The Herring Seller's Apprentice

I am on page 154 of this 206 page book and loving it so much that I thought I'd hop online to see if it is already well-known and possibly part of a series. Apparently not, yet. It is hilariously well written and reminds me a little bit of another recently published literary murder mystery, "The Writing Class" by Jincy Willett, which I also adored. (And I am not even a fan of murder mysteries...it's the humor and the character development and the writing angle in these books which delight me.) Despite my earlier reservations, I'm starting to like Elsie (L.C.?) and appreciate her candor. Don't know how it will end...but must get back to reading.