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The Body in the White Room
In a house of art, the masterpiece is murder.
Rhydsbury House, an artists’ retreat in rural Shropshire, is home to the eccentric painter Alistair Blair. Its tranquillity shatters when the new maid, Rosie Blackthorne, discovers Blair’s wife garrotted in his white room. Suspicion falls on Blair and his estranged brother, recently returned after six years abroad.
Fresh from solving the Montgomery Canal murder, Inspector Isabelle Cannon is called in. But as inconsistencies emerge, she soon discovers the truth hidden in Rhydsbury House is far darker than it first appears.
The Body in the White Room is the second Isabelle Cannon murder mystery.
Rhydsbury House, an artists’ retreat in rural Shropshire, is home to the eccentric painter Alistair Blair. Its tranquillity shatters when the new maid, Rosie Blackthorne, discovers Blair’s wife garrotted in his white room. Suspicion falls on Blair and his estranged brother, recently returned after six years abroad.
Fresh from solving the Montgomery Canal murder, Inspector Isabelle Cannon is called in. But as inconsistencies emerge, she soon discovers the truth hidden in Rhydsbury House is far darker than it first appears.
The Body in the White Room is the second Isabelle Cannon murder mystery.
402 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 10, 2025
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About the author
Pete Worrall
14 books5 followersPete Worrall is an independent author who watched far too many Hammer Horror films when he was young. His favourite authors are Ian Fleming, Robert Goddard, Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie.
in 2008 he released he debut novel, 'They Grow Upon The Eyes'. The sequel, 2011's "The Doom of the Hollow', followed to critical acclaim with 'The Unforeseen Children of Olive Shipley' completing the trilogy in 2013. Two ghost story shorts were released the following year along with a change of direction.
After attending the MET Film School in London in 2015 to learn more about screenplays, he has returned to the short story format with 2017's The Shimmer at Fog Cottage.
He has contributed music reviews, articles, features and interviews for www. metalreviews.com and www.roomthirteen.com. He lives in England and is currently working on 4 new stories, a film script, a play and his next full length novel.
in 2008 he released he debut novel, 'They Grow Upon The Eyes'. The sequel, 2011's "The Doom of the Hollow', followed to critical acclaim with 'The Unforeseen Children of Olive Shipley' completing the trilogy in 2013. Two ghost story shorts were released the following year along with a change of direction.
After attending the MET Film School in London in 2015 to learn more about screenplays, he has returned to the short story format with 2017's The Shimmer at Fog Cottage.
He has contributed music reviews, articles, features and interviews for www. metalreviews.com and www.roomthirteen.com. He lives in England and is currently working on 4 new stories, a film script, a play and his next full length novel.
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December 10, 2025
Another great plot & resolution. Still a tad irked at some things e.g. UK Police in 1991 do not "read them their rights, you have the right to remain silent..." they cautioned the accused saying "you are not obliged to say anything..." The shift patterns, or lack of, permanent nights starting at 9pm as a "constant graveyard shift" and other technical issues. However, it gets 5 stars because of the plot and great read - the other issues won't affect most other readers.
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