* Previously published as The Crystal Crypt *
Oxford, 1925. Intrepid reporter
Poppy Denby is headed to the historic university city of Oxford, where a young female scientist,
Dr June Leighton , has been found dead.
Though June’s death is ruled an accident by the authorities, one of her colleagues, Sophie Blackburn who is an old associate of Poppy’s, is convinced June was murdered for threatening to expose a male colleague for plagiarism.
However, Sophie’s mental health is fragile and doubt is cast on her version of events. Poppy has always been reporter first, sleuth second, and whilst Poppy knows Sophie is still haunted by the death of her fiancé Bert, a former political correspondent for the Daily Globe, something tells Poppy there is a crime to be exposed and a scoop to be had.
But as she begins to investigate, another female academic is attacked, and it doesn’t take long for Poppy herself to become a target.
Can she unmask the killer before another life is taken?
Readers LOVE Murder of an Oxford Scientist!
‘A fantastic sixth addition to the Poppy Denby series … an exceptional character and I highly recommend this murder mystery series’ Reader review, 5 stars
‘Finely crafted … a well paced, intriguing mystery’ Reader review, 5 stars
‘It was as difficult to put down… After whizzing through the book in the space of a weekend, I decided to re-read it more slowly’ Reader review, 5 stars
About the author
Fiona Veitch Smith is a lover of Golden Age mysteries and historical fiction and has been shortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger. She has worked as a journalist, a university lecturer and a communications manager, and mentors new novelists. She grew up in Northumberland, then spent her teens and twenties in South Africa. She now lives in Newcastle upon Tyne.Visit http://www.claravalemysteries.com/ for information about theauthor and the world of Miss Clara Vale.
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