Discover a new series of whodunits by million-selling author Faith Martin. You'll be gripped from the first second to the last. These classic-style mysteries will have you scratching your head to work out who the murderer is, and look out for some real twists and turns.

Meet Jenny Starling: travelling cook and reluctant amateur detective.

Jenny Starling is catering the 21st birthday party of upper-class twins Alicia and Justin.

She arrives at their parents' country house and is immediately met by the police. A young man has drowned in the pond. Was it an accident or murder?

But the birthday party goes ahead. Then, just after midnight, everyone gathers for a champagne toast...and one of the guests falls down dead. The police are baffled, and there is a whole party full of suspects.

When it comes to someone adding the extra ingredient of poison to her own precious recipes, Jenny isn't going to take it lying down. She has a reputation to protect.

Jenny Starling won't stop until the murderer is found.

Perfect for fans of classic whodunits by authors like Agatha Christie, LJ Ross, TE Kinsey and J. R. Ellis.

Please note this book was first published as Birthdays Can Be Murder under Faith Martin's pen name, Joyce Cato.

About the Author

Faith Martin has been writing for 30 years, and JOFFE BOOKS have reissued all 17 of her popular, million-selling DI Hillary Greene novels in new updated editions, from MURDER ON THE OXFORD CANAL to HILLARY'S FINAL CASE.

JOFFE BOOKS have reissued her classic-style whodunits featuring amateur sleuth Jenny Starling. Awash with clues, red herrings, and a hopefully baffling murder, these are ideal for all fans of a 'proper' English country murder mystery. They have also just finished reissuing her vicar's wife Monica Noble murder mysteries: THE VICARAGE MURDER, THE FLOWER SHOW MURDER and now THE MANOR HOUSE MURDER are all available.

Not only that, but Harper Collins/HQ, have published her brand new series of Ryder & Loveday novels. A FATAL OBSESSION, A FATAL MISTAKE, A FATAL FLAW and A FATAL SECRET are all available now, and next year A FATAL TRUTH will also be published.

As Maxine Barry, her latest romance novels are now available from Corazon Books, with Imposters in Paradise, Heart of Fire (set in fabulous Hawaii) and The Lying Game now out.

As Jessie Daniels, her 'spooky' crime novel, The Lavender Lady Casefile came out in November 2017, published by Robert Hale, an imprint of Crowood Press.