Murder, mystery and books. For fans of Agatha Christie and M.C.Beaton, A Death at the University is the first book in a new cosy crime series. Sam Wiseman runs an independent bookshop in the heart of Montreal. He leads a simple life, until the day he apprehends a shoplifter and strikes up an unlikely friendship with Gaston Lemieux, the investigating officer in the case. Later, when Sam discovers the body of professor Harold Hilliard - a long-time customer of the store - dead in his office at nearby McGill University, he is implicated in the murder. With the help of his new friend Lemieux, as well as his love of literature, Sam must investigate the murder, and clear his name . . .

Murder, mystery and books. For fans of Agatha Christie and M.C.Beaton, A Brush With Death is the second book in The Bookshop Mysteries, a new cosy crime series by Richard King.When famous author Ovid Holmes is murdered in his apartment, bookshop owner and wannabe sleuth, Sam Wiseman, finds himself drawn into the investigation. As he teams up with Detective Gaston Lemieux once again, the investigative duo have their work cut out. When they find an old newspaper article relating to a murder in the art world twenty years ago, they realise that Ovid's research for his latest novel could have something to do with his own death. And as they delve deeper into the case, they uncover criminals who will do anything to stop their secrets from getting out . . .

Murder, mystery and books. For fans of Agatha Christie and M.C.Beaton, The Book Review of Death is the final book in The Bookshop Mysteries, a captivating cosy crime series by Richard King. If there's a mystery to solve in Montreal, Sam Wiseman will always find himself right in the middle of it . . . When a book reviewer, infamous for writing scathing reviews and ruining authors' careers, is found dead in his office, every author in the city becomes a suspect. Including Sam Wiseman's best friend, Ben. Determined to solve the case and prove his friend's innocence, the bookseller and wannabe sleuth teams up once again with Detective Gaston Lemieux in what may be their most curious case yet...