The Paradise Heights Miniature Railway Bust-Up

Name: The Paradise Heights Miniature Railway Bust-Up
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ISBN: 9781922863058

Kate Solly

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Affirm Press
31 March 2026

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Crime & Mystery; Australian Crime Fiction

A cosy crime/mystery novel from the beloved author of Tuesday Evenings with the Copeton Craft Resistance and The Paradise Heights Craft Store Stitch-Up.

Something is amiss at the Paradise Heights Miniature Railway. And this suits Fleck Parker just fine – she’s on the hunt for a new puzzle to solve. Expensive equipment and supplies have disappeared and nobody knows why. Who could possibly wish harm on a community group delivering Sunday afternoon fun on a fleet of jolly little engines?

Fleck is frenetic as ever as she feeds a hungry baby, placates a cranky toddler, executes an (almost) on-time school run and investigates crime – all without losing her Wordle streak. Meanwhile, her best friend, Trixie, is scrambling to manage the Many Hands Society Craft Shop, where volatile volunteers are becoming a real problem.

Fleck has never met a puzzle she didn’t want to solve, and this one is just the ticket. Nobody suspects the cheerful mum asking questions at the railway as she tries to untangle the conundrum. But idyllic bushland and miniature villages hide a sinister mystery, darker and more complex than anyone imagined. Will Fleck’s attempts to derail the thief land her on the wrong side of the tracks?

By: Kate Solly
Imprint: Affirm Press
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 5,944mm, Width: 3,886mm,
ISBN: 9781922863058
ISBN 10: 192286305X
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 31 March 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Kate Solly is a writer, mother of six and really quite good at getting the bubbles out of plastic book wrap. While most of her time is spent finding lost shoes and investigating what's making the car smell bad, Kate frequently escapes to write entertaining things. She has penned many articles, columns and reviews for various publications and is the author of Tuesday Evenings With the Copeton Craft Resistance and The Paradise Heights Craft Store Stitch-Up. When she is not writing, she enjoys starting crochet projects and never finishing them.

Reviews for The Paradise Heights Miniature Railway Bust-Up

'A delicious, funny and warm-hearted novel from the queen of crafty clues, Kate Solly. Friendships, family and handicrafts entwine with a mystery that only our heroine, Fleck, can unravel, along with her yarn. The Paradise Heights Miniature Railway Bust-Up is the perfect antidote to a care-worn world.' -- Mary-Lou Stephens ‘No one meddles better than Fleck Parker. If you love the cosy cleverness of an Agatha Christie, you will love this.’ -- <B>Kerryn Mayne</B>