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The Shadows of Kensington Gore
  • Published: 22 November 2026
  • ISBN: 9780241766187
  • Imprint: Viking Fiction
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $50.00
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The Shadows of Kensington Gore

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26 Jan 2027
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22 Oct 2026
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22 Oct 2026
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22 Nov 2026
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Downton Abbey meets Sherlock in this irresistible second instalment in the Stockingham & Pike series, from a beloved and internationally bestselling author.

London, 1911.

Coronation fever. Suffragette unrest. A city crackling with tension.

When a policeman is found brutally murdered on the streets of Kensington, blame falls on the three women seen fleeing the scene.

Their sole witness? Stephen Pike: ex-borstal boy, under-butler extraordinaire and assistant to the most unconventional detective in London, Miss Decima Stockingham. Sharp-tongued, fearless and bored of behaving herself, she’s the only one able to see that this case is not what it seems.

Aided by an invisible network of maids – their eyes and ears in every house in London – this unlikely duo must catch the killer before time runs out. But in a city dazzled by ceremony and divided by change, you never know what might be lurking in the shadows…

Your favourite duo return in this witty and gripping historical mystery, for fans of Anthony Horowitz, Richard Osman and Janice Hallett.
  • Published: 22 November 2026
  • ISBN: 9780241766187
  • Imprint: Viking Fiction
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $50.00
Categories:

About the author

Ross Montgomery

Ross Montgomery is an award-winning and internationally bestselling author of books for children and, now, for adults. He won the Waterstones' Children's Book of the Year in 2024 and the Barnes and Noble Children's Book of the Year in 2025, and has been shortlisted for the Costa Children’s Book of the Year and the British Book Awards. The Murder at World's End is his first adult novel and was an instant Times bestseller. He lives in London with his wife, their baby and a cat named Fun Bobby.
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Praise for The Shadows of Kensington Gore

Who knew a murderous tale about the suffragettes could be funny as well as fascinating?

Val McDermid, bestselling author of SILENT BONES

Full of life and humour, this is another brilliant whodunnit, with my new favourite detective team

Jennie Godfrey, bestselling author of THE BARBECUE AT #9

Thank goodness Stockingham & Pike are back. The mystery is intriguing and complex, the attention to detail is delicious and the characters so lively and endearing, I couldn’t put it down!

Janice Hallett, bestselling author of THE SILENT APPEAL

A hilarious, weird delight that made me smile from start to finish. Stockingham and Pike are one of my very favourite detective duos – I'd follow them anywhere!

Robin Stevens, bestselling author of 'The Murder Most Unladylike' series