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It’s open season at Penford Manor in Northumberland – and someone has murder in their sights…
Miss Clara Vale returns in ‘The Penford Manor Murders’ by Fiona Veitch Smith on 15th April!
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Poppy Denby is back! In this final book in the current series Poppy heads to Oxford to investigate the mysterious death of an Oxford scientist, a Somerville College graduate who is found dead in the History of Science Museum. But ghosts from Poppy’s past haunt her and her ‘happy ever after’ with Daniel may soon fall apart. Will Poppy unmask the villain and save her love life all at the same time?
Murder of an Oxford Scientist (previously published as The Crystal Crypt) is out now in ebook and paperback (still in audio as The Crystal Crypt). The gorgeous cover is by Lisa Brewster. And yes, that is a real 1922 Remington portable typewriter! (it’s mine!). Buy here now!
I’m chuffed to tell you that the first in the Poppy Denby Investigates series, A Front-Page Murder (previously The Jazz Files), will be translated into Bulgarian! I have just signed with Soft Press Publishing in Bulgaria. The book will be translated and released in 2026. Chestito! (Google tells me that’s congratulations in Bulgarian).
It’s 1924. Poppy Denby, Fleet Street journalist, is hoping for a few weeks off, visiting her family in Newcastle upon Tyne. She’s reluctantly roped into filling in for the publicist of a renowned artist who, inconveniently, is then murdered on Poppy’s watch – at the Laing Art Gallery. ‘Murder at the Art Gallery’, #5 in the Poppy Denby Investigates series, is out now! https://loom.ly/gdhqLcY
(This was formerly published as The Art Fiasco by Lion Fiction. The audiobook by WF Howes is still under that name.)
Since the first Poppy Denby book, The Jazz Files, was re-released under the new title A Front-Page Murder, I have been delighted by the reception the books have received from fans old and new.
My wish was to give these wonderful stories new life and for them to reach a new audience. Here’s a sample:
“Now this is what I call a page turner! This is one of the best books I’ve read for a long time. Loved Poppy Denby.”
A new Poppy fan
Quick on the heels of A Front-Page Murder, the new titles have been released one a month. So far there are three out, the fourth will be out in December – and a further two in January and February! So why not gift yourself (or a loved one) the first four Poppy books for Christmas? Click here to order.
I am delighted to announce that the Poppy Denby Investigates books are going to be re-published with new titles and covers by Embla Books (an imprint of Bonnier Books UK).
The first in the series, formerly The Jazz Files, is now called A Front-Page Murder and is available now! Order your copy here.
The next books will be released one a month for the next five months. They are:
Murder at the Old Vic Theatre (formerly The Kill Fee) – October 2024
Murder on Lexington Avenue (formerly The Death Beat) – November 2024
Murder at Winterton Hall (formerly The Cairo Brief) – December 2024
Murder at the Art Gallery (formerly The Art Fiasco) – January 2025
Murder of an Oxford Scientist (formerly The Crystal Crypt) – February 2025
Please note: the audio version of each is currently only available under the old name.
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