{"product_id":"9780008562960","title":"Mrs Sidhu’s ‘Dead and Scone’","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Pannu, Suk \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 9 May 2024 by HarperCollins Publishers (Hemlock Press) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 352 pages\u003cbr\u003e198 x 130 x 20 | 256g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe debut cosy culinary crime thriller from Suk Pannu, creator of BBC Radio 4’s Mrs Sidhu Investigates and writer for Goodness, Gracious, Me and The Kumars at No. 42.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Shortlisted for the 2024 McDermid Award\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘Stuffed with warmth and wicked, cross-cultural observations, Dead and Scone is a dollop of cosy crime goodness’ Vaseem Khan, author of The Malabar House series\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘Mrs Sidhu – Slough's answer to Miss Marple – is a wonderful creation’ S.J. Bennett, author of The Windsor Knot\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘A tale of dark shenanigans in a quintessential English village’ J.M. Hall, author of A Spoonful of Murder\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘Bake Off meets Face\/Off. Devilish fun’ Eoin Colfer, author of the Artemis Fowl series\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The perfect village.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Mrs Sidhu, caterer and amateur sleuth, is delighted when she is offered a position as chef in a quiet corner of Berkshire. It’s a far cry from her cramped kitchen, where she was used to making an endless parade of aubergine bhajis!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The perfect fete.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In no time, Mrs Sidhu starts throwing herself into local events like the summer fete. But amongst the bunting, cakes and funfair games, a killer is lurking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The perfect crime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Mrs Sidhu soon discovers the unthinkable. A murderer is picking victims through the fairground raffle. Who is next on their list? And can Mrs Sidhu stop them in time?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e What readers are saying about Dead and Scone\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘A thrilling and very amusing story’?????\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘A little bit quirky, with great characters, a very clever plot, and a very likeable Mrs Sidhu’?????\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘The funny and tragic twists and turns kept me hooked’ ?????\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘A great, well-written whodunnit with entertaining characters and lovely humour’ ?????\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘My first encounter with Mrs Sidhu has been fun, thanks to her witty musings and laugh-out-loud one-liners’ ?????\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘Tense and twisty, Dead and Scone is intriguing and funny, a compulsive read’ ?????\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘Mrs Sidhu is Miss Marple remade for modern times’ ?????\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘I absolutely loved it and it’s one of my favourite reads this year!’ ?????\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘The story really kept me on my toes and had so many twists and turns that I could have never have guessed the ending’ ?????\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘If you like cosy with a dash of noir you're in for a treat!’ ?????\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bookshop Mold","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48424404484394,"sku":"9780008562960","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/7802\/3522\/files\/9780008562960.jpg?v=1773925358","url":"https:\/\/www.mold-bookshop.co.uk\/products\/9780008562960","provider":"The Bookshop. Mold.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}