Bernard O’Keeffe worked in advertising before becoming an English teacher, most recently at St Paul’s School in London. The first two titles in the D I Garibaldi series are: The Final Round, 2021, and Private Lessons, 2023. He lives in leafy Barnes where the series is set.
A first class mystery that threatens to blow apart the arrogance of a tight-knit social set. With this, his third novel, O Keeffe is on a roll to the big time. - The Daily Mail. Gentle humour, oodles of clues perfect comfort reading. - The Times. Terrific. - Robert Elm, BBC Radio London. How could any bookish fan of detective fiction resist such a premise? Well-paced, carefully plotted and written with what I can only imagine is a knowing smile, this was a delightful page-turning read. - Bookographia. A fantastic concept. - Mrs Book Burnabee. The storytelling is superb. As I was reading through, it felt like a movie playing in my head. - NetGalley.