Death of an Englishman: an oxford mystery
(available from all good bookshops - such as blackwells in oxford)
and coming soon: an inkling of death
‘A thoroughly enjoyable murder mystery containing all my favourite things about the genre.
Eve Brook is rapidly becoming one of my favourite detectives.’ ELLIE GRIFFITHS LOVES EVE!
WELCOME!
Death of an Englishman: an Oxford mystery, my debut novel, now has a sequel - coming in October 2026, An Inkling of Death is another outing for Eve Brook, Oxford's newest literary sleuth.
Crime fiction looks like a big change from what I've been doing for the last 20 years: writing biographies, some about people you’ll know (Milton, Ralegh and Shakespeare), others about people you may not know - yet. I’m especially proud of my feisty, feminist and accessible accounts of female creatives: my most influential book, Sounds and Sweet Airs: The Forgotten Women of Classical Music (2016) and my most recent, Eve Bites Back: An Alternative History of English Literature (2022).
But, in other ways, this is Beer business as usual. Death of an Englishman and An Inkling of Death are filled with all the things that I love: strong female characters, fierce historical debates, beautiful old books, delicious meals and - of course - long train rides.
Happy sleuthing!
PS I'm also working on a new non-fiction book - more to follow on that very soon!
Photo: John Cairns
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With a string of ‘smart, funny and highly readable’ books to her name, Anna Beer brings a mix of entertainment and insight to any occasion. A regular media presence (film, TV, radio and podcasts), Anna has extensive public speaking experience nationally and internationally, from appearances at all the major literature and history festivals to guest lecturing for Cunard, from after-dinner speeches at Oxford University, where she is a Fellow of Kellogg College, to keynote addresses for leading cultural institutions.
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LATEST MEDIA
BBC Sounds - Are men being pushed out of publishing?
BBC Podcast available to listen on BBC iPlayer
Biographers In Conversation - Anna Beer: Eve Bites Back
Podcast with Biographers in Conversation - available here or on all major platforms
BBC Sounds - Short History Of... Walter Raleigh
BBC Podcast available to listen on BBC iPlayer and Apple Podcasts.
Fanny: The Other Mendelssohn
Documentary Directed by the unheralded composer’s great great great granddaughter. Dartmouth Films
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