The Shadows of Kensington Gore

Knives Out meets Sherlock in the must-read new historical murder mystery from the bestselling author of The Murder at World's End, for fans of Anthony Horowitz, Tom Hindle and Janice Hallett. London, 1911. Coronation fever. Suffragette unrest. A city crackling with tension. When a policeman is found brutally murdered on the streets of Kensington, blame falls on the three women seen fleeing the scene. Their sole witness? Stephen Pike: ex-borstal boy, under-butler extraordinaire and assistant to the most unconventional detective in London, Miss Decima Stockingham. Sharp-tongued, fearless and bored of behaving herself, she's the only one able to see that this case is not what it seems. Aided by an invisible network of maids - their eyes and ears in every house in London - this unlikely duo must catch the killer before time runs out. But in a city dazzled by ceremony and divided by change, you never know what might be lurking in the shadows... READERS CANNOT WAIT FOR THE SHADOWS OF KENSINGTON GORE 'I can't wait for the next book in this stunning new series' Janice Hallett, bestselling author of The Appeal 'This is going to be a great series. Do yourself a favour - get in on the ground floor' Abir Mukherjee, bestselling author of the Wyndham & Banerjee series 'A slice of undiluted joy. I'm agog for book 2!' Alex Hay, author of The Housekeepers 'This series promises to be a lot of fun' Guardian

Ross Montgomery is an award-winning and internationally bestselling author of books for children and, now, for adults. He won the Waterstones' Children's Book of the Year in 2024 and the Barnes and Noble Children's Book of the Year in 2025, and has been shortlisted for the Costa Children's Book of the Year and the British Book Awards. The Murder at World's End is his first adult novel and was an instant Times bestseller. He lives in London with his wife, their baby and a cat named Fun Bobby.