The Secret of Abney Hall by Susan Brownrigg

In a house full of secrets, the world's most famous mystery writer is about to become a target. Manchester, December 1926. Agatha Christie has been found.

After her sensational eleven-day disappearance, the world’s most famous crime writer is whisked away to the snow-covered Abney Hall to recover. But for her private nurse, Jane Goodbetter, the retreat is anything but peaceful. As a local theatre troupe arrives to rehearse a macabre new play, the atmosphere turns sinister.

Secrets are leaking to the press, and Jane’s own dark past at a wartime asylum threatens to surface. When a body is discovered in the freezing lake and a blizzard traps everyone inside, the line between stagecraft and real-life murder blurs. In a house full of actors, doctors, and a cheating husband, Jane must unmask the killer before the final curtain falls, or she’ll be the next one silenced.

Format:Paperback / softback 300 pages
Publisher:Fox & Ink Books
Imprint:Fox & Ink Books
ISBN:9781917894302
Published:1 Oct 2026
Classifications:Historical mysteries, Historical fiction
Weight:250g
Dimensions:129 x 198 x 25 (mm)