The killing of a chestnut tree

Be gay, solve crimes! The Killing of a Chestnut Tree introduces Havelock Harper, an all-new queer gentleman detective in the tradition of Sherlock Holmes, with a cozy, fantastical mystery. "I loved this book! Havelock and Sebastian are such great company, brilliant, approachable, fascinating, their...

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Main Author: Langmead, Oliver K. (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Tor Publishing Group, 2026.
Edition:First edition.
Series:A Havelock Harper mystery
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Summary:Be gay, solve crimes! The Killing of a Chestnut Tree introduces Havelock Harper, an all-new queer gentleman detective in the tradition of Sherlock Holmes, with a cozy, fantastical mystery. "I loved this book! Havelock and Sebastian are such great company, brilliant, approachable, fascinating, their relationship is real and touching and relatable. And the mystery is riveting." -#1 New York Times bestselling author LOUISE PENNY Everyone in England knows Havelock Harper, the celebrated consulting detective, from the cases published in the papers. If any of them read his secret files, they would discover a very different man. His most fantastical cases must never reach the public eye, and nor must the love he shares with his stalwart companion, the formidable Major Sebastian Wright. The Duke of Farleigh has been killed, and Havelock Harper summoned to the secluded Farleigh Forest to solve his murder. When he and Sebastian arrive, they discover a greater mystery. The trees of Farleigh have begun to speak, writing words into their leaves and bark. The victim is one of those trees: an ancient chestnut, cruelly chopped down. Why has the forest begun to speak? Why would anyone cut down the Duke? And how can Farleigh's gentle, quiet paradise survive this crime?
Physical Description:168 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
ISBN:9781250448613
1250448611
Author Notes:Oliver K. Langmead writes speculative fiction. His verse-novel, Calypso , was shortlisted for a Hugo Award, and named one of the best Science Fiction books of 2024 by Esquire Magazine and The Guardian . His previous novel, Glitterati was shortlisted for a British Fantasy Award, and named one of New Scientist 's best Science Fiction books of 2022. He is a Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Lancaster, and in late 2018 he was the writer in residence at the European Space Agency's Astronaut Centre in Cologne.