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A Case of Doubtful Death: A Frances Doughty Mystery (The Frances Doughty Mysteries)
Linda Stratmann
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Description for A Case of Doubtful Death: A Frances Doughty Mystery (The Frances Doughty Mysteries)
Paperback. A doctor has set up a waiting mortuary on the borders of Kensal Green Cemetery. He collapses and dies, apparently of natural causes, but on the same night one of his most reliable employees goes missing. Frances Doughty, a young sleuth with a reputation for solving knotty cases, is engaged to find the missing man, but nothing is as it seems. Series: Frances Doughty Mystery. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 125 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 296.
The year is 1880. In West London, a dedicated doctor has set up a waiting mortuary on the borders of Kensal Green Cemetery, where corpses are left to decompose before burial to reassure clients that no one can be buried alive. When he collapses and dies on the same night that one of his most reliable employees disappears, Frances Doughty, a young sleuth with a reputation for solving knotty cases, is engaged to find the missing man, but nothing is as it seems. In this, her third case, Frances Doughty must rely on her wit, courage ... Read more
The year is 1880. In West London, a dedicated doctor has set up a waiting mortuary on the borders of Kensal Green Cemetery, where corpses are left to decompose before burial to reassure clients that no one can be buried alive. When he collapses and dies on the same night that one of his most reliable employees disappears, Frances Doughty, a young sleuth with a reputation for solving knotty cases, is engaged to find the missing man, but nothing is as it seems. In this, her third case, Frances Doughty must rely on her wit, courage ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
Frances Doughty Mystery
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752470184
SKU
V9780752470184
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About Linda Stratmann
Linda Stratmann is the author of Chloroform: The Quest for Oblivion and two previous titles in the Frances Doughty Mysteries--The Poisonous Seed and The Daughters of Gentlemen.
Reviews for A Case of Doubtful Death: A Frances Doughty Mystery (The Frances Doughty Mysteries)
." . . The pace moves along well and [Stratmann's] dry wit that is expressed through conversation among the characters is most entertaining."
Joseph's Reviews "[A] formidable Victorian historical . . . most readers will want to see more of Frances."
Publishers Weekly on The Poisonous Seed
Joseph's Reviews "[A] formidable Victorian historical . . . most readers will want to see more of Frances."
Publishers Weekly on The Poisonous Seed