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    Magic Chair Murder, The: A 1920s English mystery
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    Magic Chair Murder, The: A 1920s English mystery

    By Diane Janes

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    Introducing amateur sleuths Frances Black and Tom Dod in the first of an intriguing new historical mystery series set in the north of England.

    1929.

    The night before she’s due to make a speech to the Robert Barnaby Society on the subject of the famous writer’s ‘magic chair’, committee member Linda Dexter disappears. When her body is discovered two days later, fellow members Frances Black and Tom Dod determine to find out the truth about her death.

    Could Linda have discovered something about Robert Barnaby that got her killed? Or does the answer lie in the dead woman’s past? As they pursue their investigations, Fran and Tom find the Barnaby Society to be a hotbed of clashing egos, seething resentments and ill-advised love affairs – but does a killer lurk among them?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSevern House Publishers
    Release dateMar 1, 2018
    ISBN9781780109374
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    • 4/5
      The first of a cozy mystery series set in 1929 England. At the Robert Barnaby Society weekend, the day before she was due to give a talk Linda Dexter has disappeared. While the police carry out their own investigate Fran Black and Tom Dod join forces to delve into the mystery.
      A enjoyed this easy to read well-written story and liked the characters. A really good start and a series which I look forward to reading more of.
      A NetGalley Book