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Roaring Twenties Whodunnits Scenes of Crime Murder in the Queen's Boudoir Murder With Majesty

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British Pbk Original - Robinson (2004)

Roaring Twenties Whodunnits
edited by Mike Ashley
Ruby was quite happy in her suburban home with steady if unexciting husband Harold – until Rudolf Valentino entered her life in the form of The Sheikh, and took up residence in her spare bedroom. The short story, ‘Valentino’s Valediction’, was first published in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
Mike Ashley’s brilliant new collection of whodunnits presents 23 stories with all the excitement, escapism and eccentricity of the 1920s. The Roaring Twenties, the Jazz Age, the Age of Wonderful Nonsense – this was the decade when everyone went a little bit crazy with the euphoria of getting through the War. For a while the era seemed to have everything going for it, but beneath the dazzle and glitter lay a darker side.

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First British Edition Constable (2000)

Scenes of Crime
Crime Writers' Association Anthology
Edited by Martin Edwards with a foreword by Natasha Cooper
The Crime Writers’ Association has produced an anthology nearly every year for over forty years. Each one has offered thousands of devotees of crime fiction selected short stories by established crime writers and old favourites, and by new and lesser-known talents. Entertaining, inventive and full of quality, the CWA short story anthologies demonstrate the impressive diversity of the crime genre and the skill of the writers who choose to make crime writing their art.
Contributors were asked to come up with stories based on the classic theme, the scene of the crime. Each story is preceded by a short introduction, and a biographical note on the author is also provided.
‘Tom Wasp and Anybody’s Child’ by Amy Myers: Mid Victorian East End chimney sweep Tom Wasp narrates how with the help of his young apprentice Ned he solves the puzzle of how the dead body of Lady Harkness landed up in the Fleet river sewer.
Praise for previous CWA anthologies:
'Enterprising anthology... thoroughly entertaining. You get the feeling Christmas has come early.' Philip Oakes, Literary Review
'Kate Charles ... contributes Sheep's Clothing which demonstrates how engaging a short story can be. Another charmer is editor Edwards' artful Where Do You Find Your Ideas?.' Publishers Weekly

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First British Edition Severn House (2000)

Murder in the Queen's Boudoir
The inimitable Auguste Didier returns in another classic intrigue
It seemed a wonderful idea at the beginning: a staged scene to tempt the ghost of tragic Marie-Antoinette into showing herself at Le Petit Trianon. And what better way to do so but to recreate a day in her life? Surely no self-respecting ghost would be able to resist? Although for that matter, neither would a woman with revenge in her heart, nor a man with a weakness for a wager…
There have been several reported sightings at Le Petit Trianon over the years and, on the fateful day, no fewer than three Marie-Antoinettes are seen, but the dead body found in the late queen’s bedchamber after lunch is no illusion.
Potential suspects abound; the victim had more enemies than friends and everyone is under suspicion – including the king. It is up to supercook of the day, Auguste Didier, to save an important reputation and, with the help of his wife Tatiana, to find the real killer before another murder takes place.
What the press have said about the Auguste Didier novels by Amy Myers
‘Wittily written and intricately plotted with some fine characterisation. Perfection.’ Magazine
‘Christmas...usually brings a new Auguste mystery with it (work with me here, I’m going for broke). Chestnuts, spices, exotic fruits - like Christmas fare each further excursion of the chef/detective is stuffed with more jokes, more mystery, more good old fashioned fun than the last.’ Crime Time
‘Delightfully written, light, amusing and witty. I look forward to Auguste Didier’s next banquet of delights.’ Eastern Daily Press
‘A rich concoction of intrigue, spiced by comedy with wonderful Edwardian detail.’ Novelists’ Society
‘Plenty of fun, along with murder and mystery...as brilliantly coloured as a picture postcard.’ Dartmouth Chronicle
‘Impossible to put down.’ Kent Messenger
‘An amusing Victorian whodunnit.’ Annabel
‘Classically murderous.’ Woman’s Own

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First British Edition Severn House (1999)

Murder With Majesty
Auguste Didier is back in another classic tale of intrigue
Auguste Didier finds himself enjoying the peace and tranquillity of Farthing Court estate in Kent where he is employed as chef for the forthcoming wedding of Arthur, Lord Montfoy, and his American heiress bride.
The plans seem to be progressing smoothly, even with the additional complication of the unpublicised attendance of King Edward VII, since the Frimhurst villagers are themselves busy preparing for their elaborate, and not altogether traditional, May Day celebrations.
However, behind the smiling pageantry lurks a sinister force. Several people are playing masquerades of their own: Arthur is not the true lord of the manor, having sold his birthright many years before, and the villagers have their own reasons for dressing up as characters of folklore. But most disturbing of all, the real lord of the manor turns out to be Pyotr Gregorin, a prominent member of the Tsar’s secret service and now Didier’s uncle by marriage. A man who has sworn many times to murder him…
‘Reading like a cross between Hercule Poirot and Mrs Beeton...this feast of entertainment is packed with splendid late-Victorian detail.’ Evening Standard
'Characters add spice to this stew of pert Victorian manners, witty asides and royal pretensions' Library Journal

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