Bookish

a witty, warm-hearted mystery perfect for book lovers

By: Matthew Sweet

Narrated by: Mark Gatiss

Adapted from the major television series created by Mark Gatiss - out now!

'A delicious read' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ READER REVIEW

London, 1946. Gabriel Book is an erudite and unconventional London bookseller married to Trottie, the owner of the wallpaper shop next door. He is also a sleuth who uses the chaotic riches of his stock to crack the puzzling cases that come his way.

He does not work alone. Book's shop is a magnet for waifs and strays - some of whom bring mysteries of their own to his door. There's Nora, sometime bookseller and true crime enthusiast; Dog, connoisseur of ginger biscuits and then Jack, whose arrival at the shop forces Book to confront a loose end from his own past.

Clever, endearing and entertaining, Bookish is a warm-hearted and unexpected mystery, about books, murder and the secrets we all keep.©2025 Eagle Eye Drama Limited

Critic reviews

A whimsical account both of postwar London and of the world of bookshops. A kind book with considerable wit. Highly readable. Clever in the best of senses

Beautifully crafted . . . Sweet evokes the world of 1946 London so well

Once you notice it…

The guy needs to chill out with the similes a bit. Other than that, good clean whodunnit fun.

The characters were wonderful and very real.

I loved all of it and I only wish there were more chapters.
When is the next one?

Wonderful storytelling!

Worth listening to again and again. I find something new every time I hear it.