Something doesn't add up at the seaside... perfect for fans of Richard Osman, M.C. Beaton and the Rev. Richard Coles 'Clever and very funny' IAN MOORE, author of Death and Croissants'A terrifically funny, endearing read' Belfast TelegraphUna has always been more comfortable working with numbers than people. As an actuary for an insurance company, her job is to spot patterns that other people might miss.When the data for her latest project - into the predicted number of deaths in seaside resorts - shows a blip in her forecasts, Una's untarnished reputation at work is at risk. That is, unless she can work out why there's been an unusual spate of accidental deaths by the coast. Death by Hanging Basket? She's not seen that before.Where better to begin than her mother's hometown of Eastbourne, where strange fatalities are befalling her mother's bingo crowd.But as Una puts her spreadsheets aside and begins to investigate, a sinister pattern begins to emerge and she realises that there is nothing accidental about these casualties . . .Can Una stop the killer in this small seaside town, before she becomes a not-so-vital statistic?'Sharp, witty and joyous - a sort of Eleanor Oliphant meets Thursday Murder Club. I fell in love with Una and her risk averseness, and the cast of wonderful characters. I can't wait to read about what they get up to next!' Jessica Irena Smith
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An uplifting, offbeat mystery set in the perilous seaside town of Eastbourne and introducing Una, a risk-adverse actuary who uncovers a series of mysterious deaths.
Clever and very funny

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ISBN
9781408719343
Publisert
2024
Utgiver
Vendor
Constable
Vekt
560 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
160 mm
Dybde
36 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
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Jo Cunningham grew up in Birkenhead and at age eight, as part of a school team, she became Wirral Road Safety Quiz champion after an exciting buzzer round about box junctions. Having peaked, she left the North to work for many years in office jobs to pay the bills while she got to grips with writing comedy novels.