The Mortician by Sharon Bolton - ISBN: 9781398723160
Paperback
Honour the dead. Protect the living. Uncover deadly secrets.
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The Mortician

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  • Paperback

    336 pages

  • Release Date

    3 November 2026

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Summary

‘Recalls Christie at her most inventive’ - Sunday Times

Prepare the body. Don’t ask questions. Protect the ones you love.

Young mortician Ella Foxton has built her life around honouring the dead and guiding them to their final resting place. Her peace is shattered when Jonny Massey, a notorious gangster, arrives at her small funeral parlour demanding she provide a lavish funeral for his brother Jimmy.

DS Brian Rushton, meanwhile, suspects the Masseys are behind a shock…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781398723160
ISBN-10:1398723169
Author:Sharon Bolton
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:Orion
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:3 November 2026
Dimensions:234mm x 153mm
About The Author

Sharon Bolton

Sharon (formerly S J) Bolton lives in Buckinghamshire with her husband and, occasionally, her grown-up son. She is currently working on her nineteenth novel, her ninth with Orion.

Her first book, Sacrifice, was voted Best New Read by Amazon.uk. Her second, Awakening, won the 2010 Mary Higgins Clark Award in the US. In 2014, she won the CWA Dagger in the Library. She has been shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger, the CWA Steel Dagger, the Theakston’s Prize for Best Thriller, the International Thriller Writers’ Best First Novel award, the Prix Du Polar in France, and the Martin Beck award in Sweden.

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