What's Going on at the Whitler?

by Alison Mukherjee

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Pub Date 28 Sep 2022 | Archive Date 7 Oct 2022

The Book Guild | Book Guild Publishing

General Fiction (Adult) | Mystery & Thrillers

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Description

When Tia reluctantly agrees to look after Bindu, her peevish, grumpy granddaughter, during half term, the last thing that she expects is to spend the week unravelling the theft of a seventeenth century painting Head of a Girl, ‘Hedova’.

Hoping to start a new and more exciting life, Robert sets himself up as an art thief. His first target? A picture from the Whitler Gallery, where Tia and her recently widowed colleague Douglas work.

Follow Douglas and Tia, an unlikely detective duo, as they investigate the theft and race frantically across the city to prevent the painting from being destroyed. Can Robert prove that he’s got what it takes to embark on a life of crime? And can Tia and Douglas save Hedova?

What’s Going on at The Whitler? is a gentle detective story with elements of humour and fantasy, all punctuated by commentary from a Greek chorus of talking portraits for a unique twist.

When Tia reluctantly agrees to look after Bindu, her peevish, grumpy granddaughter, during half term, the last thing that she expects is to spend the week unravelling the theft of a seventeenth...

A Note From the Publisher

After graduating, Alison Mukherjee went to India as a volunteer teacher, continuing to live there for eight years before returning to settle in England with her Bengali husband and children. Her working life has been divided between teaching in secondary and higher educational establishments, mostly in the area of Religious Studies, and as a Local Authority social worker. In 2022 she was awarded a PhD in translation studies.

After graduating, Alison Mukherjee went to India as a volunteer teacher, continuing to live there for eight years before returning to settle in England with her Bengali husband and children. Her...

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ISBN	9781915603241
PRICE	£4.99 (GBP)
PAGES	216

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Librarian 431790

This is an entertaining and well plotted mystery that kept me hooked and guessing. i had fun and found it entertaining and well written.
A bit slow at the beginning, gripping after some chapters.
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine

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Lauren R, Reviewer

What’s Going On At The Whitler? - Alison Mukherjee

4⭐️

This book was such a fun surprise of a read. It started a little slow but once I got into it I was hooked. It felt like the an adult version of The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs Basil E Frankweiler, which is indeed one of my favourite middle school books.

It has a museum, mystery, mistakes and some characters that you can’t help but fall for. Robert might not be the ideal burglar but his blunders and heart draw you in.

This was a fun, feel good read that I recommend you pick up.

Thank you @netgalley and the @bookguild for the ARC!

Review will be posted on pub day, Wednesday sept 29. Will be posted on my Instagram www.Instagram.com/wordsbetweenlines

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Summer H, Educator

This was my first book to read by this author but won't be my last! The story and its characters will stick with you long after you finish the story. Highly recommend!