The Purgatory Poisoning
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The Purgatory Poisoning

About this book

'A fabulously funny celestial crime caper, full of wit, warmth and heart.' Helen Lederer

How do you solve your own murder when you're already dead?

Purgatory (noun):
1. Where the dead are sent to atone.
2. A place of suffering or torment.
3. A youth hostel where the occupants play Scrabble and the mattresses are paper thin.

When Dave wakes up in his own personal purgatory (St Ives Youth Hostel circa 1992), he's shocked to discover he's dead. And worse – he was murdered.

Heaven doesn't know who did it so with the help of two rogue angels, Dave must uncover the truth.

As divine forces from both sides start to play the game, can Dave get out of this alive? Or at the very least, with his soul intact?

An utterly gripping and page-turning mystery for fans of Murder Before Evensong and The Appeal from the winner of the Comedy Women in Print Unpublished Prize!.

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Information

Publisher
HarperCollins
Year
2023
Print ISBN
9780008694388
eBook ISBN
9780008553036

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Prologue
  7. Chapter 1: The Holiday
  8. Chapter 2: Purgatory
  9. Chapter 3: The Holiday
  10. Chapter 4: Purgatory
  11. Chapter 5: The Holiday
  12. Chapter 6: Purgatory
  13. Chapter 7: The Holiday
  14. Chapter 8: Purgatory
  15. Chapter 9: The Holiday
  16. Chapter 10: Purgatory
  17. Chapter 11: Dave’s Diabolist Grandparents
  18. Chapter 12: Purgatory
  19. Chapter 13: The Incident Involving Mrs P’s Whisky
  20. Chapter 14: Purgatory
  21. Chapter 15: Heaven’s Hub
  22. Chapter 16: Ann and Elle
  23. Chapter 17: Purgatory
  24. Chapter 18: Heaven
  25. Chapter 19: Purgatory
  26. Chapter 20: The Funeral
  27. Chapter 21: Beleth’s Second Coming
  28. Chapter 22: Purgatory
  29. Chapter 23: Purgatory
  30. Chapter 24: Beleth’s Second Coming (Cont.)
  31. Chapter 25: Heaven’s Broom Cupboard
  32. Chapter 26: Sunnyview Care Home, a month before Dave’s Murder
  33. Chapter 27: Heaven’s Broom Cupboard
  34. Chapter 28: The Guardianship of the Wand
  35. Chapter 29: Heaven’s Broom Cupboard
  36. Chapter 30: Heaven’s Broom Cupboard
  37. Chapter 31: One Week Before the Murder
  38. Chapter 32: Heaven’s Broom Cupboard
  39. Chapter 33: Purgatory
  40. Chapter 34: The Murder
  41. Chapter 35: The Murder
  42. Chapter 36: Heaven’s Hub
  43. Chapter 37: The Final Room
  44. Chapter 38: Heaven’s Hub
  45. Chapter 39: Out of Time
  46. Chapter 40: Heaven’s Hub
  47. Chapter 41: The Murder
  48. Chapter 42: The Holiday
  49. Chapter 43: The Kitchen
  50. Chapter 44: The Back Garden
  51. Chapter 45: Gobe’s Visit to the Underworld
  52. Chapter 46: The Garden
  53. Chapter 47: The Other Poisoning
  54. Chapter 48: An Unexpected Guest
  55. Chapter 49: The Escape
  56. Chapter 50: Heaven’s Gate
  57. Chapter 51: The Last Chapter
  58. Chapter 52: Epilogue
  59. Chapter 53: Appendix
  60. Acknowledgements
  61. About the Author
  62. About the Publisher

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