The Dinner Lady Detectives

Hannah Hendy

As another school term draws to a close, dinner ladies Margery and Clementine Butcher-Baker are looking forward to the local harvest festival—until they discover the missing maths teacher dead in the woods. With a strange symbol marking the scene and similar signs appearing throughout Dewstow, the amateur sleuths find themselves drawn into a sinister mystery that reaches far beyond the school gates. As suspicion, secrets, and danger gather around them, Margery and Clementine must untangle the truth before their killer strikes again. A witty and charming cosy crime novel, this latest Dinner Lady Detectives mystery blends an atmospheric autumnal setting with sharp twists, warm friendship, and laugh-out-loud humour.