Death by Numbers (Paperback)
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Death by Numbers (Paperback)

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Published: 06/02/2025
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'Clever and very funny' IAN MOORE, author of Death and Croissants

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?

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
ISBN: 9781408719350
Number of pages: 368
Dimensions: 198 x 126 x 22 mm


MEDIA REVIEWS

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

Deliciously fun mystery that gets serious about the body count, with clues that really do add up! Loved following Una seeing risks at every turn - and having to overcome them if she's to save those she loves. #TeamPedro - Sarah Yarwood-Lovett, author of the Doctor Nell Ward series

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“Una of a kind”

It's hard to come up with a new type of lead character in a cosy crime novel, but the author has conceived a novel new type of protagonist - Una, the risk-averse actuary. I suspect Una has a touch of Aspergers,... More

Hardback edition
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“A different and enjoyable read!”

Una the main character is an insurance actuary and numbers , probability , risk and statistics are what she deals with everyday.
Una is working on the figures of deaths in a seaside town and the research isn’t adding... More

Hardback edition
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“Death by Numbers”

There's a slew of books of this ilk starring amateur detectives in interesting jobs. My favourite being an obituary writer. Una, the main character in this book, is an insurance actuary. I am not sure if it is... More

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