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A Front-Page Murder

A completely addictive and unputdownable cozy Golden Age murder mystery, perfect for Autumn!

by Fiona Veitch Smith ...

Series Book 1 - Poppy Denby Investigates
* Previously published as The Jazz Files, shortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger *'I couldn't stop reading until the end. I would definitely consider the book front page worthy' Reader review, *****London, 1920. Starry-eyed aspiring reporter Poppy Denby swapped her quiet northern hometown for the Big Smoke to act as companion for her ailing (but ever-sharp) Aunt Dot, a pioneering Suffragette ... Read more

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* Previously published as The Jazz Files, shortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger *'I couldn't stop reading until the end. I would definitely consider the book front page worthy' Reader review, *****London, 1920. Starry-eyed aspiring reporter Poppy Denby swapped her quiet northern hometown for the Big Smoke to act as companion for her ailing (but ever-sharp) Aunt Dot, a pioneering Suffragette
... Read more
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A Front-Page Murder

Poppy Denby Investigates, Book 1

by Fiona Veitch Smith ...

Narrated by Helen Keeley ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Poppy Denby Investigates
Unabridged

8 hours 20 min

Poppy Denby, an aspiring journalist, arrives in London to look after her ailing Aunt. She encourages Poppy to apply for a job at The Daily Globe, but on her first day, a senior reporter is killed and Poppy is tasked with finishing his story. It involves the mysterious death of a suffragette seven years earlier - an event some powerful people would prefer forgotten... Through her friend Delilah, ... Read more

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Poppy Denby, an aspiring journalist, arrives in London to look after her ailing Aunt. She encourages Poppy to apply for a job at The Daily Globe, but on her first day, a senior reporter is killed and Poppy is tasked with finishing his story. It involves the mysterious death of a suffragette seven years earlier - an event some powerful people would prefer forgotten... Through her friend Delilah,
... Read more
The Picture House Murders

An absolutely totally gripping 1920s historical cozy mystery, perfect for Autumn!

by Fiona Veitch Smith ...

Series Book 1 - The Miss Clara Vale Mysteries
'You know a book is good when you get up, realize you finished it last night and are really disappointed that you can't read it with your breakfast. This book reminds me of the best golden age of mystery writers, especially Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers... Can't wait for the next one!' Reader review 5 starsMurder is no occupation for a lady... or is it?1929: Miss Clara Vale is a woman ahead ... Read more

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'You know a book is good when you get up, realize you finished it last night and are really disappointed that you can't read it with your breakfast. This book reminds me of the best golden age of mystery writers, especially Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers... Can't wait for the next one!' Reader review 5 starsMurder is no occupation for a lady... or is it?1929: Miss Clara Vale is a woman ahead
... Read more

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A Lemming Year

by Fiona Smith ...

Fiona Smith has created a beauty of a collection in A Lemming Year, a poetry of clarity and sharp descriptive power, yet a poetry charged with the emotions of attachment. Hers is a poetry of remembrance and reading, of love and bereavement, yet it is work imbued with craft and craftsmanship. Here is a unique poetic talent, writing in a clear style that may be relished and enjoyed, a poetry as ... Read more

$5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Fiona Smith has created a beauty of a collection in A Lemming Year, a poetry of clarity and sharp descriptive power, yet a poetry charged with the emotions of attachment. Hers is a poetry of remembrance and reading, of love and bereavement, yet it is work imbued with craft and craftsmanship. Here is a unique poetic talent, writing in a clear style that may be relished and enjoyed, a poetry as
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Emotional States

Sites and spaces of affective governance

Edited by Eleanor Jupp, Jessica Pykett, Fiona M. Smith ...

What is the political allure, value and currency of emotions within contemporary cultures of governance? What does it mean to govern more humanely? Since the emergence of an emotional turn in human geography over the last decade, the notion that our emotions matter in understanding an array of social practices, spatial formations and aspects of everyday life is no longer seen as controversial. ... Read more

$68.99 USD

What is the political allure, value and currency of emotions within contemporary cultures of governance? What does it mean to govern more humanely? Since the emergence of an emotional turn in human geography over the last decade, the notion that our emotions matter in understanding an array of social practices, spatial formations and aspects of everyday life is no longer seen as controversial.
... Read more
The Pyramid Murders

An absolutely addictive Golden Age cosy murder mystery, perfect for Autumn!

by Fiona Veitch Smith ...

Series Book 3 - The Miss Clara Vale Mysteries
'This time her intrepid heroine is on the trail of a mystery wrapped in an enigma wrapped in a mummy... a beautifully rendered period of Egypt... a ripping adventure in the company of a no nonsense heroine' Vaseem KhanA night at the museum, a dead body and a trail to Cairo. Sounds like a case for Miss Clara Vale!1930: Miss Clara Vale, chemistry major turned detective, is taking a night off from ... Read more

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'This time her intrepid heroine is on the trail of a mystery wrapped in an enigma wrapped in a mummy... a beautifully rendered period of Egypt... a ripping adventure in the company of a no nonsense heroine' Vaseem KhanA night at the museum, a dead body and a trail to Cairo. Sounds like a case for Miss Clara Vale!1930: Miss Clara Vale, chemistry major turned detective, is taking a night off from
... Read more

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Murder at the Art Gallery

A gripping, unputdownable and cozy Golden Age murder mystery, perfect to curl up with this Autumn!

by Fiona Veitch Smith ...

Series Book 5 - Poppy Denby Investigates
'Historical detective fiction at its best... I had to give myself a couple of days without anything else planned because once I began reading it, I actually couldn't put it down until I'd finished' Reader review, 5 starsNewcastle, 1924. Reporter Poppy Denby is making her way up to Northumberland to celebrate her father's sixtieth birthday, but first, she can't resist stopping for a few days in ... Read more

$5.39 USD

'Historical detective fiction at its best... I had to give myself a couple of days without anything else planned because once I began reading it, I actually couldn't put it down until I'd finished' Reader review, 5 starsNewcastle, 1924. Reporter Poppy Denby is making her way up to Northumberland to celebrate her father's sixtieth birthday, but first, she can't resist stopping for a few days in
... Read more
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The Oxford Murders

The new absolutely gripping Golden Age cosy murder mystery for Autumn 2026!

by Fiona Veitch Smith ...

Narrated by Unknown ...

Series Audiobook 6 - The Miss Clara Vale Mysteries
Unabridged

Readers are OBSESSED with The Miss Clara Vale Mysteries series!'Wow... kept me guessing till then. I found this one to be a real page turner... lots of twist and turns to keep you guessing' NetGalley Review, 5 stars'I love historical mysteries, and this one held my interest until the end. I will be looking for more in this series. I truly enjoyed it' NetGalley review, 5 stars'Perfect for cosy ... Read more

$85.99 USD

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Readers are OBSESSED with The Miss Clara Vale Mysteries series!'Wow... kept me guessing till then. I found this one to be a real page turner... lots of twist and turns to keep you guessing' NetGalley Review, 5 stars'I love historical mysteries, and this one held my interest until the end. I will be looking for more in this series. I truly enjoyed it' NetGalley review, 5 stars'Perfect for cosy
... Read more

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The Picture House Murders

An absolutely totally gripping 1920s historical cozy mystery, perfect for Autumn!

by Fiona Veitch Smith ...

Narrated by Hannah Genesius ...

Series Audiobook 1 - The Miss Clara Vale Mysteries
Unabridged

9 hours 40 min

Murder is no occupation for a lady... or is it?1929: Miss Clara Vale is a woman ahead of her time. Rather than attending Oxford to bag an eligible Duke (as her mother, Lady Vale, so desperately hoped), she threw herself into a degree in chemistry, with aspirations to become a scientist in her own right.But the world isn't ready for Clara. Unable to land a job in science because she's a woman, she ... Read more

$71.99 USD

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Murder is no occupation for a lady... or is it?1929: Miss Clara Vale is a woman ahead of her time. Rather than attending Oxford to bag an eligible Duke (as her mother, Lady Vale, so desperately hoped), she threw herself into a degree in chemistry, with aspirations to become a scientist in her own right.But the world isn't ready for Clara. Unable to land a job in science because she's a woman, she
... Read more

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The Oxford Murders

The new absolutely gripping Golden Age cosy murder mystery for Autumn 2026!

by Fiona Veitch Smith ...

Series Book 6 - The Miss Clara Vale Mysteries
A wedding in the Cotswolds, a college reunion and a murder beneath Oxford's dreaming spires. Sounds like a case for Miss Clara Vale!May Day, 1931. Miss Clara is looking forward to a respite from detective work as she attends her brother's wedding in the Cotswolds before returning to Oxford for Somerville College's ten-year reunion. But when Clara and her mother discover the body of a young ... Read more

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A wedding in the Cotswolds, a college reunion and a murder beneath Oxford's dreaming spires. Sounds like a case for Miss Clara Vale!May Day, 1931. Miss Clara is looking forward to a respite from detective work as she attends her brother's wedding in the Cotswolds before returning to Oxford for Somerville College's ten-year reunion. But when Clara and her mother discover the body of a young
... Read more

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Murder at Winterton Hall

by Fiona Veitch Smith ...

Narrated by Helen Keeley ...

Series series Poppy Denby Investigates
Unabridged

9 hours 23 min

Poppy Denby is intrigued when she is invited to attend the auction for the Death Mask of Nefertiti. Held on the country estate of Sir James Maddox, a famous explorer, the auction promises to be a controversial and newsworthy affair. Representatives from the world's leading museums are gathering to bid on the mask, which was discovered in Egypt. Poppy quickly sniffs out that the mask was not the ... Read more

$16.76 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Poppy Denby is intrigued when she is invited to attend the auction for the Death Mask of Nefertiti. Held on the country estate of Sir James Maddox, a famous explorer, the auction promises to be a controversial and newsworthy affair. Representatives from the world's leading museums are gathering to bid on the mask, which was discovered in Egypt. Poppy quickly sniffs out that the mask was not the
... Read more
Murder of an Oxford Scientist

A gripping and unputdownable cozy Golden Age murder mystery, perfect to curl up with this Autumn!

by Fiona Veitch Smith ...

Series Book 6 - Poppy Denby Investigates
'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 starsOxford, 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, ... Read more

$5.39 USD

'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 starsOxford, 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,
... Read more

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