For Adults
The Murder at World’s End by Ross Montgomery is the first book to be featured this season on the Sara Cox Radio 2 Book Club—where secrets, murder and mayhem collide as this unlikely sleuthing duo, an under-butler and a foul-mouthed octogerian, hunt a killer in a manor sealed against the end of the world.
You can listen to the live interview with Ross on BBC Sounds from 21 October.
We have the chance for you to win a set of 10 copies of this novel for your book club. To apply, click on the survey link below. UK residents only, deadline for entries 5 November 2025.
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The Murder at World’s End
Cornwall, 1910. On a remote tidal island, the Viscount of Tithe Hall is absorbed in feverish preparations for the apocalypse that he believes will accompany the passing of Halley’s Comet. The Hall must be sealed from top to bottom – every window, chimney and keyhole closed off before night falls. But what the pompous, dishonest Viscount has failed to take into account is the danger that lies within…By morning, he will be dead in his sealed study, murdered by his own ancestral crossbow.
All eyes turn to Stephen Pike, Tithe Hall’s newest under-butler. Fresh out of Borstal for a crime he didn’t commit, he is the wrong man in the wrong place at the wrong time. His unlikely ally? Miss Decima Stockingham, the foul-mouthed, sharp as a tack, 80-year-old family matriarch. Fearless and unconventional, she relishes chaos and puzzles alike, and a murder is just the thrill she’s been waiting for.
Together, this mismatched duo must navigate secret passages, buried grudges and rising terror to unmask the killer before it’s too late…
How to apply
To apply, fill in this survey by 5 November.
