The Weapon and the Fruit: Any Body Can Murder by L. E. Bendon | Love Books Tours
A serial killer with a taste for classic crime. Murder scenes staged across West London. And an invitation to play a deadly game.
Love Books Tours is delighted to feature The Weapon and the Fruit: Any Body Can Murder by L. E. Bendon, published by Aneurysm Cupcake, as part of our Bookstagram tour.
This suspenseful mystery introduces readers to a dangerous game of murder and misdirection, where a killer inspired by classic crime fiction is determined to challenge one very unconventional detective.
Private Detective Lance Pomegranate returns in this sequel to Four and Twenty Blackboards, facing a case that threatens to become more personal than anything he has encountered before.
The Bookstagram tour runs from 5th to 11th October, with participating book reviewers sharing their reading experiences throughout the campaign.
Discover more about the novel, meet its author and explore the complete tour schedule below.
About the Book
Title: The Weapon and the Fruit: Any Body Can Murder
Author: L. E. Bendon
Publisher: Aneurysm Cupcake
Genre: Mystery
Pages: 337
Bookstagram Tour: 5th–11th October 2026
Book Blurb
A serial killer with a taste for classic crime. Murder scenes staged all over West London. An invitation to play.
Private Detective Lance Pomegranate has received an amusing email. At first it appears to be a typical scam. But unlike every other fraudster sullying his inbox, this one isn’t asking for his bank details. The sender knows exactly who Lance is and is demanding that he play a dangerous game.
Taking inspiration from Agatha Christie’s The ABC Murders, unhinged emailer Malcolm Dombattu has meticulously constructed a pattern of deaths designed to confuse and mislead. The victims don’t realise they’re playing, but Lance, barefoot as always and unwilling to abide by anyone’s rules but his own, wades towards the deep end.
As the bodies mount, the case turns personal, and when the killer strikes at Lance’s deepest vulnerabilities, the detective is forced to question not just the nature of the game, but whether solving the case will cost him more than he can afford to lose.
Beloved characters make a welcome return to assist Lance – some more willingly than others – in this sharp, suspenseful sequel to Four and Twenty Blackboards. Any Body Can Murder is a gripping crime novel where fiction meets reality, secrets refuse to stay buried, and every step closer to the truth comes at a price.
Meet the Author: L. E. Bendon
L. E. Bendon was born in 1983 and wishes Terry Pratchett were still not dead.
He had built quite a satisfying musician’s life for himself up until 2020 when it was suddenly on hold, for reasons we can all remember, and so he put the compulsory free time to use in an attempt to discover whether he could indeed write, polish and publish a novel.
In creating irreverent detective Lance Pomegranate, along with his friends, associates and acquaintances, Bendon took to writing a mix of what he knows, what he’s merely read about, and a few ideas he just likes.
L. E. Bendon is from London, living in South India, where most people know him as a musician who spends an awful lot of his spare time writing novels on his laptop in cafés. Prior to his debut novel in 2025 all of his published work has been sheet music.
He speaks a few languages well enough not to be confused or misled while abroad though not well enough to translate his own books just yet.
He loves cats but really prefers tortoises.
He hasn’t settled on what L. E. stands for. It is just a pen name after all. Perhaps he’ll give a different response each time he is asked, always choosing names that are significant to him. For now, it can be Ludwig Elderberry.
A Murder Mystery Inspired by Classic Crime Fiction
One of the most intriguing elements of The Weapon and the Fruit: Any Body Can Murder is its connection to the traditions of classic detective fiction.
The killer, Malcolm Dombattu, takes inspiration from Agatha Christie’s The ABC Murders, creating a pattern of deaths designed to confuse the investigation and draw Lance Pomegranate into his carefully constructed game.
But Lance is far from a conventional private detective.
Barefoot, independent and unwilling to follow anybody else’s rules, he approaches the investigation on his own terms.
As the case progresses, the stakes become increasingly personal, and solving the mystery may demand more than Lance is prepared to sacrifice.
With returning characters from Four and Twenty Blackboards, the novel offers another investigation for readers familiar with Bendon’s detective, while introducing the dangerous circumstances of his latest case.
Follow the Love Books Tours Bookstagram Tour
Our participating book reviewers are sharing their reading experiences and introducing The Weapon and the Fruit: Any Body Can Murder to the wider Bookstagram community.
Whether you’re already familiar with Lance Pomegranate or discovering L. E. Bendon’s fiction for the first time, follow the accounts below to explore their thoughts on this mystery.
Bookstagram Tour Schedule
Monday 5th October
- @helenandherhobbies
- @ekaurbook
Tuesday 6th October
- @bibliophile_foodie
- @book_a_holic_17
Wednesday 7th October
- @bexbookreviews
- @afelton6212
Thursday 8th October
- @amorina.carlton
- @hales2385
Friday 9th October
- @lauren.h_books
- @bek.is.reading
Saturday 10th October
- @bookishandcaffeinatedintx
- @Book_dragon_gems
Sunday 11th October
- @warren.isobel
- @daisyhollands
Where to Buy The Weapon and the Fruit: Any Body Can Murder
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