Crime and Thrillers
When Arabella Pettygrew plunges from the roof of her apartment in Balmoral Square Mansions, there are three possibilities: a tragic accident, suicide, or murder. Cycling Detective Inspector Richard Strawberry and WPC Brenda Gunn are assigned to the case, but as their investigations unfold, the mystery deepens...
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When sixty-nine-year-old spinster Arabella Pettygrew plunges from the roof of her apartment in Balmoral Square Mansions, there are three possibilities: a tragic accident, suicide, or murder.
Cycling Detective Inspector Richard Strawberry and Constable Brenda Gunn are assigned to the case, but as their investigations unfold, the mystery deepens.
Is there a connection between the pensioner’s death and the undercover surveillance being conducted by police in the Square’s private gardens? If Arabella is the victim of foul play, the list of suspects is long, including a gallimaufry of eccentric neighbours hiding dark secrets behind their twitching net curtains.
Meanwhile, the Seagull Slayer – a self-appointed crusader on a mission to rid Edinburgh’s streets of the ‘flying rats’ – harbours a murderous hatred for First Minister Nicola Sturgeon which complicates matters even further for Strawberry and Gunn.
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A Smart Address is sharp, stylish, and full of bite—a modern domestic thriller that had me hooked from the first page. A. Gill-Gray delivers a clever, slow-burning mystery wrapped in sleek prose and simmering tension. It’s about what it means to have it all… and how quickly it can all fall apart. From the outside, everything about the address seems perfect: the right neighborhood, the right people, the right image. But underneath that glossy surface is a web of secrets, lies, and quiet desperation. I loved how the story played with themes of appearance vs. reality, ambition, and the cost of curated perfection. It’s timely, smart, and uncomfortably relatable. The protagonist is complex and compelling—flawed but fiercely determined—and watching them navigate the layers of deception felt like peeling back wallpaper only to find rot underneath. Every chapter pulls you deeper into the mystery, and just when you think you’ve figured it out, Gill-Gray flips the narrative in the most satisfying way. If you’re a fan of domestic suspense with a modern edge and characters who are anything but predictable, A Smart Address is a must-read. Tense, twisty, and unputdownable—I devoured it.
