The debut, warm and criminal kitchen thriller by Suk Pannu, creator of the show Mrs Sidhu Investigates on BBC Radio 4 and writer for the series Goodness, Gracious Me and The Kumars at No. 42.

"Filled with warmth and malicious intercultural observations, Dead and Scone is a dose of warm crime" Vaseem Khan, author of the Malabar House series.

"Mrs Sidhu - Slough's answer to Miss Marple - is a wonderful creation" S.J. Bennett, author of The Windsor Knot.

"A story of dark scandals in a classic English village" J.M. Hall, author of A Spoonful of Murder.

"Bake Off meets Face/Off. Devilishly fun" Eoin Colfer, author of the Artemis Fowl series.

The perfect neighborhood.
Mrs Sidhu, caterer and amateur sleuth, is thrilled when she is offered a chef position in a quiet corner of Berkshire. It is a far cry from her bustling kitchen, where she is used to making an endless parade of allspice with eggplant!

The perfect fair.
Soon, Mrs Sidhu starts getting involved in local events like the summer fair. But among the giant bunting, cakes, and amusements, a killer lurks.

The perfect crime.
Mrs Sidhu soon discovers the unthinkable. A killer is choosing their victims through the raffle at the event. Who is next on their list? Can Mrs Sidhu stop them in time?

Pages: 352, Dimensions: 12.9x12.9cm