Last night was the official launch party for The Mitford Murders. Held on the first floor – the Crime Room – of Hatchard's Piccadilly, the scene was set with the backdrop of London's setting sun through the end window. Around a hundred people turned up and the noise of the chatter and clinking wine glasses was a delight. Although this is my tenth book, as my first novel everything about this title has been completely different, not least this launch party. This felt closer to