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Actually, I’m A Corpse

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11th June 2026

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Selected: Audiobook Downloadable / ISBN-13: 9781405560702

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The new wickedly funny murder mystery in the Actually Murders series from the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author.
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1973. Hours after a mysterious phone call is made to the police, a train pulls into Sunderland station with a dead body on board.

Cause of death: strangulation. Victim: unknown. Witnesses: none.

Undeterred by this baffling set of circumstances, newly promoted Police Sergeant Aline James vows to crack the case and prove her critics wrong. But when her famously ruthless investigation tactics yield no results, she is forced to seek help from two unlikely allies: unassuming assassin John Brown and calamitous actor Tony Davies.

As bodies pile up, can this unusual trio thwart a devilishly complex plot, before one of them, actually, becomes a corpse?
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Praise for the Actually Murders . . .

‘Sinister and hilarious. Great fun’ SUN

‘Dark, witty . . . had me racing for the end’ JANICE HALLETT

‘[A] smart, funny and deftly executed page turner’ GUARDIAN

‘Extraordinarily fun and oh-so-gripping’ i PAPER

‘Funny, and so very, very clever . . . the most fun I’ve had reading a book in a long time ‘ M. W. CRAVEN

‘Wonderful’ IAN MOORE

Reviews

A pitch perfect mix of sinister and hilarious. Great fun
Sun
A dark, witty story that had me racing for the end, yet reluctant to finish! Vivid, clever, cheeky and compelling
Janice Hallett, Sunday Times bestselling author of THE APPEAL
A wonderful story told with increasing pace. A cross between Hitchcock and The Beiderbecke Affair
Ian Moore, author of DEATH AND CROISSANTS
The most fun I've had reading a book in a long time. Pitch-perfect in tone, funny, and so very very clever. I'd be surprised if I read anything better this year. Highly recommended
M. W. Craven, Sunday Times bestselling author of THE MERCY CHAIR
Extraordinarily fun and oh-so-gripping
i Paper
This smart, funny and deftly executed page turner is sure to please
Guardian
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