Susannah Stapleton

The Adventures of Maud West, Lady Detective (eBook, ePUB)

Secrets and Lies in the Golden Age of Crime

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

'If you are susceptible to Miss Marple and Harriet Vane you must read The Adventures of Maud West. You will never know the difference between fact and fiction again.' - Jill Paton Walsh, author of the Peter Wimsey/Harriet Vane mysteries.

Maud West ran her detective agency in London for more than thirty years, having started sleuthing on behalf of society's finest in 1905. Her exploits grabbed headlines throughout the world but, beneath the public persona, she was forced to hide vital aspects of her own identity in order to thrive in a class-obsessed and male-dominated world. And - as historical researcher Susannah Stapleton reveals - she was a most unreliable witness to her own life.

Who was Maud? And what was the reality of being a female private detective in the Golden Age of Crime?

Interweaving tales from Maud West's own 'casebook' with social history and extensive original research, Stapleton investigates the stories Maud West told about herself in a quest to uncover the truth.

With walk-on parts by Dr Crippen and Dorothy L. Sayers, Parisian gangsters and Continental blackmailers, The Adventures of Maud West, Lady Detective is both a portrait of a woman ahead of her time and a deliciously salacious glimpse into the underbelly of 'good society' during the first half of the twentieth century.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pan Macmillan
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Altersempfehlung: ab 18 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Juni 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781509867318
• Artikelnr.: 56940636

Autorenporträt

Susannah Stapleton is a historical researcher with over twenty years' experience unravelling mysteries for museums, organizations and private individuals. The Adventures of Maud West, Lady Detective is Susannah's first book. She lives in Shropshire.

Inhaltsangabe

Section
i: Prologue: The Lady Vanishes Chapter
1: The Documents in the Case Section
ii: The Creeping Tiger by Maud West Chapter
2: The Body in the Library Section
iii: The Lady with the Blue Spectacles by Maud West Chapter
3: Crooked House Section
iv: The Apaches of Saint
Cloud by Maud West Chapter
4: They Do It With Mirrors Section
v: The Diamond Necklace by Maud West Chapter
5: The Shadow in the House Section
vi: The Prince of Lovers by Maud West Chapter
6: To Love and Be Wise Section
vii: The Chelsea Artist by Maud West Chapter
7: A Kiss Before Dying Section
viii: A Lady's Folly by Maud West Chapter
8: The Secret Adversary Section
ix: The Clairvoyante Case by Maud West Chapter
9: Wanted: Someone Innocent Section
x: The Countess and the Snowman by Maud West Chapter
10: Tracks in the Snow Section
xi: An Unusual Pastime: as related by the San Francisco Examiner Chapter
11: Partners in Crime Section
xii: The Fatal Letter by Maud West Chapter
12: The Wrong Man Section
xiii: A Poisonous Revenge by Maud West Chapter
13: Sweet Danger Section
xiv: The End of His Tether by Maud West Chapter
14: Look to the Lady Section
xv: Such a Dull Job! Or, Fifteen Minutes with a London Section
xvi: Woman Detective: Interview with Maud West Chapter
15: A Case of Identity Chapter
16: Farewell, My Lovely Acknowledgements
xvii: Acknowledgements Section
xviii: Bibliography Section
xix: Notes Picture
xx: Picture Acknowledgements