The King's Arms: MURDER IN THE PUBS OF OXFORD

It begins with a body in one of Oxford’s oldest pubs.When a senior academic is found dead inside the King’s Arms on Holywell Street, the death is first treated as a tragic accident. Oxford has seen scandal before. It has seen ambition, rivalry, and secrets buried beneath centuries of stone. But then another man dies. And then another.Each death takes place in a different Oxford pub.Each victim shares a connection no one wants to admit.And someone is turning the city’s history into a map of revenge.Dr Tamara Vane is drawn into a chilling investigation that reaches from the oak-panelled rooms of ancient colleges to the crowded bars and hidden corners of Oxford’s most famous drinking houses. From the King’s Arms to the Lamb & Flag, the Eagle and Child, the Turf Tavern, the Bear, and the Head of the River, the trail exposes a network of silence, privilege, and guilt.The deaths are not random.They are being staged.As Tamara closes in on the truth, she realises the killer is not simply punishing the past. They are writing a story, one victim at a time, and everyone involved has already been given a role.But when the pattern begins to move dangerously close to home, the question is no longer who will die next.It is whether the ending was decided long before anyone knew they were part of the plot.A dark, atmospheric Oxford murder thriller filled with secrets, old guilt, academic rivalry and deadly revenge. Perfect for readers who enjoy intelligent crime fiction, university mysteries, and suspense set against the haunting backdrop of historic Oxford.