<b><i>Veep</i></b><b> meets Agatha Christie in this wickedly funny murder mystery for fans of Richard Osman and Nita Prose</b><br/><b><br/></b><br/><b>'A hugely entertaining character who is wry, gossipy and completely compelling. Full of twists and turns worthy of a classic mystery novel' </b>ALEX MICHAELIDES, author of <i>The Silent Patient</i><br/> <br/><b>'Gripping . . . with a wonderful detective readers will be dying to meet again' </b>SOPHIE HANNAH<br/> <br/><b>'A thoroughly modern, Agatha Christie-esque mystery . . . A delightfully escapist page-turner'</b> KIMBERLY MCCREIGHT<br/><br/><b></b><b>'A wry, whipsmart story. Fast, funny, furious'</b> <i>The Australian Women's Weekly</i><br/><b> </b><br/><br/>Meet our narrator: witty, nosy, professional weaver of lies - aka ghostwriter for the rich and famous - and now, lander of The Dream Assignment (that is, a politician's tell-all memoir).<br/><br/>Enter Dorothy Gibson: recently toppled Presidential Candidate, aka <i>that</i> woman, the most talked-about person in the country right now (for the wrong reasons).<br/><br/>Add: an invitation to the middle of nowhere, one well-heeled neighbour dying under Suspicious Circumstances, a secret investigation and an unreasonably beautiful man.<br/><br/>This is a story even our ghostwriter wasn't expecting. And for once, it's all hers.<br/><br/><b><i><br/></i></b>'Jump on the Kemper Donovan train now . . . <i>The Busy Body</i> is a mystery series for the 2020s, and I can see it being adapted for the big screen' <b><i>The Australian</i></b><br/><br/>'It's buzzy, it's smart, it's such a good time'<b> ABC Radio National's </b><b><i>The Bookshelf </i></b><br/><b><i><br/></i></b>'An intriguing whodunnit' <b><i>New Idea</i></b><br/><br/>'A delight from start to finish. If you like Agatha Christie you'll love this' <b>ALEX MICHAELIDES</b><br/><b> </b><br/>'A highly entertaining mystery with ingenuity and flair aplenty'<b> SOPHIE HANNAH</b><br/><br/>'A modern take on classic crime fiction which delivers an addictive mix of Dorothy Parker's waspish wit and Agatha Christie's deft hand at ingenious plotting' <b><i>Library Journal</i>, Starred Review<br/></b><br/>'As clever as it is hopeful. Original, captivating, and assured' <b>TAYLOR JENKINS REID </b>(on Kemper Donovan's <i>The Decent Proposal</i>)