{"title":"Books by Jo Cunningham","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781408719343","title":"Death by Numbers","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Loved this book! A fun and quirky mystery. I just couldn't put it down, the characters in this book are just amazing as well so quirky and unique... a very good mystery as well.' - NetGalley reviewer, ★★★★★\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomething doesn't add up at the seaside...   Una has always been more comfortable working with numbers than people. As an actuary for an insurance company, her job is to spot patterns that other people might miss.   When the data for her latest project - into the predicted number of deaths in seaside resorts - shows a blip in her forecasts, Una's untarnished reputation at work is at risk. That is, unless she can work out why there's been an unusual spate of accidental deaths by the coast. Death by hanging basket? She's not seen that before.   Where better to begin than her mother's hometown of Eastbourne, where strange fatalities are befalling her mother's bingo crowd.   But as Una puts her spreadsheets aside and begins to investigate, a sinister pattern begins to emerge and she realises that there is nothing accidental about these casualties . . .   Can Una stop the killer in this small seaside town, before she becomes a not-so-vital statistic?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA witty murder mystery perfect for fans of Richard Osman, Ian Moore and the Reverend Richard Coles, readers and reviewers love Death by Numbers!'Laugh out loud funny with great characters... a warm and entertaining story and I really loved it.' - Amazon reviewer, ★★★★★'Any book with death in the title that can make me laugh is worth picking up!' - Amazon reviewer, ★★★★★'I loved this debut by Jo Cunningham. A great addition to the cosy crime collection, it's funny and smart and has an original and interesting detective in Una, the actuary with a love of numbers who ends up solving a local murder mystery' - Amazon reviewer, ★★★★★'Clever and very funny' - Ian Moore, author of Death and Croissants'A deliciously subversive mystery: witty and wry - and ingenious where it counts!' - Serena Kent, author of the Penelope Kite mystery novels'Clever and very funny' - Ian Moore, author of Death and Croissants'Eleanor Oliphant meets The Thursday Murder Club' - Jessica Irena Smith'Witty and fun' - Woman's Own'A terrifically funny, endearing read' - Belfast Telegraph'A impressive debut full of unusual ideas and amusing relationships' - Morning Star\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":57685843640693,"sku":"9781408719350","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":44581801230514,"sku":"9781408719343","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781408719350.jpg?v=1792599053"},{"product_id":"9781408719367","title":"A Calculated Murder","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUna McMurray is puzzled. Surely, statistically, the international cat show scene shouldn't be this... lethal?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKeen to make her mark in her new job in pet insurance, Una's first task is to calculate whether cat ownership extends human lifespan. Tragically, that's not the case for prizewinning cat owner Jeff Bridgely - a most improbable accident has ended his dreams of triumphing at the upcoming International Cat Show.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen a second competitor dies in mysterious circumstances, the maths just doesn't add up. Una vows to resolve this suspicious data discrepancy and impress her new project team, especially condescending Tim and ambitious trainee Patti.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter borrowing Pedro the cat and brushing up on her feline facts, Una dives deep undercover in the cutthroat world of cat shows. Competition is fierce, but what Pedro lacks in pedigree, he makes up for in character. 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