Jilly Fry

Author

New author Jilly Fry enjoys nothing more than delving into the past.
The retired administrator devours the classics, peruses antique shops whenever she can, and spends many an hour reeling through the historical back issues of newspapers.
It’s hardly a surprise that Jilly’s debut novel, Mrs Wynter Investigates, is set in the murky back lanes of Victorian London.
What is surprising, is that it has taken until she’s in her 60s to finally publish her debut novel.
Jilly won a national short story competition when she was still a schoolgirl, and even had her poetry recited on BBC radio.
She has also regularly scripted murder mysteries for local groups to perform in her native Staffordshire, GB.
Inspired by authors such as Jane Austen, Agatha Christie and Anne Perry, Jilly weaved together a fascinating and highly enjoyable 2023 debut, which is based on a real life unsolved mysterious death from the 1880s.

You can follow her on Amazon, or email her at [email protected].

Published Works


Mrs Wynter and The Arlington Affair

Published: 22 December 2023

ISBN: 979-8872575634

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London 1890 – Pinnerton Lodge is a house with a secret, Mallory is determined to uncover it at any cost. What is it about the house that disturbs her?
Mallory, and her twin brother Ambrose, take on two cases, recovering a family heirloom and a missing fiancé. Murder, secrets and lies surround them.
Does The Rising Sun in Southwark, a public house as menacing as the dark alleys that surround it, hold any of the answers?
Meanwhile Mallory has her own personal battle, is she ready to step away from the shadow of widowhood?

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Mrs Wynter Investigates

Published: 17 March 2023

ISBN: 979-8387155192

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A missing child and a body found in a box - are they linked?
1890 sees a new year begin for Mallory Wynter, a young widow, but it’s not the start she planned.
Faced with eviction from her marital home by her father-in-law, she takes refuge with her twin brother, an experienced investigator.
After being approached by a member of the Aristocracy to investigate a missing child, her brother encourages her to help in the investigation - could the child be the mysterious girl in a box that’s being reported in the newspapers?

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