Death by Fiction (signed paperback)

Paperback, signed by the author.

Sex, lies and murder. The aspiring authors of the Manchester Mystery writers' circle don't just write about these vices: they commit them. There's been a murder at the Manchester Mystery Writers' circle. A publisher with a sordid reputation turns up dead at their Friday night meeting. A single shot to the forehead. A cold-blooded execution. And a hotel full of suspects. It's a major inconvenience for some. And a golden opportunity for others.

The circle's five aspiring mystery authors try to work out whodunit.

A policeman, a gangster, a pensioner, a psychopath and a femme fatale. Each hopes to solve the mystery in his or her own distinctive style. The correct solution could land one of them the publishing contract of their dreams. And all of them try to unravel the crime without exposing their own torrid involvement.