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A Body on the Doorstep: A completely gripping historical cozy murder mystery (London Ladies' Murder Club) Paperback – January 8, 2024
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London, 1921: Mabel Canning is proud to be a modern woman working for the Useful Women’s Agency, carrying out tasks for gentlewomen from flower arranging to washing muddy dogs. But when she answers the door for wealthy widow Rosalind Despard, she almost chokes on her cucumber sandwich when she finds a soldier’s body on the doorstep.
As she offers tea to the policemen of Scotland Yard, Mabel can’t resist getting drawn into the investigation. Who was the mysterious dead man? And why was he holding a letter for Rosalind, written by her husband on the day he disappeared?
As Mabel hunts for clues, she joins forces with Rosalind’s handsome brother, former detective Park Winstone, and his adorable terrier, Gladys. But when Mabel suspects she is being followed, the detective duo know that time is running out before the killer strikes again.
As she investigates, Mabel discovers dusty old photographs that help her reveal the soldier’s true identity. But as she gets closer to uncovering the young man’s murderer, she knows she’s also one step closer to danger... Can she outsmart the killer and save Park and Rosalind before they also turn up dead as doornails?
A totally unputdownable and utterly charming Golden Age cozy mystery from USA Today bestselling author Marty Wingate. Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Richard Osman, Verity Bright and T.E. Kinsey.
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- Print length288 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateJanuary 8, 2024
- Dimensions5.06 x 0.72 x 7.81 inches
- ISBN-101803149663
- ISBN-13978-1803149660
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- Publisher : Bookouture (January 8, 2024)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 288 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1803149663
- ISBN-13 : 978-1803149660
- Item Weight : 10.1 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.06 x 0.72 x 7.81 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #910,049 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #2,600 in Cozy Craft & Hobby Mysteries
- #15,669 in Amateur Sleuths
- #24,536 in Women Sleuths (Books)
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About the author
USA Today best-selling author Marty Wingate shares her love of Britain in three mystery series.
The First Edition Library mysteries (Berkley) are set in the lovely Georgian spa town of Bath. Here we find Hayley Burke, curator of an impressive collection of books from the Golden Age of Mystery—Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Ngaio Marsh, Margery Allingham, and all the rest. Too bad Hayley has never read a detective story in her life. In book one, The Bodies in the Library, she attempts to bluff her way along when a member of a local fan-fiction writers group turns up dead—in her library. In book two, Murder Is a Must (October 2020), Hayley plans an ambitious spring exhibition and with luck finds the best venue and the best—if the most difficult—manager to put it on. Then, said manager is found dead at the bottom of a spiral staircase.
Marty’s first historical fiction book, Glamour Girls (Alcove Press, January 2021) is set against the backdrop of the Second World War in England and follows the story of Rosalie Wright as she goes from farm girl to Spitfire pilot.
Marty also write two further mystery series. The Potting Shed books feature Pru Parke, a middle-aged American gardener transplanted from Texas to England—in the latest, Midsummer Mayhem, Pru finds herself up to her ears in murder and Shakespeare, as she builds the set for an outdoor production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Also, look for the short story Christmas at Greenoak. The Birds of a Feather mysteries follow Julia Lanchester, bird lover, who runs a tourist office in a Suffolk village—in book four, Farewell, My Cuckoo, Julia attempts to identify a murder victim found at the edge of the village while doing battle with her boyfriend’s sister, who has made herself entirely too at home in Julia’s cottage.
Marty lives with her husband and two cats near Seattle, her local library standing in for a more colorful writing venue—say, Vita Sackville-West’s tower at Sissinghurst. She is a member of Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, and the Crime Writers Association (Britain) as well as the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and the Royal Horticultural Society. She has her own modest vintage collection of books from the Golden Age writers.
Marty takes research seriously—she is a former how-to garden writer of three books and a countless number (at least, she stopped counting ages ago) of magazine and newspaper articles on everything from apple maggot to the prettiest daffodils and the best-smelling roses. Research took on an entirely new light when she began writing mysteries, and now she and her husband travel regularly to England and Scotland, where she plunges deeply into study concerning the next adventure for Hayley, Julia, or Pru—sparing not a few minutes a day to head to the pub.
Connect with Marty on Facebook (Marty Wingate Author) or on her website: martywingate.com.
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To her surprise, when she arrives at the house, she is set to making sandwiches by Mrs Rosalind Despard’s maid, but she gets on with it willingly, trying hard to keep the food away from the mischievous but lovable terrier, Gladys, who belongs to Rosalind’s brother. Soon Mabel realises that things are not exactly what she presumed. Rosalind is a sweet although emotionally fragile young widow who had been a music hall performer before her marriage and the house is not filled with well-trained servants because that is not how Rosalind wants to live. Most surprising of all is that Guy Despard has not just died. The wake is because he has just been declared dead after being inexplicably missing for seven years. Rosalind explains to Mabel that many of the police detectives that investigated Guy’s disappearance made it clear that they believed that she had killed her husband.
Her brother, Park Winstone, who had been a police officer at that time, had forcibly rejected the idea that Rosalind was involved in whatever had happened to Guy. Park has since left the police.
The guests who assemble at Rosalind’s house are an eclectic mixture of people, some are the men and women who are helping to run Guy’s still thriving business, others are ladies of leisure, and some are entertainers from Rosalind’s past, including successful comedian Cyril Godfrey. Just as a toast is proposed to Guy’s memory, the doorbell rings, Mabel goes to answer it and a man falls through the door. Chaos ensues but Mabel keeps her head and remembers her nursing experience. However, there is nothing she can do for the man who has died on the spot. In his hand he clutches an envelope addressed to Rosalind and inside it is a letter from Guy. Mabel does everything she can to support Rosalind through this fresh ordeal, as do Rosalind’s maid, Bridget, and her brother, Park.
Mabel has a small flat in New River House in Islington, which her father helped her to get because he is an old friend of the porter. She is grateful for the pleasant accommodation but very aware that if she does anything in the least risky or anything that an elderly man regards as inappropriate it may be reported back to her anxious father. Mabel makes friends with two women who live in New River House, Miss Portjoy and Miss Skeffington and, to her surprise, Park Winstone has just moved into a flat in the same building, along with his dog, Gladys.
The police are concentrating on trying to identify the dead man, but Mabel is convinced that the only way to solve the whole mystery is to find out what happened to Guy Despard seven years previously. In between her other duties for the Useful Women Agency and, aided by her three new friends, not to forget Gladys, she sets out to investigate, but the closer she gets to discovering the truth the more dangerous her quest becomes.
A Body on the Doorstep is the first book in the series that features Mabel Canning and her friends. It is a delightful historical cosy crime story with an interesting plot and a cast of engaging characters, which illustrates the struggles and grief of the British people three years after the end of the First World War. Mabel embodies the courage and determination of women who are struggling to gain the independent lifestyle that they are entitled to, despite the smothering care of their menfolk. A Body on the Doorstep is a very enjoyable read which I recommend.
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Reviewer: Carol Westron
For Lizzie Sirett (Mystery People Group)