In the absence of a concrete release date, which was last seen consorting with some unruly delays and dubious planning around the end of the month, here’s the all-but-guaranteed-final-draft of the cover of Foreboding Foretelling at Ficklehouse Felling.
It’s a classic, manor house, mystery-within-a-locked-room-mystery when a death is foretold by a mystic that Anty Boisjoly is sure is a charlatan. But when an impossible murder follows the foretelling, Anty and his old ally and nemesis Inspector Wittersham must sift the connivance, contrivance, misguidance, and reliance on pseudoscience of the household and its haunted history before the killer strikes again.
Avoiding spoilage, FF at FF splices the classic locked room manor house mystery with a bit of Clue to a singular spin that’s rather by definition a bit more populous, stagey, and subtextual than previous Boisjoly puzzlers. It’s also a bit longer, if that goes any distance in excusing the delay in getting this book to the fixtures and finishings stage.
Looking forward to it!
This is splendid news! But what about the audiobooks of the last two? The wait is killing me. I’m pleading. Is there no joy?
Hi Stephen — there is! Just to prevent the two announcements from conflicting and starting one of those silly rivalries to which announcements are so prone, I was saving the bigger one for tomorrow, but the official release date for the audiobook of Reckoning at the Riviera Royale is Friday. Don’t tell anyone, though — there’s still going to be an official announcement tomorrow.
Yay!! Thanks for the news.
Marvellous! And so pleased that Inspector Wittisham is back.
Very happy to hear about the upcoming book, I keep trying other books but none of them are as fabulous as Anty. Thanks for your great work.
Huzzah huzzah huzzah !!!!! What a treat !! Antsy for the new anty
Huzzah huzzah huzzah !!!!! What a treat !!