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An Iris Grey Mystery
by M.B. Shaw
A picture hides a thousand lies... And only Iris Grey can uncover the truth.
Iris Grey rents a quaint cottage in a picture-perfect Hampshire village, looking to escape from her crumbling marriage. She is drawn to the neighboring Wetherby family, and is commissioned to paint a portrait of Dominic Wetherby, a celebrated crime writer.
At the Wetherby's Christmas Eve party, the mulled wine is in full flow - but so are tensions and rivalries among the guests. On Christmas Day, the youngest member of the Wetherby family, Lorcan, finds a body in the water. A tragic accident? Or a deadly crime?
With the snow falling, Iris enters a world of village gossip, romantic intrigue, buried secrets, and murder.
"Starred Review. Pseudonymous Shaw, who under her given name of Tilly Bagshawe writes her own novels and inherited the late Sidney Sheldon's franchise...makes a smooth transition to the world of puzzlers." - Kirkus
"Although attentive readers might identify the perpetrator, the principled, smart, and courageous Iris is bound to garner enthusiastic fans." - Publishers Weekly
"Complicated relationships create a strong backdrop for a complex mystery, and one hopes, the foundation for more books to come." - Library Journal
"Murder at the Mill by M. B. Shaw is a great sweeping adventure. Ideal for holiday reading." - M. C. Beaton, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author
"M.B. Shaw has penned a wonderfully layered mystery with a multifaceted amateur sleuth, artist Iris Grey. Ms. Shaw's English village setting made me feel like I was right there, and kept me reading until late into the night. I can't wait to see where Iris Grey's next artistic commission takes us." - Paige Shelton, New York Times bestselling author
"Be sure to start reading M.B. Shaw's evocatively written mystery early in the day, or else you'll be up late into the night - it's that unputdownable." - Ellen Crosby, author of The Vineyard Victims
"A festering box of secrets, providing a Christmas cocktail of family lies and deliciously conceived murder." - Mandy Morton, author of The No. 2 Feline Detective Agency series
"A snowy Christmas in a country village, intriguing characters and a twisty-turny plot...I loved this book and couldn't put it down. Fabulous!" - Jill Mansell
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Any "Author Information" displayed below reflects the author's biography at the time this particular book was published.
M.B Shaw is the pen-name of New York Times bestselling writer Tilly Bagshawe. A teenage single mother at 17, Tilly won a place at Cambridge University and took her baby daughter with her. She went on to enjoy a successful career before becoming a writer. As a journalist, Tilly contributed regularly to the Sunday Times, Daily Mail, and Evening Standard, before turning her hand to novels.
Tilly's first book, Adored, was a smash hit on both sides of the Atlantic, becoming an instant New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller. She now divides her time between the UK and America, writing her own books and the new series of Sidney Sheldon novels.
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