The Grapples of Wrath

THIS MYSTERY HAS THEM IN A CHOKEHOLD... Medium turned private investigator Claire Hendricks is excited to embark on her first official case. Ken King always expected to inherit his family's Brighton-based indie pro-wrestling company. But when his Dad, Eddie, died suddenly a few months ago, he unexpectedly left everything to his brother, Ken's Uncle Nate. Ken suspects Eddie did not die of natural causes, but the police see no reason to open an investigation, so Ken, convinced his Dad is haunting the wrestling gym, hires Claire, to investigate, unaware that her teenage best friend, Sophie, now a ghost, comes as part of the package. But as Claire and Sophie question Ken's family, friends and employees, it quickly becomes clear that in the world of pro wrestling reality and fakery have an interesting relationship, and getting to the truth of what really killed Eddie will be anything but easy...

Alice Bell grew up in South West England, in the sort of middle-of-nowhere where teenagers spend their weekends drinking Smirnoff Ice in a field that also has at least one horse in it. In 2018 she became the deputy editor of Rock Paper Shotgun, a popular PC gaming website. In 2019 she was named one of the 100 most influential women in the UK games industry. After spending several years in London, Bell now lives in Cork, Ireland, where she watches giant ships, makes crochet animals, and plays video games where you can set things on fire and make elves kiss. She has probably read more detective fiction and watched more episodes of Midsomer Murders than you. Her debut cozy crime novel Grave Expectations came out in 2023.