The Vanishing at Hallwood Hall

Bunburry #20

by Helena Marchmont

When Alfie McAlister agrees to join a writers’ retreat at the remote and imposing Hallwood Hall, he hopes to find inspiration - and perhaps a moment of clarity about his past and future. But among the aspiring authors and eccentric personalities, tensions simmer beneath the surface. Then a guest disappears without a trace, and fiction starts to feel dangerously close to reality. As secrets begin to unravel, Alfie must uncover the truth - before someone decides his story should come to an end.


Helena Marchmont is the pen name of Scottish author Olga Wojtas, who lives in Edinburgh and works as a journalist. Her popular cosy crime series BUNBURRY, set in a fictional village in the Cotswolds, combines British humour, eccentric characters, and classic mystery elements. Wojtas was awarded the Scottish Book Trust New Writers Award and has also written the Miss Blaine Mystery series as well as numerous short stories.

Genres: Audiobook, Cozy Mystery, Mystery

123 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 1, 2025

About the author

Helena Marchmont is a pseudonym of Olga Wojtas, who was born and brought up in Edinburgh. She was encouraged to write by an inspirational English teacher, Iona M. Cameron. Olga won a Scottish Book Trust New Writers Award in 2015, has had more than 30 short stories published in magazines and anthologies and recently published her first mystery Miss Blaine's Prefect and the Golden Samovar.

Reviews

[Homerun2 · Rating 4 out of 5]

These little Bunberry mystery novellas are addictive. They are efficiently written, cleverly plotted, with endearing characters.

[Anne · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm not sure, why I go back and read/listen to the Bunburry books. I hate the lack of clear communication between Alfie and Emma (are people really like this? or am I just too autistic?)...
But the crime was interesting as usual.

[Kaija · Rating 5 out of 5]

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Tässä kirjassa Alfie on pääosassa, ei Bunburry triangel. Mielestäni oli hyvä idea sijoittaa tarina pois kylästä. Vain lähimmät mainitaan tässä osassa. Alfie saa menneisyydestään selvää ja jopa romanssi Emman kanssa etenee. Tästä kirjasta jäi taas hyvä mieli ja ehdottomasti odotan jo jatkoa.