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About Lou Collins
Short Bio:
Lou Collins entertains you with bling, banter, and baffling crimes from Essex, England, innit! Her books blend British humour with twisty plots for readers who like their murder with a splash of prosecco and a mug of builder’s tea.
Longer Bio:
Lou Collins is a British author of contemporary cosy crime. Think Midsomer Murders and Richard Osman’s Thursday Murder Club. Her smart mysteries feature sharp-witted heroines and tangled village secrets you won’t find on Google Maps.
Her debut series, Chloe Essex Cozy Mysteries, follows a fabulous fifty-something sleuth navigating murder, family drama, and mayhem.
Lou also writes the popular Lou’s Clues newsletter, full of reader fun, birthday shout-outs, and behind-the-scenes chaos.
She writes while juggling family life, ageing parents, grown-up kids who still need chauffeuring across the country, and a chronic condition that means the world’s spinning, even when she’s standing still; slower pace, same sharp tongue!
Author Headshots
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Latest Release
Title: The Only Way is Burglary
Release Date: 28 July 2025
Genre: British Contemporary Mystery
First the locks are picked. Then the lies pile high. And now the mystery is messier than a crime scene in a cake shop.
Just as Chloe Essex thought village life was finally returning to normal, a prancing pig and a rash of baffling burglaries disrupt the peace.
When one of her gang becomes the latest victim, she sets off on an unusual quest to uncover the truth.
With her ragtag team beside her, she follows a trail of wacky clues and red herrings, from the local pub to the parish church. As they inch closer to unmasking the thief, tensions boil over, and she finds a body.
Will solving the caper restore tranquillity, or force Chloe to choose between protecting the past and safeguarding the future?
The Only Way is Burglary is the third book of the Chloe Essex Cozy Mysteries, a warm and witty British series where Midsomer Murders meets Bridget Jones, with an ever-so-slightly bonkers twist. Best read in series order to avoid spoilers and missed clues, it’s perfect for fans of The Thursday Murder Club, Agatha Raisin and Stephanie Plum.
But be warned. When laughter, intrigue and murder combine, survival depends on unlimited supplies of fake tan and a vat of builders’ tea.re fake tans and fake smiles abound, a dancing queen must tango with deception to unmask a murderer before the last curtain call.
Series Info:
Chloe Essex Cozy Mysteries, by author Lou Collins, is a warm and witty British series where Midsomer Murders meets Bridget Jones, with an ever-so-slightly bonkers twist. Best read in series order to avoid spoilers and missed clues, it’s perfect for fans of The Thursday Murder Club, Agatha Raisin and Stephanie Plum.
Buy Link: https://books2read.com/towiburglary
✉️ Contact Lou
📧 Email: [email protected]
📸 Instagram: @loulovesb00ks
📘 Facebook: @loulovesb00ks
🫂 FB Reader group: Lou’s Clues
🎵 TikTok: @loucollinsauthor
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