Murder on the Brighton Express

About the book

Gossip, scandal, and murder collide on the express train to London. The question remains: Did the journalist fall from the first-class carriage, or was she pushed?

Cleo's holiday with her family in the seaside resort town of Brighton was going perfectly until she received a blackmail note. The blackmailer's demand is simple: Cleo must help her, or a story exposing Cleo's investigation will be published in the newspaper. Despite her uncle's warning to keep her detective work under wraps, Cleo agrees to meet the blackmailer in London. However, when the blackmailer is seen boarding the train but not disembarking, Cleo's worry grows.

She recruits the hotel staff to assist in searching for the body along the railway line. The discovery confirms her suspicions and reveals that the blackmailer was actually a gossip columnist. What scandal had the victim unearthed that resulted in her demise? And which fellow passenger harbored a secret worth committing murder for?

With the help of Harry Armitage, Cleo sets out to uncover the identity of the murderer. Meanwhile, the hotel staff find themselves under pressure to host a high-profile society wedding that will be showcased in the social pages for all the right reasons.