Bookish - a witty, warm-hearted mystery perfect for book lovers

Adapted from the upcoming major U&alibi series created by Mark Gatiss London, 1946. Gabriel Book is an erudite and unconventional London bookseller married to Trottie, the owner of the wallpaper shop next door. He is also a sleuth who uses the chaotic riches of his stock to crack the puzzling cases that come his way. He does not work alone. Book''s shop is a magnet for waifs and strays - some of whom bring mysteries of their own to his door. There''s Nora, sometime bookseller and true crime enthusiast; Dog, connoisseur of ginger biscuits and then Jack, whose arrival at the shop forces Book to confront a loose end from his own past. Clever, endearing and entertaining, Bookish is a warm-hearted and unexpected mystery, about books, murder and the secrets we all keep.

Product details

• Authors: Matthew Sweet, Sweet Matthew
• Publisher: Quercus Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Release: 18.06.2026
• EAN: 9781529444483
• ISBN: 978-1-5294-4448-3
• No. of pages: 384
• Series: Bookish
• Subjects: FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical, Historical mysteries, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, Fiction companions, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Historical crime and mysteries, Fiction companion works