Anna Beer

Anna Beer is best known as a sometimes feisty, often feminist, and always entertaining biographer. All her books draw on both her academic expertise and her fascination with hidden lives, and her writing has led to numerous media collaborations whether in radio, television or film. 

But, now, Anna has turned to crime!

Death of an Englishman (April 2025) with its Oxford college setting, long train rides, quaint villages, tantalising cast of suspects, and its satisfyingly tidy conclusion is – at first sight – a traditional murder mystery. But this is cosy crime with a very contemporary edge….