The Cupid Killer and Other Murderers

A new Pignon Scorbion mystery from WhoopInk, the publishing imprint launched by EGOT-winning actor and author Whoopi Goldberg!

In the English village of Haxford, murder is becoming a dreadful habit.

When young Nell Sawyer is discovered dead outside Calvin's Barbershop-strewn with rose petals, pierced by an arrow, and branded with Cupid's symbol in lipstick-the town's postcard charm begins to crack. Fortunately for Haxford, the village has engaged the brilliant services of celebrated Chief Police Inspector Pignon Scorbion. Rapidly becoming famous across Britain for his unconventional methods and razor-sharp mind, Scorbion solves crimes from an unlikely headquarters: the local barbershop, alongside six eccentric deputies armed with sharp eyes, sharper tongues, and plenty of opinions.

But then young Lizzie Johnson meets the same grisly fate as her friend Nell, and deduction must give way to urgency before Cupid claims a third victim.

And murder is only the beginning. Other cases need to be solved by Scorbion and his barbershop team. Traveling magician Pippa the Great arrives in town with a dazzling vanishing act-and suddenly tills all over Haxford begin emptying themselves. When one robbery turns deadly, Scorbion and his curious crew are again on the case.

Filled with wit, charm, oddball suspects, and deadly secrets, these delightful Edwardian mysteries introduce a village where gossip travels fast, tea is always brewing, and danger lurks just beneath the cobblestones.