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  • The Picture House Murders

  • Miss Clara Vale, Book 1
  • By: Fiona Veitch Smith
  • Narrated by: Hannah Genesius
  • Length: 9 hrs and 40 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (16 ratings)

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The Picture House Murders

By: Fiona Veitch Smith
Narrated by: Hannah Genesius
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Summary

Murder is no occupation for a lady... or is it?

1929: Miss Clara Vale is a woman ahead of her time. Rather than attending Oxford to bag an eligible Duke (as her mother, Lady Vale, so desperately hoped), she threw herself into a degree in chemistry, with aspirations to become a scientist in her own right.

But the world isn't ready for Clara. Unable to land a job in science because she's a woman, she is stuck behind the desk at a dingy London library.

Until her estranged Uncle dies suddenly, leaving her his private detective agency, and laboratory, in his will.

Clara couldn't become a detective, could she?

The decision is made for her when one of her uncle's old clients comes to her for help with a case surrounding the local picture house and invites Clara to see the latest show, before they discuss the details.

But during the film, a fire suddenly engulfs the picture house, with tragic consequences.

It seems at first an accident, but Clara soon begins to question if it was in fact a carefully orchestrated murder.

She's suddenly in the middle of a deadly mystery and will discover her scientific skills make her a sleuth to be reckoned with... Can she catch the killer before they strike again?

The first in a brand-new, glittering Golden Age cozy mystery series. Fans of Verity Bright, Helena Dixon and TE Kinsey will be hooked from the very first page to the final breathtaking finale.
©2023 Fiona Veitch Smith (P)2023 Bonnier Books UK
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Great narration

Although part of the retro golden age detection genre, the books are so well written and narrated, that I don't mind. They're good fun.

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