Death by Numbers

Paperback Published on: 06/02/2025
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Synopsis

'Loved this book! A fun and quirky mystery. I just couldn't put it down, the characters in this book are just amazing as well so quirky and unique... a very good mystery as well.' - NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Something doesn't add up at the seaside...

Una has always been more comfortable working with numbers than people. As an actuary for an insurance company, her job is to spot patterns that other people might miss.

When the data for her latest project - into the predicted number of deaths in seaside resorts - shows a blip in her forecasts, Una's untarnished reputation at work is at risk. That is, unless she can work out why there's been an unusual spate of accidental deaths by the coast. Death by hanging basket? She's not seen that before.

Where better to begin than her mother's hometown of Eastbourne, where strange fatalities are befalling her mother's bingo crowd.

But as Una puts her spreadsheets aside and begins to investigate, a sinister pattern begins to emerge and she realises that there is nothing accidental about these casualties . . .

Can Una stop the killer in this small seaside town, before she becomes a not-so-vital statistic?

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A witty murder mystery perfect for fans of Richard Osman, Ian Moore and the Reverend Richard Coles, readers and reviewers love Death by Numbers!

'Laugh out loud funny with great characters... a warm and entertaining story and I really loved it.' - Amazon reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Any book with death in the title that can make me laugh is worth picking up!' - Amazon reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'I loved this debut by Jo Cunningham. A great addition to the cosy crime collection, it's funny and smart and has an original and interesting detective in Una, the actuary with a love of numbers who ends up solving a local murder mystery' - Amazon reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Clever and very funny' - Ian Moore, author of Death and Croissants

'A deliciously subversive mystery: witty and wry - and ingenious where it counts!' - Serena Kent, author of the Penelope Kite mystery novels

'Clever and very funny' - Ian Moore, author of Death and Croissants

'Eleanor Oliphant meets The Thursday Murder Club' - Jessica Irena Smith

'Witty and fun' - Woman's Own

'A terrifically funny, endearing read' - Belfast Telegraph

'A impressive debut full of unusual ideas and amusing relationships' - Morning Star

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
  • ISBN: 9781408719350
  • Number of pages: 368
  • Dimensions: 196 x 126 x 28 mm
  • Weight: 254g
  • Languages: English

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Death by Numbers
Una of a kind
It's hard to come up with a new type of lead character in a cosy crime novel, but the author has conceived a novel new type of protagonist - Una, the risk-... READ MORE
Edward Woodcock
Death by Numbers
A different and enjoyable read!
Una the main character is an insurance actuary and numbers , probability , risk and statistics are what she deals with everyday. Una is working on the fig... READ MORE
Zoe Hitchen
Death by Numbers
Death by Numbers
There's a slew of books of this ilk starring amateur detectives in interesting jobs. My favourite being an obituary writer. Una, the main character in this... READ MORE
Ashrae
Death by Numbers
Excellent British cosy crime.
Death By Numbers is the first book in the Una McMurray Mystery series by British author, Jo Cunningham. It’s the first time Una McMurray’s algorithm has fa... READ MORE
Marianne Vincent