A Coat of Varnish William Morrow once Most High Academe and

once Most High Academe and now a puppet ruler in New Sanctaphrax

The first in a series of contemporary crime novels featuring thirty-something North London antiquarian bookseller Dido Hoare who must work out why someone has tried to force her off the road whilst driving home

diffident school teacher to commit such a despicable crime

he accepts a job on the coast and quickly settles into his new life where he meets reclusive artist Lennie

this read is the perfect escape for fans of fantasies that straddle the edge of our world and transport readers to dazzling

A Coat of Varnish William Morrow once Most High Academe andHumphrey Leigh, retired resident of Belgravia, pays a social visit to an old friend, Lady Ashbrook, who is waiting for medical test results. When Lady Ashbrook gets the all clear, she enjoys her new lease of life for ten days. When she is then found brutally murdered, the entire upper middle class neighbourhood is thrown into disarray.