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Death by Railway: A 1920s Luxury Train Mystery

Author : Brittany E. Brinegar

Publisher : Britt Lizz Publishing

Page : 327 pages

File Size : 22,84 MB

Release : 2024-07-26

Category : Fiction

ISBN :

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Murder on the Royal Rocky Express Autumn, 1924 All aboard the most luxurious train route in the country. No expense is spared to pamper travelers on an enchanting ride through the snow-capped mountains. Penelope van Kessler, a stylish young sleuth, embarks on the trip with a secret agenda - find a thief who has been stealing from passengers. But when a wealthy woman is found murdered in her lush, private compartment, Penelope’s investigation is derailed and rerouted. A U.S. Marshal takes charge and steamrolls the case with his one-track-mind approach. With all the passengers trapped in the one-horse town of River Springs, Colorado, a cunning killer lurks among them. As tensions rise and suspicions swirl, Penelope must rely on her razor-sharp wit and keen insights to unmask the murderer before he strikes again. Will she uncover the truth before the final whistle blows, or will trusting a new ally spell the end of the line for the Heist Society team? ----------------------------------------------- Death by Railway is the fourth installment in the Heist Society Investigates 1920s cozy mystery series. If you enjoy the glittering world of flappers, cross-country trains, an adorable poodle sidekick, and glamourous deceit this jazz-age whodunit is for you! Heist Society Investigates Series Order Book 1: Death by Flapper Book 2: Death by Fortune Book 3: Death by Matchmaker Book 4: Death by Railway Book 5: Death by Midnight Book 6: Death by Mistletoe



Death by Matchmaker: A 1920s Nosy Neighbor Murder Mystery

Author : Brittany E. Brinegar

Publisher : Britt Lizz Publishing

Page : 316 pages

File Size : 19,2 MB

Release : 2024-05-24

Category : Fiction

ISBN :

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Enjoy this historical murder mystery from Brittany E. Brinegar, author of humorous whodunits... Playing Cupid can be deadly. Dallas, 1924 The last person anyone expects to meet their demise is Clarissa Braxton, the esteemed matchmaker with a knack for pairing Dallas' rich and famous. But when Clarissa is found stabbed in her opulent home, the city's social scene is thrown into chaos. Against her boss’ orders, fashion-forward detective Penelope van Kessler dives into a world where society's whispers and matchmaking schemes intertwine. As she investigates the secretive lives of Clarissa's closest circle, she discovers a web of romantic entanglements, family discord, and disgruntled clients with hearts scorned. But when Penelope’s top suspects all offer ironclad alibis, she finds herself channeling the deductive prowess of Sherlock Holmes to piece together a puzzle that shatters the police department’s open and shut case. Will the shadowy figure be unmasked before someone else takes a dagger to the heart? Or will trusting her instincts prove to be Penelope’s antidote to heartbreak? ----------------------------------------------- Death by Matchmaker is the third installment in the Heist Society Investigates 1920s cozy mystery series. If you enjoy the glittering world of flappers, secret speakeasies, and glamourous deceit this jazz-age whodunit is for you! Heist Society Investigates Series Order Book 1: Death by Flapper Book 2: Death by Fortune Book 3: Death by Matchmaker Book 4: Death by Railway Book 5: Death by Midnight Book 6: Death by Mistletoe ----------------------------------------------- Fans of Sara Rosett, Lee Strauss, and Benedict Brown will love this American spin on a roaring twenties mystery!







The Mystery of the Blue Train

Author : Agatha Christie

Publisher : Vintage

Page : 271 pages

File Size : 41,30 MB

Release : 2024-01-02

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0593685377

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Agatha Christie’s beloved detective Hercule Poirot solves the murder of an American heiress by restaging her final journey by night train—with all of the suspects aboard. When the fabled Blue Train, the luxury overnight passenger express to the Riviera, arrives at Nice, a guard attempts to awaken Ruth Kettering from her slumbers. But the wealthy American socialite will never wake again, for a brutal blow has killed her, disfiguring her almost beyond recognition. What is more, her famously valuable rubies are missing. The prime suspect is Ruth’s estranged husband, Derek. Yet Hercule Poirot is not convinced, and so he stages an eerie reenactment of the journey—with all of the suspected murderers aboard. A VINTAGE CLASSIC MYSTERY



The Armchair Detective

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Page : 504 pages

File Size : 41,39 MB

Release : 1967

Category : Detective and mystery stories

ISBN :

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Death in Soho

Author : Emily Organ

Publisher : Emily Organ

Page : 254 pages

File Size : 39,85 MB

Release : 2021-10-19

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 9781838493141

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It's the Roaring Twenties. London's bright young things are partying, Soho's nightlife is buzzing and Augusta Peel is hiding in her basement. She has a reason to hide there: it's home to her Bloomsbury workshop where she repairs old, neglected books. After a busy time during the war, all Augusta wants is peace and quiet - even if it is routinely disturbed by the tube trains beneath her feet. But events take a turn when Augusta agrees to chaperone 19-year-old Harriet Jones on a date. Failing to get her home on time, she ends up in a riotous nightclub. She can't imagine the evening getting much worse when the police raid it. But then the murder happens. Who shot Jean Taylor? An old acquaintance at Scotland Yard learns Augusta was near the murder scene and persuades her to help with his investigation. But how can a humble book repairer navigate Soho's world of actresses, gangsters and theatre impresarios to discover the truth?



Death in the Tunnel

Author : Miles Burton

Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.

Page : 232 pages

File Size : 22,42 MB

Release : 2016-04-05

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1464205825

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Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder "This offering in the British Library Crime Classics series is part of a popular subgenre of the time, called the 'railway murder mystery.' The train setting was ideal for encasing a wide variety of people in one place, giving them myriad chances for meetings and murder." —Booklist On a dark November evening, Sir Wilfred Saxonby is travelling alone in the 5 o'clock train from Cannon Street, in a locked compartment. The train slows and stops inside a tunnel; and by the time it emerges again minutes later, Sir Wilfred has been shot dead, his heart pierced by a single bullet. Suicide seems to be the answer, even though no reason can be found. Inspector Arnold of Scotland Yard thinks again when he learns that a mysterious red light in the tunnel caused the train to slow down. Finding himself stumped by the puzzle, Arnold consults his friend Desmond Merrion, a wealthy amateur expert in criminology. To Merrion it seems that the dead man fell victim to a complex conspiracy—but the investigators are puzzled about the conspirators' motives, as well as their identities. Can there be a connection with Sir Wilfred's seemingly untroubled family life, his highly successful business, or his high-handed and unforgiving personality? And what is the significance of the wallet found on the corpse, and the bank notes that it contained?





Three Wise Monkeys

Author : Charles van Onselen

Publisher : Jonathan Ball Publishers

Page : 228 pages

File Size : 11,93 MB

Release : 2023-03-23

Category : History

ISBN : 1776192478

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Volume 2 of Three Wise Monkeys explores Catholic Mozambique's role in the leisure economy of Protestant South Africa, as a place where bachelor miners and Randlords alike could project their fantasies of subtropical exotica, whether in the raucous bars and brothels of the port or in the development of the upmarket Polana Hotel and the vision of segregated 'tourist zones' for race-conscious Rand holidaymakers. Mozambique's liminal place in the leisure and entertainment universe was nowhere better represented than in the rise and eventual fall of Lourenço Marques Radio. For decades, LM Radio beamed the hit songs of the day, and a certain vision of post-war modernity, to white South Africans increasingly in thrall to the stifling rule of Calvinist churches, the National Party and the Broederbond-dominated SABC. The eventual triumph of the SABC in muzzling LM Radio was a foretaste of the police state that came to imprison South African minds during the 1960s and 1970s.