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The Death of Downton Tabby

By Mandy Morton
Series: The No. 2 Feline Detective Agency
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The town is celebrating its first literary festival, and The No. 2 Feline Detective Agency has been hired to oversee security. When the body of the most popular author, Sir Downton Tabby, is found in a secluded part of the grounds, however, Hettie and her faithful... Read More
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When the body of the most popular author at a literary festival, Sir Downton Tabby, is found in a secluded part of the grounds, Hettie and her faithful sidekick Tilly are plunged into crisis as a serial killer stalks the festival. 

Hettie and Tilly are on the case of a serial killer who is stalking the town’s first literary festival

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The town is celebrating its first literary festival, and The No. 2 Feline Detective Agency has been hired to oversee security.

When the body of the most popular author, Sir Downton Tabby, is found in a secluded part of the grounds, however, Hettie and her faithful sidekick Tilly are plunged into crisis as a serial killer stalks the festival.

As the duo turn their attention to investigating the death of Downton Tabby, will there be an author left standing? Will Meridian Hambone sell out of her 'Littertray' t-shirts? And will there be enough crime teas to go around?

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781788424660

Publisher: Duckworth Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 09 May 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Farrago

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 272

Collections

Comedic Crime Cosy Crime Crime & Thriller Fiction General Fiction Humour Mandy Morton Science & Nature Series: The No. 2 Feline Detective Agency

About the Author

Mandy Morton began her professional life as a musician. More recently, she has worked as an arts journalist for national and local radio. She lives with her partner in Cambridge and Cornwall where there is always a place for a long-haired tabby cat. Follow Hettie on Facebook: Facebook.com /HettieBagshotMysteries

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