'A ripping yarn' Reader review
'Another Dandy Gilver triumph!' Reader review

A wholly different sort of finishing school . . .

1920s, Portpatrick: Fleur Lipscott, the youngest of three close-knit sisters, has been unreachable since accepting a job at St. Columba's College for Young Ladies on the Solway coast. One of her panicked siblings asks childhood friend, society lady - and sometimes detective - Dandy Gilver to find Fleur and ensure she is safe.

But dark secrets line the hallways of this academy.

Teachers have been disappearing abruptly in the dead of night, a sense of terror pervades the formerly cheerful seaside town and, almost inevitably, a body washes ashore. And when Fleur confesses her involvement in the disappearances, Dandy may be too late to save her . . .

A brilliantly thrilling and witty cosy historical mystery set in a remote girls' school in the 1920s. Perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie and Richard Osman.

Readers love Dandy Gilver and a Bothersome Number of Corpses:

'An enjoyable romp . . . the twists and turns of the plot are so page-turning' Reader review

'Reminds me of Dorothy Sayers's style, and McPherson delivers with incredible details . . . Totally surprised me, and yet the clues were there - a great series' Reader review

'Dandy is really up there with Jane Marple and Maisie Dobbs for favourite crime solving heroines' Reader review

'Wonderfully written! This is just a delicious series' Reader review