A winning ticket worth millions. A murder worth killing for...
When café owner Julia South-Brown agrees to bake a showstopping cake for a flashy couple throwing a mysterious party, she expects chaos in the kitchen -- not murder in the cinema room. But when the millionaire host is found dead behind a locked door, secrets start spilling faster than flour from a cracked bag.

As whispers swirl about stolen lottery tickets, fake pregnancies, and secret affairs, Julia and her daughter Jessie find themselves tangled in a web of lies stretching from Fern Moore's council estates to gleaming glass mansions. Everyone has something to hide, from jittery teenagers and eccentric B&B owners to suave financiers who might not be as charming as they seem.

With the police circling and a killer desperate to keep the truth buried, Julia must sift through the clues before the next victim pays the price. Because in Peridale, fortunes change overnight -- and murder might just be the biggest jackpot of all.

Why readers LOVE Peridale

????? "Like meeting old friends for a drink." Adeline on Amazon

????? "Agatha Frost certainly knows how to get you hooked in to a tale." Mrs Waterworth on Amazon

????? "Wonderful characters and so down to earth" Jennifer on Amazon

????? "So many twists and turns. Feels like I'm cosying up with my friends over tea and cake living their next adventure with them. Can I visit Peridale?" Kim on Amazon

????? "Grab a nice cup of tea or cocoa, a warm blanket to snuggle in and be prepared for an afternoon with a delightful story. You won't be disappointed!" Jeannie on Amazon

The Sleuth
Julia South-Brown runs her café in the Cotswolds, England, with her adopted daughter, Jessie, and her younger sister, Sue. Between juggling her beloved café (she learned to bake from her late mother), her private investigator husband, Barker, who works from the basement office, and their toddler, Olivia, Julia has her hands full... but that doesn't stop her from diving headfirst into solving local mysteries. Warm, down-to-earth, and with a keen ear (and nose) for detail, Julia has earned herself a reputation as the go-to sleuth in Peridale.

The Village
Peridale is a small village nestled in the heart of the Cotswolds. With its centuries-old shopping street, village green, church, pubs, post office, and, of course, Julia's Café, it has everything you'd expect from a quaint English village... when there isn't a murder case to solve.

The Series
The bestselling Peridale Café series is Agatha Frost's debut series, launching in 2017 with Pancakes and Corpses. Since then, it has delighted, puzzled, and captivated readers across 30+ books! The series is ever-evolving, with long-running character arcs and subplots, so it's best to start from the beginning. However, each book features a standalone mystery that begins and concludes within its pages, meaning you can also enjoy them as individual stories!

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