{"product_id":"9781775542605","title":"Black Velvet and Vengeance","description":"Author: Deborah Challinor\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781775542605\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 24 Feb 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 336\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe page-turning third novel featuring intrepid heroine Tatty Crowe and the fascinating world of Sydney's Victorian funeral business, from bestselling historical fiction author Deborah Challinor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSometimes death is just the beginning ...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLate 1872. When twenty-five-year-old Sydney undertaker Tatiana Crowe travels to Auckland to embalm the body of Evan Hunter's father events go horribly wrong, leaving Tatty stricken.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBack at home, Tatty has some enormous decisions to make, but finds herself facing challenges both personal and professional. When bodies start to go missing, seemingly snatched from the funeral train en route to the cemetery, it looks like someone is targeting Tatty's business and everything she holds dear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho has a vendetta against Tatty, and why? With the aid of the family she has made for herself among the misfits of Sydney she must fend off extortion demands, an irate grieving mother, Darlinghurst Gaol tittle-tattlers and the threat of ruin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing a fiercely intrepid heroine, \u003cem\u003eBlack Velvet and Vengeance\u003c\/em\u003e vividly and unforgettably shines a light on a fascinating period of Sydney's history - life, death and everything in between.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for Deborah Challinor:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Australia's answer to Philippa Gregory' \u003cem\u003eBrisbane Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Expertly crafted novel, [\u003cem\u003eBlack Silk and Sympathy \u003c\/em\u003eis] a captivating tale of resilience, reinvention and determination ... [with] a thrilling twist' \u003cem\u003eBooks+Publishing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46665368436894,"sku":"HPC-9781775542605","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781775542605.jpg?v=1775102469","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781775542605","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}