pages: 368

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About the Author

J. D. Brinkworth is the alias of married writing duo Jo Dinkin and Catherine Brinkworth - creators of The Pie & Mash Mysteries. Catherine writes for BBC favourites including The News Quiz and Have I Got News For You. Jo writes an upsetting number of emails every day. Their short stories have been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and received recognition from the Margery Allingham Society and the Crime Writers' Association. They live in South West London and recently qualified as private detectives from a suspiciously cheap online course.

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