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Mayfair 100 mystery. 02: A death in Chelsea

โœ Scribed by Lynn Brittney


Publisher
Crooked Lane Books
Year
2020
Tongue
en-US
Weight
151 KB
Edition
First North American edition
Category
Fiction
City
England;London
ISBN
1643853147

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โœฆ Synopsis


The intrepid women of Mayfair 100 are up against a deadly and elusive enemy --and the darkest secrets of Britain's upper crust--in the second nail-biting installment of Lynn Brittney's Mayfair 100 mysteries.
In the dark days of World War I, an aristocrat's suspicious suicide propels a one-of-a-kind crime-fighting team into a sordid world of blackmail, betrayal, and tragic secrets.
When the phone rings at the Mayfair 100 exchange, the news is rarely good, and this time is no exception. The Duchess of Penhere's daughter, notorious society gossip queen Lady Adeline Treborne, has been found dead in her room in what appears to be a suicide--but her family suspects foul play.
The secret Mayfair team of amateur female detectives has been restlessly awaiting their next case, and this will prove one of their thorniest. When Dr. Caroline Allardyce performs an autopsy, she is able to conclusively prove that the woman was murdered. Lady Treborne had made...

โœฆ Subjects


British Literature


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