A Ghostwriter's Guide to Murder: A Novel by Melinda Mullet ~ Traditional Mystery

 

A Ghostwriter's Guide to Murder: A Novel by Melinda Mullet

About A Ghostwriter's Guide to Murder:

 

A Ghostwriter's Guide to Murder: A Novel

Traditional Mystery

First in Series

Setting: A houseboat along Regent’s Canal in central London

Publisher: ‎ Crooked Lane Books

Publication date: ‎ July 29, 2025

Hardcover Print length: ‎ 320 pages

ISBN-13: ‎ 979-8892421423

Paperback Print length: ‎ 320 pages 

ISBN-13: ‎ 979-8892422512 

Digital Print length: ‎ 320 pages 

ISBN-13: ‎ 979-8892421430 

Audiobook ASIN: B0DRWC4ZBL 

Charming yet wickedly imaginative mystery ghostwriter Maeve Gardner finds herself at the center of a murder investigation with more twists and turns than any story she's ever written, perfect for fans of Anthony Horowitz and Richard Osman.

Maeve Gardner kills people for a living. A dodgy occupation perhaps, but as ghostwriter for the long-running Simon Hills mysteries, Maeve has planned the perfect murder time and again, and she enjoys it. She dreams of writing something under her own name someday rather than babysitting her adopted character Simon, but at least she’s writing. And as one of the burnt-out souls who’ve run away from dry land to live on London’s waterways, she has the joy of working from the home she loves: a colorful houseboat. Life on the canals is grand, but when her cheating ex-boyfriend turns up floating facedown in the water outside her boat, murdered, and the police arrest her, the plot takes a wayward turn.

Suddenly, Maeve is thrust into one of her own crime dramas, complete with missing money, violent thugs, extortion, and conspiracy. Only this time, there is no real-life Simon Hill to come to her aid. Instead, with the help of friends from the river—India, owner of a popular floating bookshop; Paul, the exceedingly attractive landlord of the local pub; and Ash, Maeve’s quiet, nerdy neighbor who is keeping some secrets of his own—Maeve may have a shot at saving herself.

As Maeve and her motley crew of would-be investigators find themselves wondering if they are in over their heads, a killer lurks and won’t hesitate to kill again…

About Melinda Mullet:

 

Melinda Mullet is a dual US/UK national. Formerly a lawyer specializing in communications, media, and entertainment law she is now enjoying a second career as a mystery writer. Melinda is the author of the Whisky Business Mysteries, a six-part series of traditional mysteries set in and around a boutique single malt whisky distillery in Scotland. And coming in July 2025, the first of a new traditional series, A Ghostwriter’s Guide to Murder, set on a houseboat along the Regent’s Canal in London. Melinda is a travel junkie and a life-long advocate for children’s literacy causes both domestic and international. When she is not in the UK, she lives just outside of Washington, DC, with her whisky-collecting husband and two wild Covid canines named Bailey and Captain Jack. 

Author Links:

Website: https://www.melindamullet.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mulletmysteries/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melindamullet/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melinda-mullet-b499564b/

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/16251039.Melinda_Mullet

Purchase Links:

Penguin Random House - Amazon - B&N - Bookshop.org - Books-A-Million 

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