A Novel Murder

Name: A Novel Murder
Brand: Allen & Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781785306037
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The perfect murder mystery for book lovers

By E. C. Nevin

Series: Jane Hepburn Mystery Series

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Welcome to the Killer Lines Crime Festival! In the quaint town of Hoslewit, the biggest names in crime writing have congregated to celebrate all things bookish and murderous. With a programme packed with seminars and signings, egos and alcohol, it's sure to be a thrilling weekend.... Read More

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Welcome to the Killer Lines Crime Festival!

In the quaint town of Hoslewit, the biggest names in crime writing have congregated to celebrate all things bookish and murderous. With a programme packed with seminars and signings, egos and alcohol, it's sure to be a thrilling weekend.

Author Jane Hepburn is determined this is going to be her year. She's not quite reached the heady heights of best-sellerdom yet, but is convinced that if she can just make the right connections at the festival, it could be the start of a whole new chapter for her and her books.

Then her literary agent is killed, and Jane's plans are derailed. But if she can solve the murder, perhaps it will provide the boost her writing career needs? If she lives to tell the tale, that is.

Set in the world of books, and for fans of Richard Osman and Richard Coles, Janice Hallett and Nita Prose, A Novel Murder is the book you'll be dying to read.

Series: Jane Hepburn Mystery Series

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A Novel Murder

Welcome to the Killer Lines Crime Festival! In the quaint town of Hoslewit, the biggest names in crime writing have congregated to celebrate all things bookish and murderous. With a programme packed with seminars and signings, egos and alcohol, it's sure to be a thrilling weekend. Author Jane Hepburn is determined this is going to be her year. She's not...

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A Killer Plot by E. C. Nevin draws readers into another gripping investigation with Jane Hepburn, who is still recovering from solving the murder at last year's Killer Lines festival. Jane is unexpectedly dragged into another very bookish murder when a young editorial assistant is found dead at her friend's launch in a famous Cecil Court bookshop. With her extensive...

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781785306037

Publisher: Bonnier Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 09 April 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Zaffre

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 131.0mm

Height: 201.0mm

Weight: 240g

Pages: 352

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Cosy Crime Crime & Thriller E. C. Nevin Fiction General Fiction Series: Jane Hepburn Mystery Series

About the Author

E C Nevin is the pen name for Eve Hall, who is a fiction editor as well as a writer. Despite what A Novel Murder may imply, she really does like her book industry colleagues. Most of them anyway.
Eve lives in Bristol with her partner and two dogs.

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