Synopsis:

In 1920, twenty-two year old Poppy Denby moves from Northumberland to live with her paraplegic aunt in London. Aunt Dot, a suffragette who was injured in battles with the police in 1910, is a feisty and well-connected lady.

Poppy has always dreamed of being a journalist, and quickly lands a position as an editorial assistant at the Daily Globe. Then one of the paper’s writers, Bert Isaacs, dies suddenly–and messily. Poppy and her attractive co-worker, photographer Daniel Rokeby begin to wonder if it wasn’t a natural death, but murder.

After she writes a sensational exposé, The Globe’s editor invites her to dig deeper. Poppy starts sifting through the dead man’s files and unearths a major mystery which takes her to France–and into deadly danger.

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What To Expect:

Readers can expect a mystery set in the 1920’s with flash backs to suffragette events of the early 1900s. The FMC, Poppy, finds herself mixed up in the events surrounding a mysterious death at a local paper, all while being swept away in London’s jazz clubs and a romantic interest. This book contains subtle LGBTQ+ rep.

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Content Warnings:

Language: Moderate – Multiple use of the words b*tch, bastard, a** and other profanities

Sexual Content: Closed door

Violence: Moderate – Dead body, murder (not graphic), brutality against women suffragettes (forced feeding and harsh prison conditions, police brutality and intentional harm), asylum treatments, abusive father.

Substance Use: Medication administered at an asylum

Prejudices: Moderate – Misogyny

Religious Themes: The main character, Poppy, is a Christian

Other Topics: Adultery, women’s rights/equality

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