Twice Dead at the Tavern

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2026 ROMANTIC NOVELISTS' ASSOCIATION ROMANTIC THRILLER AWARD
Discover Amy Rowlings: quick-witted movie buff, avid reader of crime fiction, and amateur sleuth.
October 1939. With an injury forcing her to take time off work from the Mill, amateur sleuth Amy Rowlings has the perfect opportunity to help Inspector Bodkin with a baffling new investigation. A notorious gangster is found murdered at a local pub. But the real mystery is that Bodkin already investigated this same man's murder... three years ago.
Faced with a literal dead man walking, Amy and Bodkin plunge into a dangerous gangland turf war teeming with ruthless bosses and vengeful rivals – the stakes have never been higher.
Amy will reach into the depths of her crime-solving knowledge to unravel a tangled web of lies before a brutal killer silences her for good.
Twice Dead at the Tavern is the sixth in the cozy, historical Amy Rowlings Golden Age Mysteries series, which can be read in any order. For fans of Verity Bright, Helena Dixon, and Felicity Penn.
Perfect for readers who enjoy:

Small-town mysteries

Amateur sleuths

Clever whodunnits

Female detectives

British village life

Detective love interests

Agatha Christie-style puzzles

Clean, traditional cozy mysteries
Previously published as Encore for Murder