The Alphabet Sleuths
by Laura Jensen Walker

Disposing of a body is as easy as A, B, C! Introducing the Alphabet Girls, four senior gal pals turned accidental sleuths—The Thursday Murder Club meets The Golden Girls, with a splash of Killers of a Certain Age

At sixty-nine years old, Claire Reynolds is changing things up. She’s volunteering. Learning to rollerblade. She’s rescued a shelter dog. And today, she’s killed a man. It wasn’t on her to-do list, but stuff happens.

Besides, the man in question was strangling her good friend Daphne, and what’s a gal to do? Scream, possibly. Call the cops. Or—at retired officer Daphne’s insistence—call in the rest of their senior gal pals, roll up the body in a blanket, and toss it off a cliff.

The dead man is a member of the local crime family, and if the police get involved it’s not just Daphne at risk, it’s them all.

But the body’s just the start. Soon the Alphabet Girls—Atsuko, Barbara, Claire, and Daphne—must transform into the Alphabet Sleuths, if they’re to keep both their liberty . . . and their lives.

Meet Atsuko Kimura (75, retired journalist), Barbara Wright (age redacted, retired actress), Claire Reynolds (69, retired paralegal), and Daphne Cole (62, retired cop) in the first funny, fast-paced Alphabet Girls Mystery from award-winning author Laura Jensen Walker.

Reviews

“Readers will finish this mystery already hungry for more”

BookPage Starred Review of Hope, Faith & a Corpse

“Charming. Put the kettle on, cozy fans, and settle down for a treat”

Catriona McPherson, Anthony Award-winning author, on Hope, Faith & a Corpse

“The author’s humor engages, the twists and turns in the mystery intrigue, and the resolution will both surprise and satisfy any reader who loves a good cozy”

Edith Maxwell, Agatha Award-winning author, on Hope, Faith & a Corpse

“Pleasing . . . [Hope is] witty, clever, and kind”

Publishers Weekly on Hope, Faith & a Corpse

“Even the suspects are likable in this warmhearted, humorous addition to the pantheon of clerical sleuths”

Kirkus Reviews on Hope, Faith & a Corpse

“Neat twists”

Kirkus Reviews on Deadly Delights

“Entertaining . . . Lively characters complement the twisty plot”

Publishers Weekly on Deadly Delights

“[Walker's] writing and story development is top notch”

New York Journal of Books on Deadly Delights

“Light and sassy . . . Appealing characters and snappy dialogue”

Publishers Weekly on Murder Most Sweet

“Plenty of suspects to investigate. A wryly amusing debut”

Kirkus Reviews on Murder Most Sweet

Laura Jensen Walker

Bestselling, award-winning author Laura Jensen Walker is the Agatha and Lefty-nominated author of more than 20 books including MURDER MOST SWEET, HOPE, FAITH & A CORPSE, and DEATH OF A FLYING NIGHTINGALE. A rabid Anglophile since being stationed at an RAF base with the USAF in her twenties, Laura lives in Northern California with her Renaissance-man husband and two rescue terriers, where she drinks tea and dreams of England.

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Editions

The Alphabet Sleuths by Laura Jensen Walker is available in the following formats

Hardback97814483172953rd February 2026144 X 222mm240$29.99
Hardback97814483172953rd February 2026144 X 222mm240£21.99
Ebook97814483173013rd February 2026N/A240$14.99
Ebook97814483173013rd February 2026N/A240£12.99
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