Tom Hindle - A Killer in Paradise

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Join us for a warming winter evening of murder, mystery and mischief as bestselling crime author Tom Hindle visits The Bookery to discuss his latest novel, A Killer in Paradise a locked-room whodunnit set in the lush Costa Rican rainforest. Tom will be joined in conversation byOrlando Murrin, friend of The Bookery and fellow crime writer.

A Killer in Paradise is a deliciously twisty tale of old friends, buried secrets, and a trip of their dreams for a luxury hotel launch that ends in murder. When five old friends are invited to join Abigail Blythe at the launch of her luxury hotel in the Costa Rican rainforest, they jump at the chance to spend a week in paradise. None of them have heard from Abigail since the summer they went backpacking in Central America as students a trip that ended in disaster for one member of the group...Ten years may have passed, but old rivalries are never far from the surface. So when a body is discovered during the hotels launch event, it soon becomes clear that one among them must be responsible. Someone is desperate to keep an old secret hidden whatever the cost.

Tom Hindle, hailed as the heir to Christie by the Daily Mail, is the author of several Sunday Times bestselling novels including A Fatal Crossin g, The Murder Game , and Murder on Lake Garda. His writing is inspired by the greats of the genre, including Agatha Christie and Anthony Horowitz.

Tom Hindle has committed the perfect crime novel a tangled tale of a reunion in Costa Rica that goes twistily and murderously wrong! A delight from start to finish and a five-star read for me! Janice Hallett, author of The Appeal

Orlando Murrins debut, Knife Skills for Beginners , was shortlisted for the McDermid Debut Prize, and his most recent novel, Murder Below Dec k , was a great success when Orlando visited us in April 2025. A man of many talents, Orlando is the former editor of Woman & Hom e and BBC Good Food, founder of Olive magazine, a Masterchef semi-finalist, chef, hotelier, pianist, guerrilla gardener, and nowcosy crime novelist.

Books by both authors will be available to buy and sign at the end of the evening.

Come in from the cold and settle in for a night of cosy crime, cracking conversation and maybe an unexpected twist!