THE NEW FOREST MURDERS

Matthew SWEET

ISBN 10: 1398530905 / ISBN 13: 9781398530904

Published by Simon & Schuster, UK, 2026

This is a first UK B format (130 x 198 mm) paperback with a full 1 to 10 number sequence indicating a first printing of this edition. The title was first published in hardback in 2025. Read once very carefully.

SYNOPSIS: "It is summer 1944, and the tide of the war is turning. The Allies are at the gates of Paris. But the Nazis have one last chance of victory - and its success depends on a traitor in the quiet English village of Larkwhistle in the New Forest.

When Jill Metcalfe received the news of her brother Henry's death from his friend, US Air Force officer Jack Strafford, she learns of more than just his loss - she is recruited to continue his mission, aiding Jack in the hunt for the German spy. Will Jack and Jill discover the traitor in their midst, or will the war claim yet more victims?"

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Synopsis:

‘[A] witty, unusual murder mystery’ SUNDAY TIMES

A sharp and compelling wartime mystery, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime and Foyle's War.

SUMMER 1944.

The tide of war is turning. The Allies are at the gates of Paris. But the Nazis have one last chance of victory – and its success depends on a traitor in the quiet English village of Larkwhistle in the New Forest.

When Jill Metcalfe receives the news of her brother Henry’s death from his friend, US Air Force officer Jack Strafford, she learns of more than just his loss – she is recruited to continue his mission.

Jack has come to the village in the hope that Henry’s cryptic last words will reveal the identity of the traitor he is hunting. With Jill at his side, they begin to investigate. 
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But someone doesn’t want them looking into what happened to Henry. And when a body is discovered, it seems like there might be more to this little village – and its inhabitants – than first meets the eye.​

Will they discover the traitor in their midst, or will the war claim more victims?

About the Author: Matthew Sweet presents Free Thinking on BBC Radio 4 and Sound of Cinema on BBC Radio 3. His twenty-five years of programmes include The Culture Show (BBC2), Checking into History (C4), five series of The Philosophers Arms (Radio 4) and 1922: The Birth of Now, a ten-part history of modernism (Radio 4). He is the author of Inventing the Victorians (Faber, 2001), Shepperton Babylon (Faber, 2005), The West End Front (Faber, 2011) and Operation Chaos (Picador, 2018). He has been film critic of the Independent on Sunday, photography critic of Newsweek and fashion columnist for 1843/The Economist, and is co-writer, with Mark Gatiss, of the major U&alibi television series Bookish (2025).

Bibliographic Details

Title: THE NEW FOREST MURDERS
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, UK
Publication Date: 2026
Binding: Softback
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: No dustjacket
Edition: First.