Martin Butler
November 12th, 2025
The survival of England is at stake in the debut novel, The Queens of Kaboom (Pegasus $24.99), from freelance writer and editor Martin Butler. This cozy spy caper is set in Swinging Sixties England, where members of a rural women’s community group, the MacGuffin Sisters, are recruited by the Women’s Intelligence Service (WI-5). The sisters—bookkeeper Reggie, aircraft mechanic Gloria and cook Loveday—go undercover to foil an audacious plot targeting the 1966 FIFA World Cup of Soccer and the Queen of England. Butler drew inspiration for the novel from British TV comedies and James Bond films, as well as the real-life fact that the World Cup trophy was stolen in 1966. The book is described as “an all-female Thursday Murder Club in gogo boots” and “a delightful romp.” 9781836710257
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