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Audrey and Lewis #2
Murder Like Clockwork
An empty house that isn't empty. A victim who vanishes. An impossible crime?
Every Thursday at midday Audrey Brooks cleans the Petrov house. Mr Petrov is never home - in fact he seems to use the house purely as storage for his impressive collection of antiques - but that doesn't affect the care with which Audrey mops, polishes, and carefully winds each of the dozens of beautiful clocks that decorate the tall, elegant, empty London mansion.
Until the morning she finds a corpse in the back bedroom, the pristine walls and floor covered in blood, and flees the house in panic.
Fifteen minutes later, the police arrive... and find nothing. No body. No blood. The only thing slightly out of the ordinary is the clock in that back bedroom, which is now running four minutes slow.
With no victim, the police are convinced there was no murder, but Audrey knows better. A man has been killed, and if they won't do anything about it, she - and her annoying friend Lewis - will. Whodunnit is one thing, but this detective duo must also wrestle with when - and where on earth is the body? It's not long since they solved the murder of their neighbour, so they're not rookie sleuths, and at least this time the case has no connection to their home.
Does it?
A charming and witty locked room mystery full of twists.
Every Thursday at midday Audrey Brooks cleans the Petrov house. Mr Petrov is never home - in fact he seems to use the house purely as storage for his impressive collection of antiques - but that doesn't affect the care with which Audrey mops, polishes, and carefully winds each of the dozens of beautiful clocks that decorate the tall, elegant, empty London mansion.
Until the morning she finds a corpse in the back bedroom, the pristine walls and floor covered in blood, and flees the house in panic.
Fifteen minutes later, the police arrive... and find nothing. No body. No blood. The only thing slightly out of the ordinary is the clock in that back bedroom, which is now running four minutes slow.
With no victim, the police are convinced there was no murder, but Audrey knows better. A man has been killed, and if they won't do anything about it, she - and her annoying friend Lewis - will. Whodunnit is one thing, but this detective duo must also wrestle with when - and where on earth is the body? It's not long since they solved the murder of their neighbour, so they're not rookie sleuths, and at least this time the case has no connection to their home.
Does it?
A charming and witty locked room mystery full of twists.
371 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 12, 2026
About the author
Nicola Whyte
3 books95 followersNicola Whyte has loved books for as long as she can remember. She writes novels and short stories for both adults and children. Her work has been listed for the Comedy Women in Print Prize, the Cheshire Novel Prize, the Daily Mail First Novel Competition, the BPA First Novel Award, and the Times Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition. She lives near Stonehenge in Wiltshire with her family, a ridiculous spaniel, and two demanding tabby cats.
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April 11, 2026
Audrey and Lewis are amateur detectives who collaborated on a previous case along with help from their neighbours. And nlw they're at it again.
Audrey's day job as a cleaner is often somewhat baffling to her. For instance, why can she not begin cleaning a completely empty house before midday. Not even when it's freezing cold outside? But when Audrey decides to break the rules and start her job at Cadogan Place early, she finds herself embroiled in yet another murder. If this wasnt bad enough, when the Police arrive they find an entirely empty house. So where has the body gone?
Thankfully Audrey and Lewis are not taking this lying down and set out to find the missing corpse and the killer. With lots of "help" from their neighbours and making some new contacts along the way, will Audrey and Lewis crack the case or will their enthusiasm just get them into even more trouble?
When requesting this title from Netgalley I didn't realise this was the second in a series. There were a few minor niggles which the first book might have cleared up but it didn't stop me enjoying the story. Lewis and Audrey are good characters and the neighbours add a nice touch to the problem solving.
I enjoyed the book so much I immediately bought 10 Marchfield Place, the first book in the series to see what I'd missed. I'm not usually a fan of the "cosy" mystery but I thought the plot was interesting with just enough twists and all the characters were engaging.
I would definitely recommend this for anyone who enjoys Richard Osman or SJ Bennett. Or, in fact, anyone who just enjoys a lighter detective story.
Thankyou to Netgalley and Union Square & Co for the digital review copy.
Audrey's day job as a cleaner is often somewhat baffling to her. For instance, why can she not begin cleaning a completely empty house before midday. Not even when it's freezing cold outside? But when Audrey decides to break the rules and start her job at Cadogan Place early, she finds herself embroiled in yet another murder. If this wasnt bad enough, when the Police arrive they find an entirely empty house. So where has the body gone?
Thankfully Audrey and Lewis are not taking this lying down and set out to find the missing corpse and the killer. With lots of "help" from their neighbours and making some new contacts along the way, will Audrey and Lewis crack the case or will their enthusiasm just get them into even more trouble?
When requesting this title from Netgalley I didn't realise this was the second in a series. There were a few minor niggles which the first book might have cleared up but it didn't stop me enjoying the story. Lewis and Audrey are good characters and the neighbours add a nice touch to the problem solving.
I enjoyed the book so much I immediately bought 10 Marchfield Place, the first book in the series to see what I'd missed. I'm not usually a fan of the "cosy" mystery but I thought the plot was interesting with just enough twists and all the characters were engaging.
I would definitely recommend this for anyone who enjoys Richard Osman or SJ Bennett. Or, in fact, anyone who just enjoys a lighter detective story.
Thankyou to Netgalley and Union Square & Co for the digital review copy.
March 30, 2026
3.25
so this is my bad when i got this off of netgalley i did not realize this was the second book in the series. despite not reading the first, it was still easy to follow and i enjoyed the contrasting natures of lewis/audrey/celeste.
i personally was not a fan of how often they recapped the suspects and the plot - felt too obvious to me about telling the reader vs showing.
the whimsy of the beaton gardens residents was so fun and i loved audrey’s friendships and how celeste is so ahead of the game.
thank you to netgalley for the arc!
so this is my bad when i got this off of netgalley i did not realize this was the second book in the series. despite not reading the first, it was still easy to follow and i enjoyed the contrasting natures of lewis/audrey/celeste.
i personally was not a fan of how often they recapped the suspects and the plot - felt too obvious to me about telling the reader vs showing.
the whimsy of the beaton gardens residents was so fun and i loved audrey’s friendships and how celeste is so ahead of the game.
thank you to netgalley for the arc!
February 7, 2026
I received an arc from net galley in exchange for an honest review. Another great story set around the residents of Marchfield square. Somehow Audrey and Lewis get themselves tangled up in yet another murder mystery! The characters are very likeable and I am enjoying seeing how the different personalities of Audrey and Lewis are rubbing off on each other and helping them evolve. A nice cozy mystery nothing too gruesome discussed and the puzzle of it all is very good, keeping you guessing right up until the end. If you like The Thursday Murder Club then this book should be on your TBR list. Looking forward to the next instalment as it seems this series has legs.
April 24, 2026
Second book in a series I only discovered because of this ARC, and I’m really glad I did. I loved the characters in the building and how their friendships all intertwine. Everyone somehow ends up connected to the story, which made it feel really immersive and fun to follow.
The mystery itself was strong. I was fully invested in figuring out what happened right alongside the characters instead of trying to get ahead of it, which made the whole reading experience more enjoyable.
Now I definitely want to go back and read the first book, and I’m excited to see how this series continues to grow.
The mystery itself was strong. I was fully invested in figuring out what happened right alongside the characters instead of trying to get ahead of it, which made the whole reading experience more enjoyable.
Now I definitely want to go back and read the first book, and I’m excited to see how this series continues to grow.
April 19, 2026
So sad about this as I absolutely loved the first book in the series but this one just felt like such a slog to get through. It was nice to return to familiar characters but the mystery itself just wasn’t grabbing my attention and I felt like the pacing was very slow throughout. I may still pick up other books in the series but felt very disappointed by this sequel.
March 12, 2026
I was happy to return to Marchfield Square and its residents, after enjoying Nicola Whyte’s debut, 10 Marchfield Square, but I didn’t expect to love Murder Like Clockwork even more than the first book and to find myself so absorbed in the story that I spent the weekend reading it.
The protagonists of this second book are still Audrey, Lewis, and Celeste who find themselves, once again, entangled in a murder investigation. Audrey, one of the residents of 10 Marchfield Square in West London, is a cleaner. She cleans the houses of wealthy people in Mayfair and she is very passionate about her job, determined to excel, no matter how strange the job or the situation is. And her strangest job must be the one in 35 Beaton Gardens, owned by a Russian oligarch as a second home. As far as she can tell no one has ever been in the home, but not only she must clean it every week, but, most importantly, she must wind each of the clocks in the house. When she finds a body in the house that then quickly and mysteriously disappears without leaving a trace, she enlists the help of her neighbour and friend Lewis to find out the truth. After their last murder investigation, crime writer Lewis is working on his next novel, although he still needs to go to the daily job he so much despises, so he is thrilled when he and Audrey are involved in yet another mystery which includes late-night stake-outs, following cars all around London, and convincing the police that a body has been dropped in the river. And watching over them, together with her loyal friend/butler/assistant Dixon, is Celeste, owner of the community at 10 Marchfield Square, who, following the events of the first book, is looking to find someone to rent one of the vacant flats, but no longer trusts her own judgement.
Murder Like Clockwork is captivating, beautifully-written, and entertaining, and features a cast of relatable and well-developed characters that you can’t help but like. I can’t wait for the next murder!
The protagonists of this second book are still Audrey, Lewis, and Celeste who find themselves, once again, entangled in a murder investigation. Audrey, one of the residents of 10 Marchfield Square in West London, is a cleaner. She cleans the houses of wealthy people in Mayfair and she is very passionate about her job, determined to excel, no matter how strange the job or the situation is. And her strangest job must be the one in 35 Beaton Gardens, owned by a Russian oligarch as a second home. As far as she can tell no one has ever been in the home, but not only she must clean it every week, but, most importantly, she must wind each of the clocks in the house. When she finds a body in the house that then quickly and mysteriously disappears without leaving a trace, she enlists the help of her neighbour and friend Lewis to find out the truth. After their last murder investigation, crime writer Lewis is working on his next novel, although he still needs to go to the daily job he so much despises, so he is thrilled when he and Audrey are involved in yet another mystery which includes late-night stake-outs, following cars all around London, and convincing the police that a body has been dropped in the river. And watching over them, together with her loyal friend/butler/assistant Dixon, is Celeste, owner of the community at 10 Marchfield Square, who, following the events of the first book, is looking to find someone to rent one of the vacant flats, but no longer trusts her own judgement.
Murder Like Clockwork is captivating, beautifully-written, and entertaining, and features a cast of relatable and well-developed characters that you can’t help but like. I can’t wait for the next murder!
May 14, 2026
An Impossible Murder, Eccentric Neighbors & the Coziest Mystery Vibes
⭐⭐⭐✨ 3.75/5
Plot / Story ⭐⭐⭐
Characters ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Writing Style ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Atmosphere/Vibes ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Spice 🫑
If you’re looking for a clever, cozy mystery with eccentric London neighbors, an impossible murder, layered twists, and a detective duo you’ll immediately become attached to, then Murder Like Clockwork absolutely deserves a spot on your reading list.
I’m officially obsessed with this series.
This is the second Audrey & Lewis mystery I’ve read, and honestly? I think I’m even more invested now than I was after book one. There’s something about the combination of witty dialogue, believable characters, cozy London atmosphere, and genuinely intriguing mysteries that just works so well. This series gives me the same comfort-meets-cleverness vibes as The Thursday Murder Club mixed with Only Murders in the Building. And if that sounds like your thing, you are probably going to devour this.
The premise immediately hooked me. Audrey Brooks, a meticulous housekeeper with an incredible eye for detail, discovers a brutal murder in the elegant Petrov mansion she cleans every week. Blood everywhere. A dead body in the bedroom. She panics, calls the police… and when they arrive fifteen minutes later, everything is gone. No blood. No body. Nothing. Except for one clock running four minutes slow.
Tell me that isn’t the kind of setup that instantly makes you need answers?!
What I love most about Murder Like Clockwork is that it fully embraces the classic “impossible crime” mystery while still feeling modern, charming, and character-driven. The mystery itself is genuinely clever, and I never fully figured it out before the reveals started happening. There are twists throughout the story that keep you questioning everyone, but the pacing still feels cozy and approachable rather than stressful or overly intense.
And the characters? Easily my favorite part of this series.
Audrey and Lewis have such a fun dynamic together. Audrey is observant, practical, and quietly sharp, while Lewis is awkward, sarcastic, and constantly frustrated with his mundane office job and stalled writing career. Their “slightly-annoyed-but-secretly-work-well-together” chemistry gives the book so much personality. They feel real in a way that a lot of cozy mystery characters sometimes don’t.
I also really love the way Nicola Whyte builds the wider world around Marchfield Square. The neighborhood itself almost feels like a character, filled with quirky residents, hidden connections, secrets, gossip, and overlapping lives. One of my favorite things about this series is that each mystery stands on its own, but there’s also this larger thread slowly unraveling underneath everything. With each book, you learn a little more about the characters, their histories, and the ways they’re all interconnected. It makes the series feel rewarding to follow long term.
The atmosphere was another huge win for me. There’s just something deeply satisfying about grand London townhouses filled with antique clocks, mysterious wealthy owners, cafés, pubs, and amateur sleuths piecing together clues over conversations and theories. It’s cozy without feeling too fluffy, and suspenseful without becoming dark or graphic. If you love mysteries that rely more on wit, deduction, and layered clues than violence or shock value, this is absolutely your lane.
I also appreciated the themes woven underneath the mystery itself, especially the way the story explores visibility and class. Audrey’s role as a cleaner means people often overlook or dismiss her, but that same “invisibility” allows her to notice details others miss. It’s subtle, but it adds depth to the story beyond the central puzzle.
If I had one small critique, it’s that the middle section slows slightly while the investigation unfolds, especially compared to the incredibly strong opening hook. But honestly, I didn’t mind spending extra time with these characters because their interactions are so enjoyable. And once the story starts accelerating toward the ending, the twists and reveals absolutely deliver.
Overall, Murder Like Clockwork is exactly the kind of cozy mystery I love finding: smart, atmospheric, funny, character-focused, and genuinely entertaining. If you enjoy locked-room mysteries, amateur sleuths, British mystery settings, or ensemble casts with layered relationships, I highly recommend picking this one up.
Thank you NetGalley and Dreamscape media for the alc. #NetGalley #MurderLikeClockwork
⭐⭐⭐✨ 3.75/5
Plot / Story ⭐⭐⭐
Characters ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Writing Style ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Atmosphere/Vibes ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Spice 🫑
If you’re looking for a clever, cozy mystery with eccentric London neighbors, an impossible murder, layered twists, and a detective duo you’ll immediately become attached to, then Murder Like Clockwork absolutely deserves a spot on your reading list.
I’m officially obsessed with this series.
This is the second Audrey & Lewis mystery I’ve read, and honestly? I think I’m even more invested now than I was after book one. There’s something about the combination of witty dialogue, believable characters, cozy London atmosphere, and genuinely intriguing mysteries that just works so well. This series gives me the same comfort-meets-cleverness vibes as The Thursday Murder Club mixed with Only Murders in the Building. And if that sounds like your thing, you are probably going to devour this.
The premise immediately hooked me. Audrey Brooks, a meticulous housekeeper with an incredible eye for detail, discovers a brutal murder in the elegant Petrov mansion she cleans every week. Blood everywhere. A dead body in the bedroom. She panics, calls the police… and when they arrive fifteen minutes later, everything is gone. No blood. No body. Nothing. Except for one clock running four minutes slow.
Tell me that isn’t the kind of setup that instantly makes you need answers?!
What I love most about Murder Like Clockwork is that it fully embraces the classic “impossible crime” mystery while still feeling modern, charming, and character-driven. The mystery itself is genuinely clever, and I never fully figured it out before the reveals started happening. There are twists throughout the story that keep you questioning everyone, but the pacing still feels cozy and approachable rather than stressful or overly intense.
And the characters? Easily my favorite part of this series.
Audrey and Lewis have such a fun dynamic together. Audrey is observant, practical, and quietly sharp, while Lewis is awkward, sarcastic, and constantly frustrated with his mundane office job and stalled writing career. Their “slightly-annoyed-but-secretly-work-well-together” chemistry gives the book so much personality. They feel real in a way that a lot of cozy mystery characters sometimes don’t.
I also really love the way Nicola Whyte builds the wider world around Marchfield Square. The neighborhood itself almost feels like a character, filled with quirky residents, hidden connections, secrets, gossip, and overlapping lives. One of my favorite things about this series is that each mystery stands on its own, but there’s also this larger thread slowly unraveling underneath everything. With each book, you learn a little more about the characters, their histories, and the ways they’re all interconnected. It makes the series feel rewarding to follow long term.
The atmosphere was another huge win for me. There’s just something deeply satisfying about grand London townhouses filled with antique clocks, mysterious wealthy owners, cafés, pubs, and amateur sleuths piecing together clues over conversations and theories. It’s cozy without feeling too fluffy, and suspenseful without becoming dark or graphic. If you love mysteries that rely more on wit, deduction, and layered clues than violence or shock value, this is absolutely your lane.
I also appreciated the themes woven underneath the mystery itself, especially the way the story explores visibility and class. Audrey’s role as a cleaner means people often overlook or dismiss her, but that same “invisibility” allows her to notice details others miss. It’s subtle, but it adds depth to the story beyond the central puzzle.
If I had one small critique, it’s that the middle section slows slightly while the investigation unfolds, especially compared to the incredibly strong opening hook. But honestly, I didn’t mind spending extra time with these characters because their interactions are so enjoyable. And once the story starts accelerating toward the ending, the twists and reveals absolutely deliver.
Overall, Murder Like Clockwork is exactly the kind of cozy mystery I love finding: smart, atmospheric, funny, character-focused, and genuinely entertaining. If you enjoy locked-room mysteries, amateur sleuths, British mystery settings, or ensemble casts with layered relationships, I highly recommend picking this one up.
Thank you NetGalley and Dreamscape media for the alc. #NetGalley #MurderLikeClockwork
April 27, 2026
This is a fabulous modern day cosy locked room mystery set in London. While it is modern it has a classic mystery feel. It follows Audrey Brooks a house cleaner and her neighbour Lewis McLennon who is a crime writer/ recruitment agent. Its set in the beautiful setting of 10 Marchfield Square. The book is written primarily from Audrey and Lewis’s POV’S.
Audrey finds a body in a room of one of the homes she is cleaning. This home belongs to a Russian Oligarch. She calls the police but when they arrive the body has disappeared and the crime scene spotless. Audrey and Lewis begin their investigation but the only clue is an antique clock that is 4 minutes behind….
Even though the story is set in the modern day, it has a whimsical old time feel. The antique clocks and the Marchfield Square residents add to this atmosphere.
This is an extremely well written novel. There were clues along the way but it wasn’t predictable which I loved. The author has a clear writing style that was easy to read. While it delves into series topics its written in a funny, light hearted way. I like how the characters and writing style were consistent with the first novel in the series.
I really liked all of the characters in this novel. The novel has diverse representation such as LGBT+, disability, older people that was protrade well and complimented the story without being overpowering. In my opinion all characters were represented well.
Audrey and Lewis’s dynamic worked really well in this novel. They complimented each other nicely. Their scenes were written very well and was charming to read. I liked them both as characters. I really hope if there are more novels that they don’t become romantically involved as they work well as friends. It also would allow for further characters to be introduced and plot lines to develop .
Celeste and Dixon were definitely my favourite duo. Although we get the occasional POV from Celeste I feel I wanted more form her and Dixon. They were so mysteries and loved their dynamic. I really would have liked more time with them in this novel.
Mei was a really interesting character for me. I again would like to see more from her in future books. Having more focus on the actual criminal prosecution or law enforcement would be interesting.
The narration for this book was good and easy to listen too. A bit slow for my liking but was ok once I sped up. It would benefit from a PDF download of 10 Marchfield Square to help visualise the residence.
This book was really well written. All the characters were very believable and well thought out. I liked how the author touched on issues such as the cost of living crisis.
Audrey finds a body in a room of one of the homes she is cleaning. This home belongs to a Russian Oligarch. She calls the police but when they arrive the body has disappeared and the crime scene spotless. Audrey and Lewis begin their investigation but the only clue is an antique clock that is 4 minutes behind….
Even though the story is set in the modern day, it has a whimsical old time feel. The antique clocks and the Marchfield Square residents add to this atmosphere.
This is an extremely well written novel. There were clues along the way but it wasn’t predictable which I loved. The author has a clear writing style that was easy to read. While it delves into series topics its written in a funny, light hearted way. I like how the characters and writing style were consistent with the first novel in the series.
I really liked all of the characters in this novel. The novel has diverse representation such as LGBT+, disability, older people that was protrade well and complimented the story without being overpowering. In my opinion all characters were represented well.
Audrey and Lewis’s dynamic worked really well in this novel. They complimented each other nicely. Their scenes were written very well and was charming to read. I liked them both as characters. I really hope if there are more novels that they don’t become romantically involved as they work well as friends. It also would allow for further characters to be introduced and plot lines to develop .
Celeste and Dixon were definitely my favourite duo. Although we get the occasional POV from Celeste I feel I wanted more form her and Dixon. They were so mysteries and loved their dynamic. I really would have liked more time with them in this novel.
Mei was a really interesting character for me. I again would like to see more from her in future books. Having more focus on the actual criminal prosecution or law enforcement would be interesting.
The narration for this book was good and easy to listen too. A bit slow for my liking but was ok once I sped up. It would benefit from a PDF download of 10 Marchfield Square to help visualise the residence.
This book was really well written. All the characters were very believable and well thought out. I liked how the author touched on issues such as the cost of living crisis.
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
This is the second in a series featuring the amateur detective duo Audrey Brooks and Lewis McLennon. I haven’t read the first, 10 Marchfield Square, but I enjoyed this one so much I’m planning to go back and read it, as well as looking out for any future books in the series.
Murder Like Clockwork is set in London and begins with cleaner Audrey Brooks arriving at the house she cleans every Thursday afternoon. She got the job through an agency and has never met the owner of the house, a Russian financier who is rarely in the country but wants someone to wind his collection of clocks and dust his antiques and expensive furniture. On this particular Thursday, Audrey arrives earlier than her usual time but it’s so cold she enters the house anyway and prepares to start work – only to find that she’s not alone. There’s a dead body in one of the bedrooms…with splashes of blood all over the walls and floor, showing that it wasn’t a natural death.
Audrey runs outside to call the police, who arrive twenty minutes later. To her shock, however, she finds herself accused of wasting police time, because there’s no dead body or blood to be seen. Audrey can’t believe it; how can an entire crime scene completely vanish in only twenty minutes? Convinced that she wasn’t imagining things, she contacts her friend, Lewis McLennon, who recently helped her solve another mystery. Lewis is excited to have a second crime to investigate, but how can they even prove that a crime has been committed when the victim and the evidence have disappeared?
When I picked up this book I was anticipating a quick, entertaining read – and that's what I got! The characters are well drawn and quirky, the mystery is cleverly plotted without being too difficult to follow and the overall tone is light and humorous. It didn’t really matter that I hadn’t read the previous book as this one works well as a standalone, but I did feel that I didn’t fully understand the role of one of the characters, Celeste, the owner of Marchfield Square, the residential complex where Lewis and Audrey both live. I’m sure I’ll get to know her better when I read the first book.
The novel is written from the points of view of Audrey, Lewis and occasionally Celeste, giving different perspectives on different aspects of the mystery. I found Lewis a particularly interesting character. As a struggling crime writer, he’s enthusiastic about having a real life crime to solve in the hope that it will give him inspiration for his books, but this often leads him to speak without thinking and many people find him annoying. He has a job at a recruitment agency, which he resents because he would rather spend his time writing, and is genuinely surprised when he discovers that other people also have lives outside work and are finding ways to balance their day jobs with pursuing their own dreams. Audrey is a very different personality – she’s warm, friendly and sociable and is happy with her cleaning jobs (although she wishes they were better paid). She and Lewis complement each other perfectly and form a good team.
Although Audrey and Lewis do most of the investigating, I loved the way the other residents of Marchfield Square also get involved. Somehow they all seem to know exactly what’s going on and everyone has an opinion to give or a piece of advice to offer. If you’ve ever watched Only Murders in the Building, that’s what this book reminded me of! I found it very entertaining overall and am looking forward to meeting Lewis and Audrey again.
Murder Like Clockwork is set in London and begins with cleaner Audrey Brooks arriving at the house she cleans every Thursday afternoon. She got the job through an agency and has never met the owner of the house, a Russian financier who is rarely in the country but wants someone to wind his collection of clocks and dust his antiques and expensive furniture. On this particular Thursday, Audrey arrives earlier than her usual time but it’s so cold she enters the house anyway and prepares to start work – only to find that she’s not alone. There’s a dead body in one of the bedrooms…with splashes of blood all over the walls and floor, showing that it wasn’t a natural death.
Audrey runs outside to call the police, who arrive twenty minutes later. To her shock, however, she finds herself accused of wasting police time, because there’s no dead body or blood to be seen. Audrey can’t believe it; how can an entire crime scene completely vanish in only twenty minutes? Convinced that she wasn’t imagining things, she contacts her friend, Lewis McLennon, who recently helped her solve another mystery. Lewis is excited to have a second crime to investigate, but how can they even prove that a crime has been committed when the victim and the evidence have disappeared?
When I picked up this book I was anticipating a quick, entertaining read – and that's what I got! The characters are well drawn and quirky, the mystery is cleverly plotted without being too difficult to follow and the overall tone is light and humorous. It didn’t really matter that I hadn’t read the previous book as this one works well as a standalone, but I did feel that I didn’t fully understand the role of one of the characters, Celeste, the owner of Marchfield Square, the residential complex where Lewis and Audrey both live. I’m sure I’ll get to know her better when I read the first book.
The novel is written from the points of view of Audrey, Lewis and occasionally Celeste, giving different perspectives on different aspects of the mystery. I found Lewis a particularly interesting character. As a struggling crime writer, he’s enthusiastic about having a real life crime to solve in the hope that it will give him inspiration for his books, but this often leads him to speak without thinking and many people find him annoying. He has a job at a recruitment agency, which he resents because he would rather spend his time writing, and is genuinely surprised when he discovers that other people also have lives outside work and are finding ways to balance their day jobs with pursuing their own dreams. Audrey is a very different personality – she’s warm, friendly and sociable and is happy with her cleaning jobs (although she wishes they were better paid). She and Lewis complement each other perfectly and form a good team.
Although Audrey and Lewis do most of the investigating, I loved the way the other residents of Marchfield Square also get involved. Somehow they all seem to know exactly what’s going on and everyone has an opinion to give or a piece of advice to offer. If you’ve ever watched Only Murders in the Building, that’s what this book reminded me of! I found it very entertaining overall and am looking forward to meeting Lewis and Audrey again.
Review of advance copy received from NetGalley
This was an unusual story but I enjoyed it and will definitely be adding it to my must read series list.
It was a fun quirky story set in London and it was nice to have familiar names that I recognized in a cozy mystery. I liked the characters, especially the way they all got involved in the mystery. I might not have joined them for there first case and I must admit I did struggle to keep all the characters straight to begin with but as I got into the story it became easier to follow and very entertaining. I loved that the characters were so varied with Audrey as a cleaner and Lewis as a struggling writer, they are not your usual cozy mystery sleuths but it gave them plenty opportunities to investigate.
As for the mystery wow, just wow. I love puzzling out locked room mysteries and this one was something special, having the body disappear was genius and had me puzzling over it right from the start, I never did come up with answer. There was a lot going on in the story and it was never as it seemed but it came together nicely and everything got explained in a few a-ah moments. Will be keeping a eye out for the next book.
With the cold weather of London biting at her fingers Audrey let's herself in early to clean her clients empty house. The problem is the house is not empty and she discovers a dead body. When she returns with the police, the body is not only gone but so is all the evidence that anything had happened too. Audrey turns to her friend Lewis for help in proving that she is not crazy or wasting the police's time. There first question, one of many, is how was the body moved and the house cleaned in just the few minutes it took the police to arrive? Audrey and Lewis discover a single missed blood droplet that has the pair looking for a killer with skills. But how much was planned and and how much was luck? If Audrey hadn't been early would a killer have gotten away with murder and more importantly by being early has Audrey made herself a target? When they discover there landlady has a connection to the home owner things get complicated, how will she take the news that her friend was either the target or the killer? They just have to find a body first.
I liked the narrator. She made the story come to life in a very entertaining way and one that is sure to delight.
I was given this free review copy audio book at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
It was a fun quirky story set in London and it was nice to have familiar names that I recognized in a cozy mystery. I liked the characters, especially the way they all got involved in the mystery. I might not have joined them for there first case and I must admit I did struggle to keep all the characters straight to begin with but as I got into the story it became easier to follow and very entertaining. I loved that the characters were so varied with Audrey as a cleaner and Lewis as a struggling writer, they are not your usual cozy mystery sleuths but it gave them plenty opportunities to investigate.
As for the mystery wow, just wow. I love puzzling out locked room mysteries and this one was something special, having the body disappear was genius and had me puzzling over it right from the start, I never did come up with answer. There was a lot going on in the story and it was never as it seemed but it came together nicely and everything got explained in a few a-ah moments. Will be keeping a eye out for the next book.
With the cold weather of London biting at her fingers Audrey let's herself in early to clean her clients empty house. The problem is the house is not empty and she discovers a dead body. When she returns with the police, the body is not only gone but so is all the evidence that anything had happened too. Audrey turns to her friend Lewis for help in proving that she is not crazy or wasting the police's time. There first question, one of many, is how was the body moved and the house cleaned in just the few minutes it took the police to arrive? Audrey and Lewis discover a single missed blood droplet that has the pair looking for a killer with skills. But how much was planned and and how much was luck? If Audrey hadn't been early would a killer have gotten away with murder and more importantly by being early has Audrey made herself a target? When they discover there landlady has a connection to the home owner things get complicated, how will she take the news that her friend was either the target or the killer? They just have to find a body first.
I liked the narrator. She made the story come to life in a very entertaining way and one that is sure to delight.
I was given this free review copy audio book at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
Review of advance copy received from NetGalley
I read a free advance digital review copy provided by the publisher via NetGalley.
Last year, I read 10 Marchfield Square, a delightful debut mystery about a huge London mansion with an interior courtyard that has been converted by its owner, the widow Celeste Van Duren, into a series of flats and maisonettes. Celeste saved a large maisonette for herself, of course, and lives there with her longtime manservant, Dixon. Celeste is so rich she can afford to offer well below-market rents, and she does that, hand-picking her renters. It’s never clear what her criteria are, but it’s a mixed bag of interesting people, each of whom visit Celeste once a week so that she can keep up with what’s happening around the square.
In that first book, a murder occurred within the square, and an unlikely pair of tenants teamed up to solve the murder. Lewis works at a recruitment agency, a job he’s not fond of, and his avocation is writing crime novels. Audrey is a cleaner who shares a maisonette with her lawyer friend, Mei. It was entertaining to get to know these characters, but I wondered how this could turn into a series, given the setting. You could hardly bump off various tenants every year. But author Nicola Whyte comes up with a neat solution in Murder Like Clockwork.
As a cleaner, Audrey is in and out of houses and apartments around London every day. Thursday is her day to clean the opulent Beaton Gardens townhouse of absentee owner Anton Petrov. What a shock to discover a brutally murdered man in one of the bedrooms, particularly considering the townhouse supposedly hasn’t had anybody in it for months.
Audrey flees the townhouse, calls the police, and waits outside for an agonizing 20 minutes. What a shock when they find no evidence inside. The police blow Audrey off as a nutcase, but she’s not putting up with that. She and Lewis investigate, and the case becomes intriguingly complex and multi-threaded.
Although it’s not absolutely necessary to read 10 Marchfield Square before this book, I strongly recommend it. There is a lot of character development in this book, and it helps to have the baseline established from the first book. This is a strong second book in a series that has potential to become a long-running series, maybe even turned into a miniseries or movie.
4.5 stars, rounded up
Last year, I read 10 Marchfield Square, a delightful debut mystery about a huge London mansion with an interior courtyard that has been converted by its owner, the widow Celeste Van Duren, into a series of flats and maisonettes. Celeste saved a large maisonette for herself, of course, and lives there with her longtime manservant, Dixon. Celeste is so rich she can afford to offer well below-market rents, and she does that, hand-picking her renters. It’s never clear what her criteria are, but it’s a mixed bag of interesting people, each of whom visit Celeste once a week so that she can keep up with what’s happening around the square.
In that first book, a murder occurred within the square, and an unlikely pair of tenants teamed up to solve the murder. Lewis works at a recruitment agency, a job he’s not fond of, and his avocation is writing crime novels. Audrey is a cleaner who shares a maisonette with her lawyer friend, Mei. It was entertaining to get to know these characters, but I wondered how this could turn into a series, given the setting. You could hardly bump off various tenants every year. But author Nicola Whyte comes up with a neat solution in Murder Like Clockwork.
As a cleaner, Audrey is in and out of houses and apartments around London every day. Thursday is her day to clean the opulent Beaton Gardens townhouse of absentee owner Anton Petrov. What a shock to discover a brutally murdered man in one of the bedrooms, particularly considering the townhouse supposedly hasn’t had anybody in it for months.
Audrey flees the townhouse, calls the police, and waits outside for an agonizing 20 minutes. What a shock when they find no evidence inside. The police blow Audrey off as a nutcase, but she’s not putting up with that. She and Lewis investigate, and the case becomes intriguingly complex and multi-threaded.
Although it’s not absolutely necessary to read 10 Marchfield Square before this book, I strongly recommend it. There is a lot of character development in this book, and it helps to have the baseline established from the first book. This is a strong second book in a series that has potential to become a long-running series, maybe even turned into a miniseries or movie.
4.5 stars, rounded up
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
Audrey Brooks lives in a community of people who were down on their luck bit who caught a break when they came to live there, being able to rent flats at well below market value. Each of the residents has a skill set and the 'matriarch' of the community and owner of the square is Celeste. Audrey is a professional cleaner who takes her job very seriously indeed. One of her clients lives abroad but has a house full of antiques. He's particularly into his clocks. Audrey's job is to enter the house at precisely noon on a particular day each week to clean, but more importantly to wind the clocks. One cold winter day, she arrives at the property early. She's freezing and decides that it'll be fine if she goes in half an hour ahead of schedule instead of waiting outside on the pavement, so she goes in, disarms the alarm, gets some feeling back in her fingers and toes, and gets to work. Suddenly all the clocks but one start to chime. She goes to investigate the outlier and discovers a blood spattered room with a dead body in a chair. She runs back outside and calls the police, who take a while to arrive. When they do, they find nothing amiss. The room is clean. Nothing to see here. But Audrey knows what she saw and with the help of her friends--in particular Lewis--she's going to find out what's going on.
This was a good read. I liked the characters and their individual quirks. I would have liked to know more about a few of them who made short appearances in this book, but did provide helpful information. This is the second book in a series, I think, and I didn't even know about the first one, so while I suspect I would know more about Celeste in particular and probably some of the others as well had I read the first book, it was in no way necessary to enjoy this one. The setting was interesting and the plot was unique in my experience. I quite like Audrey and her zeal for cleaning. Lewis grows a bit in the book and learns some things about himself, which I also found interesting. All in all, I really enjoyed my time with this book and I would read more by this author in future. Recommend.
Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for a digital review copy.
This was a good read. I liked the characters and their individual quirks. I would have liked to know more about a few of them who made short appearances in this book, but did provide helpful information. This is the second book in a series, I think, and I didn't even know about the first one, so while I suspect I would know more about Celeste in particular and probably some of the others as well had I read the first book, it was in no way necessary to enjoy this one. The setting was interesting and the plot was unique in my experience. I quite like Audrey and her zeal for cleaning. Lewis grows a bit in the book and learns some things about himself, which I also found interesting. All in all, I really enjoyed my time with this book and I would read more by this author in future. Recommend.
Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for a digital review copy.
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
Nicola Whyte’s Murder Like Clockwork is the second in her series featuring Audrey Brooks, a cleaner in London. I haven’t read the first book in the series. Although I may have enjoyed this second book more if I had done so, my lack of acquaintance with the characters didn’t much matter. Audrey and her neighbour, Lewis, apparently solved a murder in that book and the author is obviously positioning them to solve another murder in this one.
I liked the way that the author makes her characters’ jobs essential to the plot: if Audrey hadn’t gone to 35 Beaton Gardens to give the house its weekly clean, the body would never have been spotted. If Lewis’s job wasn’t matching job-seeking staff and staff-seeking employers, he wouldn’t have made the contacts; if Mei hadn’t been dating a police sergeant… etc.
The dialogue is snappy; the tying together of the plot strands is very well done; the characters’ behaviour is 100% consistent with the way they are depicted – and yet… The book just didn’t really grab me. Normally, I pride myself on being able to articulate what I enjoy or dislike about a book, but I’m struggling with Murder Like Clockwork. I think it’s that I feel no empathy with the characters. Lewis is unfeeling and some of his actions made me cringe. There’s a big fuss made about getting a car registration (and it appears to have been done) but there is nothing in the narrative about doing so. Audrey finds a body in a blood-drenched room and calls the police, but when they arrive fifteen minutes later, the body has disappeared and the room is spotless. It appears to be impossible, but how it was done was, I felt, obvious. I enjoyed the way Audrey’s professional curiosity motivated her to keep wondering how the scene was cleaned so well and so quickly. However, although I guessed how the author handled the corpse, I’m sceptical of how she explains the death itself. While it’s not quite “And with one bound, I was free!”, I felt it was unsatisfying and undermined the more carefully written passages.
As I say, the book is mostly well-written and I do recommend it, as I suspect many people will thoroughly enjoy it. It just didn’t grip me.
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I liked the way that the author makes her characters’ jobs essential to the plot: if Audrey hadn’t gone to 35 Beaton Gardens to give the house its weekly clean, the body would never have been spotted. If Lewis’s job wasn’t matching job-seeking staff and staff-seeking employers, he wouldn’t have made the contacts; if Mei hadn’t been dating a police sergeant… etc.
The dialogue is snappy; the tying together of the plot strands is very well done; the characters’ behaviour is 100% consistent with the way they are depicted – and yet… The book just didn’t really grab me. Normally, I pride myself on being able to articulate what I enjoy or dislike about a book, but I’m struggling with Murder Like Clockwork. I think it’s that I feel no empathy with the characters. Lewis is unfeeling and some of his actions made me cringe. There’s a big fuss made about getting a car registration (and it appears to have been done) but there is nothing in the narrative about doing so. Audrey finds a body in a blood-drenched room and calls the police, but when they arrive fifteen minutes later, the body has disappeared and the room is spotless. It appears to be impossible, but how it was done was, I felt, obvious. I enjoyed the way Audrey’s professional curiosity motivated her to keep wondering how the scene was cleaned so well and so quickly. However, although I guessed how the author handled the corpse, I’m sceptical of how she explains the death itself. While it’s not quite “And with one bound, I was free!”, I felt it was unsatisfying and undermined the more carefully written passages.
As I say, the book is mostly well-written and I do recommend it, as I suspect many people will thoroughly enjoy it. It just didn’t grip me.
#MurderLikeClockwork #NetGalley
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
Audrey Brooks is a cleaner who notices everything. This becomes a problem when she finds a corpse in a London mansion, only for it to disappear before the police arrive. The only clue left behind is an antique clock running four minutes slow. It is a traditional locked room setup, yet the tension feels modern. Audrey knows what she saw, even if the reality of a clean room suggests she might be losing her mind.
Audrey is a meticulous protagonist whose professional eye for detail makes her a natural detective. She is grounded by her friend Lewis; he is annoying, yet their shared history as a duo prevents the narrative from feeling like a standard origin story. Their partnership provides a necessary layer of human connection. Audrey’s growth from a panicked witness to a determined investigator feels earned and honest.
The writing is lean and intelligent, avoiding the heavy-handed drama often found in modern mysteries. The prose stays light, favoring a dry wit that keeps the reader slightly off balance. By focusing on the timing of the crime rather than the culprit alone, the story avoids genre clichés. The atmosphere is British cozy with a sharp edge; it fits well alongside the works of Richard Osman or Janice Hallett.
The narrative reflects a modern anxiety about time and how easily our perception of truth can be manipulated. In an era of constant surveillance, something is unsettling about a physical space that refuses to yield its secrets. It suggests that, despite our technology, a well-timed disappearance still carries weight. This forced me to consider how many details I overlook in my own daily routine while the seconds tick away.
The book manages to be inventive without being flashy. While the amateur sleuth trope is familiar, the mechanical precision of the plot makes it unique. It does not rely on shock value to keep attention. Instead, it provides a puzzle that requires genuine thought. It is a reminder that the most significant secrets are often hidden in the places we think we have already cleaned.
Audrey is a meticulous protagonist whose professional eye for detail makes her a natural detective. She is grounded by her friend Lewis; he is annoying, yet their shared history as a duo prevents the narrative from feeling like a standard origin story. Their partnership provides a necessary layer of human connection. Audrey’s growth from a panicked witness to a determined investigator feels earned and honest.
The writing is lean and intelligent, avoiding the heavy-handed drama often found in modern mysteries. The prose stays light, favoring a dry wit that keeps the reader slightly off balance. By focusing on the timing of the crime rather than the culprit alone, the story avoids genre clichés. The atmosphere is British cozy with a sharp edge; it fits well alongside the works of Richard Osman or Janice Hallett.
The narrative reflects a modern anxiety about time and how easily our perception of truth can be manipulated. In an era of constant surveillance, something is unsettling about a physical space that refuses to yield its secrets. It suggests that, despite our technology, a well-timed disappearance still carries weight. This forced me to consider how many details I overlook in my own daily routine while the seconds tick away.
The book manages to be inventive without being flashy. While the amateur sleuth trope is familiar, the mechanical precision of the plot makes it unique. It does not rely on shock value to keep attention. Instead, it provides a puzzle that requires genuine thought. It is a reminder that the most significant secrets are often hidden in the places we think we have already cleaned.
March 25, 2026
I have given up worrying about the tag ‘cosy crime’. Yes, as a descriptor like ‘dystopian’ or ‘romantasy’ it does possibly provide you with an idea of what to expect. But like most labels, it is very non-descriptive – there is a lot of trash in the cosy genre but then, there is a lot of trash in any genre. ‘Literary fiction’ has its share too. Finding the treasure in the trash can be hard.
So yes, Murder Like Clockwork is cosy crime, but in the good old days, it would just have been described as crime, it is just that the puzzle and solution are what matters, rather than the gritty reality. And who wants gritty reality in their novels? Sadists and weirdos? Probably. There is enough reality in reality, thank you very much. Novels should be about escapism and a good story. And that is what we find in Murder Like Clockwork – a traditional ‘locked room mystery’, some fun in investigation and a satisfying solution. But it is not all tradition, Murder Like Clockwork feels very contemporary and has some nice modern and unusual flourishes.
The only drawback for me coming to this series in the second book is that it relies too much on assumed knowledge of what happened in the first novel, and backstories and relationships between characters, even going so far as to state, more than once, things like, “after everything you’ve been through” without any explanation to what ‘everything’ may refer. These hints don’t inspire me to read the first in the series, so much as to simply irritate me when I’m reading the second. But that is a (relatively) minor quibble - Murder Like Clockwork is definitely one of the treasures to be found in the cosy crime section.
So yes, Murder Like Clockwork is cosy crime, but in the good old days, it would just have been described as crime, it is just that the puzzle and solution are what matters, rather than the gritty reality. And who wants gritty reality in their novels? Sadists and weirdos? Probably. There is enough reality in reality, thank you very much. Novels should be about escapism and a good story. And that is what we find in Murder Like Clockwork – a traditional ‘locked room mystery’, some fun in investigation and a satisfying solution. But it is not all tradition, Murder Like Clockwork feels very contemporary and has some nice modern and unusual flourishes.
The only drawback for me coming to this series in the second book is that it relies too much on assumed knowledge of what happened in the first novel, and backstories and relationships between characters, even going so far as to state, more than once, things like, “after everything you’ve been through” without any explanation to what ‘everything’ may refer. These hints don’t inspire me to read the first in the series, so much as to simply irritate me when I’m reading the second. But that is a (relatively) minor quibble - Murder Like Clockwork is definitely one of the treasures to be found in the cosy crime section.
Review of advance copy received from NetGalley
Murder Like Clockwork by Nicola Whyte
Murder Like Clockwork is the second book in the 'Marchfeild Square' series. I read and reviewed Book One, 10 Marchfield Square, back in April last year and gave it a thumbs up. Both books are billed as a cosy mystery where 'The Paris Apartment meets Only Murders in the Building'; I haven't read The Paris Apartment, but I do love a cosy mystery AND Only Murders in the Building.
As you know, I love listening to audiobooks while painting, and Nneka Okoye's narration felt familiar and intimate, as if a good friend were telling you the gossip from their apartment block.
Every Thursday at midday, Audrey Brooks cleans the Petrov house. Mr Petrov is never home—in fact, he seems to use the house purely as storage for his impressive collection of antique clocks.
Audrey enjoys cleaning the Petrov house, until the morning she finds a corpse in the back bedroom, the pristine walls and floor covered in blood, and flees the house in panic. Fifteen minutes later, when the police arrive, they find nothing. With no victim, the police are convinced there was no murder, but if they won't do anything about it, she—and her annoying friend Lewis—will.
Thumbs up 👍
Thanks to Dreamscape Media and NetGalley for providing me with the ALC of 10 Marchfield Square to review; it is available now. If you are a fan of the Molly the Maid series, Only Murders in the Building or cosy mysteries in general, I think you'll enjoy Murder Like Clockwork and 10 Marchfield Square by Nicola Whyte. 10 Marchfield Square is out now, and Murder Like Clockwork will be out on May 12 2026.
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Murder Like Clockwork is the second book in the 'Marchfeild Square' series. I read and reviewed Book One, 10 Marchfield Square, back in April last year and gave it a thumbs up. Both books are billed as a cosy mystery where 'The Paris Apartment meets Only Murders in the Building'; I haven't read The Paris Apartment, but I do love a cosy mystery AND Only Murders in the Building.
As you know, I love listening to audiobooks while painting, and Nneka Okoye's narration felt familiar and intimate, as if a good friend were telling you the gossip from their apartment block.
Every Thursday at midday, Audrey Brooks cleans the Petrov house. Mr Petrov is never home—in fact, he seems to use the house purely as storage for his impressive collection of antique clocks.
Audrey enjoys cleaning the Petrov house, until the morning she finds a corpse in the back bedroom, the pristine walls and floor covered in blood, and flees the house in panic. Fifteen minutes later, when the police arrive, they find nothing. With no victim, the police are convinced there was no murder, but if they won't do anything about it, she—and her annoying friend Lewis—will.
Thumbs up 👍
Thanks to Dreamscape Media and NetGalley for providing me with the ALC of 10 Marchfield Square to review; it is available now. If you are a fan of the Molly the Maid series, Only Murders in the Building or cosy mysteries in general, I think you'll enjoy Murder Like Clockwork and 10 Marchfield Square by Nicola Whyte. 10 Marchfield Square is out now, and Murder Like Clockwork will be out on May 12 2026.
#10MarchfieldSquare #NetGalley @netgalley @nixawhy @nnekaxokoye @dreamscape_media #designnerd #booksdeevaareads #2026bookshelf
April 29, 2026
This was a fantastic cosy murder mystery.
There were so many layers, red herrings to this very nice puzzle. An impossible murder, a crime scene cleaned without a trace... I admit, I was concerned at first, I don't really like the trope 'someone sees a murder/body but then its gone and nobody believes them', but thankfully while the police took a while to get on side, Audrey had Lewis and her friends from the get go.
The characters were wonderful.
Lewis is the sort of person you would probably hate to know, but there are elements of him in all of us I think. Some of his internal dialogue made me actually giggle, from accidentally doing the literal job he's paid to do, to his utter shock, to his lack of understanding of how his words and actions can impact people. When he does something good and kind, and is so nervous that it will be taken the wrong way... Lewis is a precious little soul, and I love the arc he appears to be on.
Trying to work out the 'how' was almost of equal importance as the who and the why. This is a mystery that stretches across nationalities and time, back decades. It touches on spies and the mob, of assassinations and grudges that run deep but it never felt over blown or too crowded.
Really, the main thing that held it back from being a five star in my personal opinion was that it was very lore heavy for a second book. I hadn't read the previous one and I really felt that absence. Considering it was *only* the second, it felt like there was so much that the author assumed you would know. It has made me want to read the first book, but it also took away from the enjoyment, with these gaps.
~Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC in return for an honest review~
There were so many layers, red herrings to this very nice puzzle. An impossible murder, a crime scene cleaned without a trace... I admit, I was concerned at first, I don't really like the trope 'someone sees a murder/body but then its gone and nobody believes them', but thankfully while the police took a while to get on side, Audrey had Lewis and her friends from the get go.
The characters were wonderful.
Lewis is the sort of person you would probably hate to know, but there are elements of him in all of us I think. Some of his internal dialogue made me actually giggle, from accidentally doing the literal job he's paid to do, to his utter shock, to his lack of understanding of how his words and actions can impact people. When he does something good and kind, and is so nervous that it will be taken the wrong way... Lewis is a precious little soul, and I love the arc he appears to be on.
Trying to work out the 'how' was almost of equal importance as the who and the why. This is a mystery that stretches across nationalities and time, back decades. It touches on spies and the mob, of assassinations and grudges that run deep but it never felt over blown or too crowded.
Really, the main thing that held it back from being a five star in my personal opinion was that it was very lore heavy for a second book. I hadn't read the previous one and I really felt that absence. Considering it was *only* the second, it felt like there was so much that the author assumed you would know. It has made me want to read the first book, but it also took away from the enjoyment, with these gaps.
~Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC in return for an honest review~
May 2, 2026
Murder Like Clockwork by Nicola Whyte is a fun and cosy crime read.
It centres on amateur sleuths Audrey Brooks who works as a cleaner and Lewis McLennan a crime-writer working as a recruitment consultant to pay the bills who live in the same apartment block. It’s the second book in the series. I hadn’t read the first book and that didn’t impair my enjoyment of the book.
Audrey is hired to clean and ensure all antique clocks are wound up in Anton Petrov’s London house every Thursday at noon. One day she decides to start work a bit earlier due to the inclement weather and finds a dead body in a room of the house. As a good citizen, she leaves the house quickly and calls the police. When the police and Audrey enter the building there is no trace of the body and the police. As such the police are reluctant to investigate a murder when there is no evidence of a body.
Audrey knows what she saw and sets out to prove that a murder has taken place and to get the police to investigate. Very quickly all Audrey’s and Lewis’s neighbours are involved in the investigation as they all have skills that can help. Landlady Celeste is a fantastic character watching over proceedings. Mei’, a lawyer and Audrey’s flatmate also gets roped in to assist with the investigation.
The characters are thoroughly likeable and the rapport between the outgoing Audrey and the more anti-social Lewis is pitch perfect. They understand each other’s strengths and also weaknesses and work well together.
Huge thanks to NetGalley for introducing me to this series of books and the publisher’s Bloomsbury Publishing Plc (UK & ANZ), for making this e-ARC available to me in exchange for a fair and honest review.
It centres on amateur sleuths Audrey Brooks who works as a cleaner and Lewis McLennan a crime-writer working as a recruitment consultant to pay the bills who live in the same apartment block. It’s the second book in the series. I hadn’t read the first book and that didn’t impair my enjoyment of the book.
Audrey is hired to clean and ensure all antique clocks are wound up in Anton Petrov’s London house every Thursday at noon. One day she decides to start work a bit earlier due to the inclement weather and finds a dead body in a room of the house. As a good citizen, she leaves the house quickly and calls the police. When the police and Audrey enter the building there is no trace of the body and the police. As such the police are reluctant to investigate a murder when there is no evidence of a body.
Audrey knows what she saw and sets out to prove that a murder has taken place and to get the police to investigate. Very quickly all Audrey’s and Lewis’s neighbours are involved in the investigation as they all have skills that can help. Landlady Celeste is a fantastic character watching over proceedings. Mei’, a lawyer and Audrey’s flatmate also gets roped in to assist with the investigation.
The characters are thoroughly likeable and the rapport between the outgoing Audrey and the more anti-social Lewis is pitch perfect. They understand each other’s strengths and also weaknesses and work well together.
Huge thanks to NetGalley for introducing me to this series of books and the publisher’s Bloomsbury Publishing Plc (UK & ANZ), for making this e-ARC available to me in exchange for a fair and honest review.
April 19, 2026
4.25/5
In Murder Like Clockwork, cleaner Audrey Brooks walks into her client's holiday home for what she assumes will be a normal weekly clean. Instead, she finds a dead body. But when the police come, the body is gone and with it any proof that it was ever there at all.
I actually didn't realise this was a sequel when I requested the book, so I quickly read 10 Marchfield Square before starting this. The setting of the crime in this story was mentioned in passing in the previous book; in fact I remembered hoping this client would come up again because I found his house interesting. I'm glad that it became the setting for the second book after all! I think that was a nice touch; it made me look forward to other clues of what the next book will be about. The story itself s a clever twist to a locked room mystery, with good pacing and easy to read writing. I really loved the community of Marchfield and how they've come together. Lewis, to me, is very autistic-coded and I appreciate that, although they recognise how rude and socially unaware he can be, they make great efforts to include him in the community.
I do think there are points in the book where things seemed too convenient, like all the pieces were just sliding into place. It makes it easy to tell where the plot is going too, but to the credit of the author, just as in the last book, at least one of the reveals is an unexpected twist. Nevertheless, I quite enjoyed it all.
I definitely recommend this to fans of light murder mysteries, like Only Murders in the Building and The Thursday Murder Club. Thank you to Union Square & Co and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
In Murder Like Clockwork, cleaner Audrey Brooks walks into her client's holiday home for what she assumes will be a normal weekly clean. Instead, she finds a dead body. But when the police come, the body is gone and with it any proof that it was ever there at all.
I actually didn't realise this was a sequel when I requested the book, so I quickly read 10 Marchfield Square before starting this. The setting of the crime in this story was mentioned in passing in the previous book; in fact I remembered hoping this client would come up again because I found his house interesting. I'm glad that it became the setting for the second book after all! I think that was a nice touch; it made me look forward to other clues of what the next book will be about. The story itself s a clever twist to a locked room mystery, with good pacing and easy to read writing. I really loved the community of Marchfield and how they've come together. Lewis, to me, is very autistic-coded and I appreciate that, although they recognise how rude and socially unaware he can be, they make great efforts to include him in the community.
I do think there are points in the book where things seemed too convenient, like all the pieces were just sliding into place. It makes it easy to tell where the plot is going too, but to the credit of the author, just as in the last book, at least one of the reveals is an unexpected twist. Nevertheless, I quite enjoyed it all.
I definitely recommend this to fans of light murder mysteries, like Only Murders in the Building and The Thursday Murder Club. Thank you to Union Square & Co and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
April 28, 2026
I really enjoyed the first book in this series. 10 Marchfield Square was fun and engaging. I liked the way the Square itself became a character in the story, and enjoyed meeting all of the residents and learning their secrets. I was eager to return - but somehow, on my trip back, I found things much as I'd left them, and that wasn't very exciting...
The magical engagement with the characters just didn't seem to be there for me this time around. I found myself wondering why, exactly, the characters would keep moving in the same direcitons, making the same types of (questionable) decisions, and still struggling with the same senses of discomfort with the world around them. I just couldn't connect to the characters, which made it difficult to connect to the somewhat convoluted (and really unbelievable) plot. There's suspension of disbelief, and then there's an almost magical suspension of the laws of time and space and plausibility in service of the narrative - and this one felt like it was asking more of the latter than the former. It didn't work for me, and I struggled from early on.
I do wonder if I might have done better with an ebook - I listened to the first, so thought I'd enjoy this one just as much, but I felt like I was losing the threads of the mystery and revelations regularly. Not sure if that was down to listening or the narrative structure, but I kept feeling confused and like I wanted to go back and reread/relisten to things, but that's tough in an audiobook...
This one just didn't work well for me.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my obligation-free review copy.
The magical engagement with the characters just didn't seem to be there for me this time around. I found myself wondering why, exactly, the characters would keep moving in the same direcitons, making the same types of (questionable) decisions, and still struggling with the same senses of discomfort with the world around them. I just couldn't connect to the characters, which made it difficult to connect to the somewhat convoluted (and really unbelievable) plot. There's suspension of disbelief, and then there's an almost magical suspension of the laws of time and space and plausibility in service of the narrative - and this one felt like it was asking more of the latter than the former. It didn't work for me, and I struggled from early on.
I do wonder if I might have done better with an ebook - I listened to the first, so thought I'd enjoy this one just as much, but I felt like I was losing the threads of the mystery and revelations regularly. Not sure if that was down to listening or the narrative structure, but I kept feeling confused and like I wanted to go back and reread/relisten to things, but that's tough in an audiobook...
This one just didn't work well for me.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my obligation-free review copy.
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
Murder Like Clockwork is the kind of mystery that delights in keeping you slightly off balance. Nicola Whyte takes the classic locked-room setup and spins it into something witty, charming, and deliciously puzzling.
Audrey Brooks, the meticulous cleaner who tends to the Petrov house and its dozens of antique clocks, is a wonderfully relatable heroine. When she stumbles upon a corpse only for it to vanish minutes later—along with every trace of blood—the stage is set for a mystery that’s as much about timing as it is about truth. The detail of the clock running four minutes slow is a perfect touch: eerie, intriguing, and symbolic of the novel’s playful manipulation of time.
Audrey’s partnership with Lewis adds warmth and humour to the story, grounding the twists in human connection. Their dynamic makes the sleuthing feel accessible and fun, even as the stakes rise. The London mansion, with its elegant emptiness and ticking clocks, provides a gorgeously atmospheric backdrop that feels both cozy and unsettling.
Whyte’s prose is light on its feet, balancing suspense with wit. Fans of Richard Osman and Janice Hallett will find plenty to love here: clever puzzles, quirky characters, and a mystery that refuses to play by the rules.
Murder Like Clockwork is a charmingly inventive whodunnit that proves the best mysteries aren’t just about who did it, but when—and how. It’s a playful, twist-filled read that will leave you smiling even as you’re second-guessing every clue.
My thanks to Nicola Whyte, the publisher and netgalley for the ARC
Audrey Brooks, the meticulous cleaner who tends to the Petrov house and its dozens of antique clocks, is a wonderfully relatable heroine. When she stumbles upon a corpse only for it to vanish minutes later—along with every trace of blood—the stage is set for a mystery that’s as much about timing as it is about truth. The detail of the clock running four minutes slow is a perfect touch: eerie, intriguing, and symbolic of the novel’s playful manipulation of time.
Audrey’s partnership with Lewis adds warmth and humour to the story, grounding the twists in human connection. Their dynamic makes the sleuthing feel accessible and fun, even as the stakes rise. The London mansion, with its elegant emptiness and ticking clocks, provides a gorgeously atmospheric backdrop that feels both cozy and unsettling.
Whyte’s prose is light on its feet, balancing suspense with wit. Fans of Richard Osman and Janice Hallett will find plenty to love here: clever puzzles, quirky characters, and a mystery that refuses to play by the rules.
Murder Like Clockwork is a charmingly inventive whodunnit that proves the best mysteries aren’t just about who did it, but when—and how. It’s a playful, twist-filled read that will leave you smiling even as you’re second-guessing every clue.
My thanks to Nicola Whyte, the publisher and netgalley for the ARC
Review of advance copy received from NetGalley
This is an excellent sequel to 10 Marchfield Lane, and honestly it might be even more fun than the first book. All of our favorite characters are back, but this time the mystery takes us out of the block of flats and into a seemingly unused mansion that Audrey cleans every Thursday. When she discovers a body in the back bedroom and runs outside to call the police, the body vanishes without a trace before they arrive. No body, no blood, no case. The police are convinced she imagined the whole thing, so Audrey and Lewis have no choice but to investigate on their own.
The setup is so clever, and the mystery kept me guessing in a way that felt satisfying rather than frustrating. I loved the addition of a new friend, a cab driver, who fits right into this little world Whyte has built. We also get a small peek into Celeste's backstory, which I was not expecting and absolutely loved. I would be thrilled if the next book gave us a prequel with her whole story, or at the very least, more details woven into Audrey and Lewis's adventures.
Nneka Okoye did another perfect job with the narration. She brings so much warmth and personality to each character, and at this point I can't imagine anyone else voicing this series.
If you loved 10 Marchfield Lane or enjoy cozy mysteries with charming characters, clever puzzles, and a bit of a locked-room vibe, this one delivers. Fans of Richard Osman and Janice Hallett should definitely pick this up.
Special thanks to NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for a copy of the audiobook in exchange for my honest opinion.
The setup is so clever, and the mystery kept me guessing in a way that felt satisfying rather than frustrating. I loved the addition of a new friend, a cab driver, who fits right into this little world Whyte has built. We also get a small peek into Celeste's backstory, which I was not expecting and absolutely loved. I would be thrilled if the next book gave us a prequel with her whole story, or at the very least, more details woven into Audrey and Lewis's adventures.
Nneka Okoye did another perfect job with the narration. She brings so much warmth and personality to each character, and at this point I can't imagine anyone else voicing this series.
If you loved 10 Marchfield Lane or enjoy cozy mysteries with charming characters, clever puzzles, and a bit of a locked-room vibe, this one delivers. Fans of Richard Osman and Janice Hallett should definitely pick this up.
Special thanks to NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for a copy of the audiobook in exchange for my honest opinion.
May 15, 2026
Such an entertaining listen that has me racing back for book one
This one completely won me over. It is one of those audiobooks that feels effortlessly entertaining while still being clever, funny and full of personality.
Set within a neighbourhood where everyone seems to know a little too much about crime, the story has such a fun and intriguing premise. At the centre are Audrey and Lewis, also known as The Cleaner and Flat 5 Guy, an unlikely but brilliant duo investigating a case that feels almost impossible, a missing murder scene. That alone had me hooked.
What really makes this shine is the character work. The whole neighbourhood feels alive, full of quirks and secrets, and it adds so much depth to the mystery. Audrey and Lewis are fantastic together, with a dynamic that brings both humour and heart to the story.
The audiobook experience takes it up another level. The narration is absolutely superb and so easy to listen to. It brings out the wit, the tension and the personality of the characters in a way that makes it hard to switch off. I could happily listen to her all day.
Murder Like Clockwork by Nicola Whyte is clever, engaging and thoroughly enjoyable. This may be my first time with this author, but it definitely will not be my last, and I am already keen to go back and start the series from the beginning.
My thanks go to Netgalley and Dreamscape Media for the audiobook copy.
This one completely won me over. It is one of those audiobooks that feels effortlessly entertaining while still being clever, funny and full of personality.
Set within a neighbourhood where everyone seems to know a little too much about crime, the story has such a fun and intriguing premise. At the centre are Audrey and Lewis, also known as The Cleaner and Flat 5 Guy, an unlikely but brilliant duo investigating a case that feels almost impossible, a missing murder scene. That alone had me hooked.
What really makes this shine is the character work. The whole neighbourhood feels alive, full of quirks and secrets, and it adds so much depth to the mystery. Audrey and Lewis are fantastic together, with a dynamic that brings both humour and heart to the story.
The audiobook experience takes it up another level. The narration is absolutely superb and so easy to listen to. It brings out the wit, the tension and the personality of the characters in a way that makes it hard to switch off. I could happily listen to her all day.
Murder Like Clockwork by Nicola Whyte is clever, engaging and thoroughly enjoyable. This may be my first time with this author, but it definitely will not be my last, and I am already keen to go back and start the series from the beginning.
My thanks go to Netgalley and Dreamscape Media for the audiobook copy.
March 24, 2026
This follow-up to 10 Marchfield Square was even better than the series debut.
Celeste is the 80-something proprietor of a most unusual residential square in London, assisted by her valet Dixon. They have quite a mysterious background which is never fully revealed. Celeste chooses her tenants carefully and part of the cast is Audrey, whip smart and kind-hearted, and a house cleaner by choice. The other main character is Lewis, a reluctant corporate recruiter by day and write of crime novels the rest of the time.
Audrey is on one of her regularly scheduled cleaning jobs when she discovers a dead and bloody body in a chair upstairs. She runs out of the house and calls the police, but by the time they arrive, the body -- and any sign of violence -- have disappeared. Audrey is unshakably certain about what she saw. She accidentally calls Lewis and the two of them scour the house discovering a minute blood splatter that bears out her story. She informs her roommate's police girlfriend, who reluctantly agrees to help.
The story unfolds with Lewis and Audrey investigating and trying to persuade the police that a crime has occurred. They are determined and intelligent, and they start putting pieces together. Lots of great banter and a well-thought out and cunning plot. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Celeste is the 80-something proprietor of a most unusual residential square in London, assisted by her valet Dixon. They have quite a mysterious background which is never fully revealed. Celeste chooses her tenants carefully and part of the cast is Audrey, whip smart and kind-hearted, and a house cleaner by choice. The other main character is Lewis, a reluctant corporate recruiter by day and write of crime novels the rest of the time.
Audrey is on one of her regularly scheduled cleaning jobs when she discovers a dead and bloody body in a chair upstairs. She runs out of the house and calls the police, but by the time they arrive, the body -- and any sign of violence -- have disappeared. Audrey is unshakably certain about what she saw. She accidentally calls Lewis and the two of them scour the house discovering a minute blood splatter that bears out her story. She informs her roommate's police girlfriend, who reluctantly agrees to help.
The story unfolds with Lewis and Audrey investigating and trying to persuade the police that a crime has occurred. They are determined and intelligent, and they start putting pieces together. Lots of great banter and a well-thought out and cunning plot. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
May 18, 2026
Murder Like Clockwork is an immersive, locked-room mystery, with interesting amateur sleuths.
Audrey is a cleaner who is assigned a quirky home, with strict instructions on cleaning and setting the clocks. While arriving to this quirky home, she discovers a crime scene, and immediately calls the police. After the police investigate the home, they find her call to be a farce and the reported body missing. Is Audrey losing her mind? She calls her friend Lewis, a struggling writer who hates his day job, to accompany her to the house to further investigate. Audrey and her friends will use their skills to solve this mystery.
Since this was the second book in the series, a few details referred to the previous case that was solved in the first book. This book did not give away spoilers and worked well as a standalone novel. I loved the characters in this book and the puzzling mystery of the disappearing body. In a way, the book reminded me of Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery. This book shared similarities with the inclusion of the clocks.
If you enjoy whodunnits, cozy mysteries, or contemporary mysteries similar to Agatha Christie novels, you will love this book.
Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC. This review is voluntary, and all thoughts are my own.
Audrey is a cleaner who is assigned a quirky home, with strict instructions on cleaning and setting the clocks. While arriving to this quirky home, she discovers a crime scene, and immediately calls the police. After the police investigate the home, they find her call to be a farce and the reported body missing. Is Audrey losing her mind? She calls her friend Lewis, a struggling writer who hates his day job, to accompany her to the house to further investigate. Audrey and her friends will use their skills to solve this mystery.
Since this was the second book in the series, a few details referred to the previous case that was solved in the first book. This book did not give away spoilers and worked well as a standalone novel. I loved the characters in this book and the puzzling mystery of the disappearing body. In a way, the book reminded me of Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery. This book shared similarities with the inclusion of the clocks.
If you enjoy whodunnits, cozy mysteries, or contemporary mysteries similar to Agatha Christie novels, you will love this book.
Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC. This review is voluntary, and all thoughts are my own.
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
Audrey Brooks loves to clean and takes pride in her work. One of her clients is Anton Petrov a shadowy figure who requires that she arrives on time every week and winds up his clock collection. The house is unoccupied and so Audrey sees no problem when she arrives early one morning. However, she stumbles on a murder victim surrounded by a great deal of blood so immediately leaves the house to summon the police. Sadly for Audrey, when the police arrive, there is no sign of the blood or the body and she is not believed. This is the cue for Audrey and her friend Lewis to launch their own investigation. Along the way, they must work out where Mr Petrov ( a close friend of Audrey's neighbour Celeste) fits into the jigsaw and how a body and a bloody sheet can disappear from a building with no one seeing it happen. Although set in modern times, this novel sometimes has the feel of an earlier time with its locked room mystery and characters who come from the world of espionage. I enjoyed Nicola Whyte's ability to create believable characters and a plot with a believable solution. This book would be ideal reading for fans of Richard Osman.
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
I read this on NetGalley and loved it. It’s a character-led mystery that is well-plotted and fascinating. Cleaner Audrey and would-be author Lewis are chalk and cheese but are brought together by a fascination for solving a mystery. In this case it’s a murder and Audrey is the one who found the body. This sounds like a job for the police but there’s a problem, the body has disappeared and Audrey is dismissed as a fanciful person with a vivid imagination! They set out to prove this is not the case and there was a victim. They do receive some support from the police who do not want them interfering but can’t complain too loudly as they are not investigating fully themselves! Once the body turns up, things move more rapidly and finally the truth is uncovered. Audrey and Lewis and their cast of supporters have unique ways of investigating using each person’s individual skills and the power of community to find the answers. I loved all the characters in the story and could not have guessed the perpetrator of the crime or the motive until the final reveal! I am looking forward to reading more from this author and I’m off to read the first book in this series now!
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
This is a complex locked room mystery. It set in contemporary London but with a cast of characters and a setting that are reminiscent of a bygone era that will appeal to Agatha Christie fans
Thank you to NetGalley and Bloomsbury Publishing Plc (UK & ANZ) | Raven Books for the ARC. My review is voluntary.
Audrey and Lewis are unlikely colleagues but come together to solve a murder mystery. Audrey finds a dead body which has disappears before the police arrive at the scene. Russian business men, dodgy property developers and organised criminals are all in the frame giving this cozy mystery a slightly thrilling edge. However, it would have been even more taut if it had been a little shorter. Some passages where superfluous.
The two sleuths live in apartments in Marchwood Square and are ably assisted by their neighbours, who all seem to be surprisingly well equipped to help out. At the centre of it all is Celeste who opens and closes the book. Celeste is the owner of the the Square and it would seem she has carefully selects her tenants. We are left wondering, who exactly is she and what is she up to and looking forward to finding out more in the next book.
Thank you to NetGalley and Bloomsbury Publishing Plc (UK & ANZ) | Raven Books for the ARC. My review is voluntary.
Audrey and Lewis are unlikely colleagues but come together to solve a murder mystery. Audrey finds a dead body which has disappears before the police arrive at the scene. Russian business men, dodgy property developers and organised criminals are all in the frame giving this cozy mystery a slightly thrilling edge. However, it would have been even more taut if it had been a little shorter. Some passages where superfluous.
The two sleuths live in apartments in Marchwood Square and are ably assisted by their neighbours, who all seem to be surprisingly well equipped to help out. At the centre of it all is Celeste who opens and closes the book. Celeste is the owner of the the Square and it would seem she has carefully selects her tenants. We are left wondering, who exactly is she and what is she up to and looking forward to finding out more in the next book.
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
Murder Like Clockwork is the sequel to 10 Marchfield Square and sees Audrey and Lewis drawn into another improbable but entertaining mystery. When Audrey arrives at one of her cleaning jobs and discovers a dead body in a blood-soaked room, she does the sensible thing and calls the police. The problem is that, by the time they arrive, only 15 minutes later, the body and every trace of blood have vanished. Convinced she has not imagined it, Audrey teams up once again with Lewis to work out not only who was killed, but, more importantly, who could have cleaned the crime scene so perfectly in so little time.
This was an enjoyable cosy mystery with a clever central premise, a few satisfying twists, and a cast of likeable characters. I enjoyed spending more time with this amateur detective duo and getting a little more insight into Celeste and her mysterious past.
A recommended read for fans of Richard Osman, Janice Hallett, and Only Murders in the Building.
Thank you to NetGalley and Bloomsbury Publishing Plc for providing me with a digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
This was an enjoyable cosy mystery with a clever central premise, a few satisfying twists, and a cast of likeable characters. I enjoyed spending more time with this amateur detective duo and getting a little more insight into Celeste and her mysterious past.
A recommended read for fans of Richard Osman, Janice Hallett, and Only Murders in the Building.
Thank you to NetGalley and Bloomsbury Publishing Plc for providing me with a digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
March 16, 2026
This is the second book in the series about cleaner Audrey and would-be author Lewis, and they have another murder to solve. This time it is as much about how the killer did it as who it was that did it. I have to admit that I was bamboozled, it really does seem impossible. The answer is convincing however, and also serves to develop the intrigue around the characters of Celeste and Dixon, which I hope will be explained further in future instalments.
Overall I very much enjoyed this book. It is an easy read, and well written, and I did like the way that the "impossible" crime was explained. I did feel in parts though as if the author is still finding her voice - at some points it comes across very clearly but occasionally it does feel a bit vague. I am sure that she will continue to develop as a writer though and there is plenty to recommend this book with the promise of even better to come. I look forward to reading the next instalment of Lewis and Audrey's adventures!
Thank you to the publishers for letting me have a copy of this book via NetGalley, in return for an honest review.
Overall I very much enjoyed this book. It is an easy read, and well written, and I did like the way that the "impossible" crime was explained. I did feel in parts though as if the author is still finding her voice - at some points it comes across very clearly but occasionally it does feel a bit vague. I am sure that she will continue to develop as a writer though and there is plenty to recommend this book with the promise of even better to come. I look forward to reading the next instalment of Lewis and Audrey's adventures!
Thank you to the publishers for letting me have a copy of this book via NetGalley, in return for an honest review.
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