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***THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR***

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Her 3 o’clock just became a murder case...


When a body is found near Beachy Head, the police chalk it up to suicide — a tragic but not uncommon end in these parts.

But local psychotherapist Patricia Philipps isn’t convinced.

The victim? Her three o’clock patient, Henry Clayton.

The cause of death is supposedly self-inflicted. Yet Pat can’t shake the belief that someone wanted Henry Clayton dead. She spends her working life listening to histories and secrets, and she has a nose for when a story doesn’t quite ring true.

Drawn from the therapy room to the crime scene, Pat begins to notice what others appear to overlook.

At her side is her best friend Prichard - a home-brewer of fearsome, stomach-turning concoctions, an excellent cook, and a man who seems to get along with everyone. Which makes him useful for infiltrating village life.

As Pat and Prichard look beneath the village’s thin veneer of normality - one that barely conceals its appetites - they discover a killer hiding in plain sight.

Shrink Solves Murder is a warm, witty and wise crime caper from the nation's favourite therapist.

© Philippa Perry 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026

Critics Review

I’ve always admired the sleuth in Philippa Perry and that’s more than vindicated in this assured and hugely enjoyable murder mystery debut. It’s brilliant!
Richard Coles
Fantastic book: wickedly witty, with delightful quirky characters and a cracking plot
Dame Jacqueline Wilson
What a joy Shrink Solves Murder by Philippa Perry is. This is cosy crime with a side order of psychological insight and fabulously real characters. Already looking forward to the next one!
Jennie Godfrey
A cunning murder disguised as a suicide, a brilliant psychotherapist who doesn’t believe what she’s told, and a cast of village eccentrics who help (and hinder) her investigations, this is cosy crime at its most enjoyable
Natalie Haynes
A crash course in psychotherapy cunningly disguised as a very entertaining murder mystery
Henning Wehn
Author Philippa Perry
Narrator Joanna Scanlan
Duration 9 hours and 18 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781804957424
Format Audiobook
Publisher Cornerstone
Genre Crime and mystery: cosy mystery, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Crime and mystery: women sleuths
Availability AU, GB, IE

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