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The Death Beat

Poppy Denby Investigates

by Fiona Veitch Smith

  • Paperback
  • 336 pages
  • Publisher: Lion Hudson
  • 13 x 19.6 x 2.3 cm

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The latest book in the Poppy Denby Investigates series, The Death Beat takes Poppy from London to New York in the bustling Jazz age.
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When London Daily Globe editor Rollo Rolandson has to return to New York for three months he takes his star reporter, Poppy Denby, with him. Poppy is very excited to be working on the world-famous New York Times and looks forward to immersing herself in the arts and entertainment of Manhattan. Instead, she is allocated The Death Beat - journalese for obituaries - and tied to her desk.

But our intrepid young reporter has a nose for a story and when a European prince dies in a luxury penthouse apartment she starts to investigate. She follows a sordid trail involving illegal immigrants, forced labour, eugenics, and sexual scandals...and an unexpected ghost from her past.

From the speakeasies of Greenwich Village to the sweat shops of the Garment District, Poppy Denby seeks justice for the victims of a shameful crime.

  • Author

    Fiona Veitch Smith

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Lion Hudson

  • Published

    September 2017

  • Weight

    250g

  • Page Count

    336

  • Dimensions

    13 x 19.6 x 2.3 cm

  • ISBN

    9781782642473

  • ISBN-10

    1782642471

  • Eden Code

    4525580

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    Fiona Lloyd

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    This is the third book in the Poppy Denby series, and my favourite so far. I like the way the author interweaves the glamorous side of the 1920s with some of the more uncomfortable issues of the day. Poppy is a credible - and likeable - protagonist, and I found myself drawn into her anxieties and fears as she tries to unravel the mystery behind a dead body discovered in a New York apartment. The story moves at a good pace, and the historical and geographical details enhance the background without intruding on the plot. Definitely worth reading, although it probably works best when read in the context of the two previous Poppy novels.

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