Dressed to Kill

A gripping murder mystery from a master of the genre

Nobody likes Mrs Pryce.

Meddling, miserable and small-minded, she is the Scrooge of the square where she lives in Bath.

Her neighbours are weary of her constant allegations — the latest being that someone is stealing her plants.

When Joanna McKenzie, ex-policewoman turned private detective, is called to investigate, she finds she doesn’t care for Mrs Pryce either — but a minor source of unpleasantness turns major when Mrs Pryce is battered to death.

If this was not challenging enough, Joanna is forced to work alongside her former colleague and old flame, Inspector James Carrick.

Heat begins to build on all fronts when a young red-headed nurse, mistaken for Joanna, winds up murdered, and the eccentric characters living in the square begin to show their true colours.

Joanna and James must put their feelings on hold and unite to catch the killer before the killer finds them.

Dressed to Kill is a gripping murder mystery set in the cosy town of Bath.


Praise for Margaret Duffy

‘Combines derring-do with a cozy, upper-crust charm — somewhat reminiscent of Golden Age detective fiction. The steely Rolt and the dashing Piers will wow devoted Anglophiles.’ - Kirkus Reviews on Man of Blood .

‘Such a romp that it is not difficult to suspend disbelief. These are the folks who taught James Bond all he knows’ - The Washington Times on Rook Shoot

'The many-layered plot delivers plenty of satisfying action.' – Publishers Weekly on Who Killed Cock Robin?

'Margaret Duffy writes so well and Ingrid is so appealing … There is excitement, adventure, action, violence, and all the other bits and pieces of the derring-do that lovers of thrillers have come to expect' - The Drood Review of Mystery on Death of a Raven

‘The Gillards leap from one fantastic feat of derring-do to the next … It’s fun to suspend disbelief and revel in the extravagant adventure’ - Publishers Weekly on Death of a Raven


Margaret Duffy , born in Essex, England, now lives in Beith, Scotland, with her husband of twenty-nine years, Gordon, and their daughter, Hayley Ann. Before becoming an author, she was a civil servant with the Ministry of Defence. Her many interests include reading crime novels, cooking, and underwater archaeology; however, the majority of her time is spent gardening in her six-and-a-half-acre woodland garden. Duffy attributes her ability to tell stories to her paternal grandfather, who regaled her with many of the wonderful folktales of his homeland, Bohemia. Noted on many occasions for her mastery of action scenes as well as character development in her seven previous crime novels, including Who Killed Cock Robin, Rook Shoot, and Brass Eagle , Margaret Duffy continues to please fans with her unusual characters and unique plot twists.

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