Murder Most British

<p><strong>Big Ben chiming in the distance chilly walks along the river Thames cocktails at the Ritz... and a government secretary dead? Only Jane Treen can solve the case!</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>London 1941. Miss Jane Treen</strong> is faced with another mysterious disappearance within her Secret Detective Agency's team. <strong>Tabitha Moore</strong> a government typist <span style=color: rgba(33 33 33 1)>was on her way to meet Jane with vital information about some secret codes. But she didn't turn up for work and has seemingly vanished without trace. </span>Then Jane and <span style=color: rgba(33 33 33 1)>her colleague handsome codebreaker </span><strong style=color: rgba(33 33 33 1)>Arthur Cilento</strong><span style=color: rgba(33 33 33 1)> receive a call: a body has been found and it matches Tabitha's description...</span></p><p></p><p>It quickly becomes clear that Tabitha's death was not due to ongoing air raids on the city: the silk scarf tied tightly around her neck suggests otherwise. The prime suspect is Tabitha's fiancé <strong>Leo Cavendish</strong> a dashing government official but there are plenty of others with a motive too. Jane and Arthur scrutinise those around Tabitha at work and at home including a charming newsreader reporting on government affairs a jealous pianist in love with Leo and a known womaniser and gambler fond of causing trouble.</p><p></p><p>Together Jane Arthur and her fluffy ginger cat Marmaduke hole up in her London townhouse with black coffee in plentiful supply and a roaring fire in the grate. But just as they begin to piece together the puzzle someone else is found dead. It's clear they need to step up and catch the killer on the loose in the big smoke before it's their turn next...</p><p></p><p><strong>If you love twisty crime novels top-secret intrigue and the very best of Golden Age mysteries then you will adore Helena Dixon's totally gripping cozy novel perfect for fans of Agatha Christie T.E. Kinsey and Verity Bright! </strong></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>What readers are saying about <em>The Secret Detective Agency</em>:</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>'</span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>I ATE this up. What more could I ask for???</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>... </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Loved it</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>.' Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>'</span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Hooked from start to finish</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>... This book is </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>an absolute delight!</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>' </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>reading_barefoot_on_the_beach</em></p>