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A Body at the Dance Hall: A totally unputdownable 1920s cozy murder mystery: 3 (London Ladies' Murder Club)

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English
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Bookouture (3 April 2024)
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Publication Date
08/04/2024
ISBN-10
1835251986
Pages
304 pages
ISBN-13
9781835251980
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12.85 x 1.93 x 19.84 cm
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9781835251980
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Marty Wingate (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.Read more about this authorRead less about this author
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1922. Amateur sleuth Mabel Canning is surrounded by the bright lights of London as she chaperones a young American woman to a dance.

But when someone is murdered, a deadly tango begins…Meet plucky woman-about-town Mabel Canning, leader of the London Ladies’ Murder Club and trusted assistant to gentlewomen. When she is tasked with accompanying Roxy, a fun-loving heiress, on a glamorous night out, Mabel can’t wait to sip champagne and practice the foxtrot.

But just as Roxy sashays out of sight, a mysterious man warns Mabel that the feisty young redhead is in danger. And someone is dead before the music stops.

. .

Roxy was the last person to see the victim alive, and she stumbles into Mabel’s arms with her daffodil-yellow dress splashed with blood. Determined to protect her ward, Mabel gathers her dashing beau Winstone and her pals from the murder club.

Together they trace the weapon back to the ballroom, but when its twin goes missing, it is clear time is running out to prevent another murder on the dance floor…The police conclude the killer is in Roxy’s family, but Mabel finds herself spinning between a motley troupe of suspects. Mr Bryars, the anxious ballroom manager, is constantly tripping over himself to hide his secrets.

But would he kill to protect his reputation? And young Ned Kettle may have looked dashing while waltzing around with Roxy, but he was once a notorious thief. Is the sticky-fingered rogue also a dab hand at murder?Just as Mabel and her murder club friends quickstep closer to the truth, Roxy is kidnapped, and Mabel comes cheek to cheek with the killer.

Can she save poor Roxy and herself? Or has she danced her last dance?A delightfully witty and utterly addictive whodunnit absolutely bursting with 1920s sparkle, from USA Today bestselling author Marty Wingate. Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Richard Osman, Verity Bright and T.

E. Kinsey.

What readers are saying about The Body at the Dance Hall:‘A firm favourite of mine… The best… I read this book in one sitting… Fast paced and fun… Sucked me in from page one!’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Such a fun read… Quick to get to the action! I thought I had figured out a major plot point but I was totally wrong!… My favourite. ’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐What readers are saying about The London Ladies’ Murder Club series:‘Loved everything about this… Outstanding.

The characters were all amazing… I was shocked by who the villain was… My favorite cozy mystery series!’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘YES. I completely inhaled this in one day… So gripping… Charming… Definitely kept me guessing.

’ Goodreads reviewer, audio edition‘I spat my tea out across the room… Excellent… no notes whatsoever… I couldn’t find a single thing to nit-pick about!’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Just loved this! Couldn't get enough. I just had to know how this would end.

I couldn't stop reading. The culprit was totally unexpected.

I was so surprised. Wonderful mystery.

’ NetGalley reviewer, audio edition‘I absolutely loved this… I read it one day!’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Absolutely wonderful and fun… Perfect. A must read!’Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘I have read many, many books and there are very, very few that I’ve been unable to put down.

[This] is the exception. Reader, I was hooked… sheer joy and worthy of P.

G. Wodehouse.

’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Excellent. I loved it from start to finish… fabulous… Wonderful…really fun… I'mthrilled that there are more books to come!’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐.

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