Murder at Brandling House (DI Isabella Wood #1)

Murder at Brandling House (DI Isabella Wood #1) by Lee Brook is out now (published December 5, 2025).
Murder at Brandling House (DI Isabella Wood #1)

Author: Lee Brook

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Published: December 5, 2025

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Murder at Brandling House (DI Isabella Wood #1) Release Date: December 5, 2025
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Detective Inspector Isabella Wood thought her days of hunting killers were behind her. Pregnant and transitioning to Family Liaison work, she’s looking forward to a quieter Christmas—until an emergency call shatters her carefully structured morning.

Albert Wadsworth, a vulnerable 83-year-old resident of Brandling House extra-care facility in Middleton, has been found dead in his flat. The scene suggests an interrupted burglary, but something doesn’t sit right with Isabella. The staging feels too careful. The violence too calculated. And Albert’s neighbours whisper about more than just a random break-in.

As Isabella embeds herself in the Brandling House community, knitting baby blankets in the common room and sharing tea with elderly residents, a darker pattern emerges. Missing money dismissed as confusion. Accusations attributed to dementia. A community of vulnerable people whose voices no one believes—until one of them is silenced forever.

With Christmas just days away, Isabella must navigate the fragile trust of frightened residents while her small team races against time. Because in a building where care workers hold keys and confusion provides perfect cover, the most dangerous predator is the one wearing a smile.

From the author of the DCI George Beaumont series comes a standalone Christmas mystery that proves the deadliest betrayals come from those we trust most.

While a complete standalone story, it takes place in the established DCI George Beaumont universe during novel 24.

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Genre: Christmas, Mystery

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