The Midmorning Murders: The brand-new hilarious murder mystery from national treasure and amateur sleuth Julian Clary

by Julian Clary

'Utterly hilarious and thrillingly disgusting' Miriam Margoyles

'Perfectly ridiculous and very funny' Dawn French

An unsolved case. A plot to win the ratings. But will it end in murder?

Jayne enjoys her new job as a researcher on popular daytime TV programme Morning All!, but the usual fare of cookery and fashion items are a bit bland and ratings are plummeting.

So when Jayne comes up with the idea for a segments investigating cold case murders - where the viewers can help to solve the mystery - the show knows they've hit the jackpot.

The trouble is, these cutthroat execs will do anything to keep the newly boosted ratings. And when a fresh case is needed, and fast, it might just turn to murder...

Discover this autumn's most entertaining, devious and fabulous mystery from author, actor and comedian Julian Clary.

240 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 8, 2026

About the author

Julian Clary is an English comedian and novelist. Clary began appearing on television in the mid-1980s and became known for his deliberately stereotypical camp style. Since then he has also acted in films, television and stage productions, and was the winner of Celebrity Big Brother 10 in 2012.

Clary has released two large format comedy books: My Life With Fanny The Wonder Dog (1989) and How To Be A Man (1992).

Between 2005 and 2008, Clary wrote a fortnightly column for the New Statesman magazine. He has also published an autobiography, A Young Man's Passage, which covers his life and career up to the 1993 "Norman Lamont incident" at the British Comedy Awards. In 2007, Clary released his first novel, Murder Most Fab, published by Ebury Press. His second novel, Devil in Disguise, was published in 2009. His first book for children, The Bolds, was published by Andersen Press in 2015.

Adapted from Wikipedia.

Reviews

[Matt Chisling (MattyandtheBooks) · Rating 4.5 out of 5]

Mini-Review: This was my first novel from Julian Clary, but I am no stranger to his zingy, zany, high-camp comedy. I was pleasantly surprised to see him woven into the fabric of this story as a main character, giving the novel a meta element. The murder was cozy and charming, if a little familiar. But what made this novel so sparkling was the laugh-per-page examination of the professional TV production business. Jane, our protagonist, is a delightful leading lady, and I hope to see more of her in future installments.

[Samantha Wright · Rating 5 out of 5]

As usual a hilarious read