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It's the Roaring Twenties. London's bright young things are partying and Augusta Peel is hiding in her basement. Book repairer Augusta Peel needs some peace and quiet after serving her country in the war. Forget jazz bands and sequins, she's happy with a canary for company and old books. But events take a turn when Augusta agrees to chaperone a young woman for the night. Failing to get her home on time, she ends up in a rowdy nightclub. She can't imagine the evening getting worse when the police raid it. But then the murder happens. Who shot Jean Taylor? An old acquaintance at Scotland Yard…mehr

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It's the Roaring Twenties. London's bright young things are partying and Augusta Peel is hiding in her basement. Book repairer Augusta Peel needs some peace and quiet after serving her country in the war. Forget jazz bands and sequins, she's happy with a canary for company and old books. But events take a turn when Augusta agrees to chaperone a young woman for the night. Failing to get her home on time, she ends up in a rowdy nightclub. She can't imagine the evening getting worse when the police raid it. But then the murder happens. Who shot Jean Taylor? An old acquaintance at Scotland Yard persuades Augusta to help with his investigation. But how can a reluctant sleuth navigate Soho's world of actresses, gangsters and theatre impresarios to discover the truth?
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Emily has been a full-time author since 2017. She's written over thirty books which include the Penny Green Victorian mystery series and the Augusta Peel 1920s mysteries.Born in Yorkshire, Emily grew up in the south of England. She got hooked on mysteries at a young age when she came across Agatha Christie's books in her local library. Emily studied and worked in London where many of her stories are set. London's architecture and history has always fascinated her, and she'll happily spend hours geeking over old maps and historical newspapers.Emily lives in Berkshire with her husband and teenage children. When she's not writing and researching, she enjoys running, walking her dog and drawing.