FALSE MONEY

A DELICIOUSLY QUIRKY COZY MYSTERY FULL OF TWISTS AND TURNS BY A BESTSELLING AUTHOR.

Meet Bea Abbot. Life in leafy Kensington should be all Georgian houses, beautiful parks and charming tea shops. But it turns out there are plenty of murders to solve for our amateur sleuth.

A promising young actress disappears. A trail of suspicious deaths. A deadly game of lottery . . .

Tomi, a beautiful, aspiring actress, is missing. Her worried friend Chris asks for Bea’s assistance to track her down.

Bea would like to help but she has problems of her own — mending her tempestuous relationship with her stubborn son, his irascible wife, and their already-fussy baby.

A few weeks later, Tomi’s body is found lying beside a country road. Her death is ruled an accidental overdose but Bea and Chris are not convinced. Tomi was known to be a law-abiding, conventional young woman. Would she really be taking drugs?

Days later, Tomi’s boyfriend is found dead, supposedly a suicide. Next to go is Tomi’s friend Nick — an unfortunate but fatal tumble down the stairs.

Can all these deaths really be accidental? Bea decides it’s a coincidence too far.

Bea’s investigation reveals the truth lies in a deadly game of lottery, and a killer who will become enormously rich should their evil plan work . . .

Can Bea uncover the mastermind behind the rapidly growing sum of bodies, or will she be the next to die . . . ?

A charming cozy murder mystery packed with wit, warmth and intrigue.

Fans of Richard Osman, M.C. Beaton, Faith Martin, the Reverend Richard Coles, Ian Moore and Jane Adams will love this unputdownable mystery.

READERS LOVE THE ABBOT AGENCY MYSTERIES:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Heley’s Bea Abbot series has proven most addictive . . . I finish one Bea Abbot novel and immediately embark on the next!’ Ivonne R.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘If you love clever whodunnits, you will love these!’ Pamela G.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I'm really enjoying getting to know Bea and her wonderful, extended family. The mysteries surrounding them are fun and intriguing.’ Linda

ABOUT THE DETECTIVE
Sixty-something Bea Abbot is recently widowed and newly returned to London after taking an around-the-world trip with her late husband, Hamilton, one he never finished. Heartbroken but determined, she must decide what to do with her husband's business. The Abbot Agency is an exclusive organisation which handles domestic crises such as house clearances, staff problems and entertaining. Bea is tempted to sell up and settle for a quiet life — a move urged upon her by her MP son Max and his socially ambitious wife Nicole. Bea can’t think of a better way to spend her sunset years, that is until she ends up investigating murders . . .

ALSO BY VERONICA HELEY
THE BEA ABBOT AGENCY MYSTERIES
Book 1: A FALSE CHARITY
Book 2: A FALSE PICTURE
Book 3: A FALSE STEP
Book 4: A FALSE PRETENCE
Book 5: FALSE MONEY
Book 6: A FALSE REPORT
Book 7: A FALSE ALARM
Book 8: A FALSE DIAMOND
Book 9: A FALSE IMPRESSION
Book 10: A FALSE WALL
Book 11: A FALSE FIRE