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….
A quest for a valuable manuscript turns into a hunt for its author’s killer. Meet Oxford’s Eve Brook, literary detective, as she tackles her first mystery.
David Morrow, Oxford don and controversial media pundit, is found dead in his college rooms. Eve Brook is recruited to complete his latest book, a dazzling takedown of "woke" history. But the manuscript is missing, and everyone Eve meets seems to have something to hide—and a reason to want Morrow dead.
Set against the backdrop of Oxford’s colleges, long train rides, quaint villages, and a tantalising cast of suspects, Death of an Englishman is—at first glance—a traditional murder mystery. But this is cosy crime with a very contemporary edge…