{"product_id":"9781399731515","title":"D is for Death","description":"Author: Harriet F. Townson\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781399731515\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 24 Jun 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 304 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*** LONGLISTED FOR THE CWA GOLD DAGGER AWARD ***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A little bit Margery Allingham with hints of Mitford, definite tones of Eva Ibbotson and as delightful as \u003ci\u003eI Capture the Castle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eD is for Death\u003c\/i\u003e is an instant classic. I loved it so much' \u003cb\u003eMARIAN KEYES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e1935\u003c\/b\u003e. Dora'son the first train to London, having smuggled herself out of the house in the middle of the night to escape her impending marriage. But unluckily for her, Dora's fiance is   more persistent than most and follows.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Dora alights at Paddington station, she is immediately forced to run from the loathsome Charles Silk-Butters. She ducks into the London Library to hide and it is there, surrounded by books, where she should feel most safe, that   Dora Wildwood stumbles across her first dead body.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHaving been thrown into the middle of a murder scene, it's now impossible to   walk away. Indeed, Dora's certain she will prove an invaluable help to the   gruff Detective Inspector Fox who swiftly arrives on the scene. For as everyone knows, it's the woman in the room who always sees more than anyone else: and no one more so than Dora herself...\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eD is for Death\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e heralds the launch of a brilliant historical crime series that marries the quality of Dorothy L. Sayers with the ingenuity of Janice Hallett - and in Dora Wildwood introduces a character with the spark and gusto of Enola Holmes and the detective skill of Miss Marple.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e*** Readers already love Dora Wildwood! ***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003eWitty, beautifully plotted and full of memorable characters. \u003c\/b\u003eI for one can't wait to see what Dora does next. Highly recommended'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'The start of a new historical mystery series with a \u003cb\u003edelightful protagonist, a deftly drawn cast and a well imagined backdrop'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  'Oh my god this book! I want to inhale it. I want to live in it. I want to buy the rest of the series and \u003cb\u003eread them all one after the other while feasting on peppermint creams'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  '\u003cb\u003eAbsolutely delicious\u003c\/b\u003e, a mash up of so many of my favourite things, with a heroine who has gone straight to the top of my list of favourite sleuths'????? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e*** And so d\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eo your favourite writers! ***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A charming and authentic ode to Golden Age crime fiction and to books in general. In a genre replete with world-weary cynicism, Dora Wildwood makes for an endearingly optimistic feminist sleuth' \u003cb\u003eCHRIS BROOKMYRE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A glorious, stylish story of passion, poison and peril' \u003cb\u003eLUCY DIAMOND\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'I absolutely loved\u003ci\u003e D is for Death\u003c\/i\u003e - mischievous and Mitford-esque and tender'\u003cb\u003e ALEX HAY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'What a world, what a plot, what a cast - a masterpiece!' \u003cb\u003eVERONICA HENRY\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46449900748958,"sku":"ADS-9781399731515","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781399731515.jpg?v=1769573268","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781399731515","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}