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When
16 March 2026
18:00-19:30Ticketing information
Price: £15.00
Talk starts promptly at 18:00 in the New Armories and will last approximately 60 minutes.
Talk is recommended for ages 16+.
Tickets are limited and subject to availability. All attendees must be named Historic Royal Palaces members holding a valid membership.
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- Evening talk with author N. R. Daws at the Tower of London about his new book, lasting approximately 60 minutes.
- Hear from a curator about life at the Tower of London and enjoy a Q&A session with the author.
- Use your 10% member discount to purchase the book on the night.
Join us for an exclusive talk with author N. R. Daws, as he unveils the gripping details of his upcoming book, Murder at the Tower.
In this witty, mind-boggling murder mystery, an excitable and clumsy Reverend is arrested mid–church service at the Tower of London when a lady who sought to have him fired suddenly drops dead from poison.
Follow Mrs. Bramble, the Palace Housekeeper, who leaves Hampton Court Palace to untangle a web of bitter feuds between families and secret trysts that lengthen the list of suspects. Will she be able to find the killer before they strike again and free her friend? Or will the holy man have to pay for this unholy crime?
The evening will begin with Curator of Historic Buildings Alfred Hawkins, who will introduce what life was like at the Tower during the 19th century. N. R. Daws will then take to the stage, uncovering the secrets behind this royally twisted murder mystery.
About the author
N.R. Daws is a long-standing Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. Following the deaths of his father and uncle from heart disease, he became a volunteer fundraiser and was awarded an MBE for charitable services in 2006. An alumnus of the Curtis Brown Creative writing school, he achieved Highly Commended in the Blue Pencil Agency First Novel Award 2019, where he met his agent, Nelle Andrew of Rachel Mills Literary. His first novel, A Quiet Place to Kill was published by Thomas & Mercer in 2021.
Copies of Murder of the Tower will be available to purchase on the evening with your 10% member discount and the author will be signing copies following the event. Murder at the Tower can be purchased in all good bookshops and online from the 12 March and is available in Paperback, ebook and audio RRP £10.99.
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