The Black Cats Bookshop

The international bestseller! Translated from the Italian, this is a cosy, twisty whodunit for fans of Agatha Christie and Richard Osman.

In the heart of southern Italy, the perfect crime is about to meet its match: a book club.

Marzio Montecristo is a grumpy bookseller who prefers fictional murders to real people. He owns The Black Cats Bookshop, home to two feline sleuths, Miss Marple and Poirot, and a weekly book club of self-appointed crime experts – from a Franciscan monk to a murderous-minded goth, they know every twist, every trope and every red herring.

But there is a killer afoot. When a terrifying masked criminal begins a real-life murder spree, policewoman Angela Dimase must turn to the unlikeliest of detectives: Marzio’s book club.

For The Black Cats Bookshop, the next chapter could be fatal . . .

PRAISE FOR PIERGIORGIO PULIXI

‘A cosy mystery that works like a charm’ – Centre France

‘The investigation is thrilling, the outcome crazy’ – ???????Le Point

‘A delightfully erudite detective novel’ – ???????Le Figaro

‘As terrifying as it is amusing’ – Le Soir