This is the 2nd book in the Harbinder Kaur series by author Elly Griffiths. I really enjoyed this fairly gentle murder mystery. I hadn't read the 1st book but having enjoyed this so much this one so much quickly purchased 'The Stranger Diaries'.

This is an enjoyable read with some great characters that I am sure will get even better with familiarity. Elly Griffiths books always have a great synopsis and this was no different. A 90 year old woman living in a retirement home named Peggy Smith dies with a heart condition. That doesn't sound strange until DS Harbinder Kaur is told by her carer Natalka that Peggy lied about her heart condition and that she had been sure someone was following her. Another strange point was that Peggy had been a 'murder consultant' who plotted deaths for authors, and knew more about murder than anyone ever imagined. Following her death, Natalka is held at gunpoint while clearing out Peggy's flat. This is enough to give DS Harbinder Kaur a suspicion that Peggy's death may be suspicious after all.


This is a lovely light murder mystery more in the style of Agatha Christie than the more gruesome thrillers authors like Tana French. Great characters that I found endearing and even funny at times. A clever plot that kept you guessing and very well written.

I would like to thank both Net Galley and Quercus Books for supplying a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.

After finishing a very disappointing book, reading The Postscript Murders was like relaxing in a warm bath with a nice glass of wine. I loved this book. I am a big fan of Elly Griffiths anyway, and this book is definitely up to her usual standard. A fun and gripping plot with great characters and witty dialogue - I couldn't really ask for more! I hope that we will be meeting Harbinder Kaur again.

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A good read.
The death of a ninety-year-old woman with a heart condition should absolutely not be suspicious. DS Harbinder Kaur certainly sees nothing to concern her in carer Natalka's account of Peggy Smith's death.
But when Natalka reveals that Peggy lied about her heart condition and that she had been sure someone was following her...
And that Peggy Smith had been a 'murder consultant' who plotted deaths for authors, and knew more about murder than anyone has any right to...
And when clearing out Peggy's flat ends in Natalka being held at gunpoint by a masked figure...
I waa shocked when I read its characters. Really great.
Thanks to NetGalley and Quercus for giving me an advance copy of this awesome thriller.

The death of a 90 year old lady in a Sheltered housing should not usually be cause for concern, but when Peggy Smith dies her carer Natalka decides there is much more to it. The fact that her flat is full of books dedicated to her, and that there is a card with her name on it saying 'Murder Consultant' causes her to go to the police and DS Harbinder Kaur. This should be the beginning and the end of the story, but when Natalka is held at gunpoint by a masked figure stealing a book from Peggy's flat, the real possibility that Peggy might have been murdered starts to be considered. Is it a one off crime, or is there something in the fact that several authors who have credited Peggy in their acknowledgments, have received postcards in books saying 'we are coming for you'?

I got into Elly Griffith's with her Brighton Mysteries series (I've still yet to read a single Ruth Galloway book – sorry!). Griffith's has an effortless easy writing style that, like most things that seem that simple, obviously requires a lot of writing skill. This book is another example of this. She has created another likeable lead in DS Harbinder Kaur (Is this a stand-alone book or the beginning of a new series featuring DS Harbinder Kaur?), who is aided and abetted in this instance by a team of amateur sleuths: carer Natalka , coffee shack owner and ex monk Benedict, and ex BBC pensioner, Edwin .

This is a fun read. It distracted and entertained me for a few hours, which is exactly what I want from this type of fiction. I also failed to solve the mystery in this instance too, which made for a change. Another winner from Griffiths.