“Poppy Denby’s back doing what she does best, and this time in Newcastle! Cleverly plotted as always, with an exceptional eye for detail and a fabulous amateur sleuth, Veitch Smith carries us back once more to the Golden Age for this delicious murder mystery.”

Jacky Collins (Dr Noir)

“This latest in the Poppy Denby series continues Fiona Veitch Smith’s compelling grip over historical story and murder mystery. She throws a spell as she brings together her cast of characters that instills in the reader empathy with them and forms a vivid sense of place (in this case north-east England) and period. Smith’s choice of a 1920s setting is inspired, with its deep social and cultural changes which are so vividly captured you could wonder if the author had time-travelled.”

Colin Duriez, author of Dorothy L. Sayers: A Biography: Death, Dante and Lord Peter Wimsey

“Poppy Denby’s latest investigation combines an intriguing cold case mystery with a murder puzzle set in Newcastle in 1924. Complete with map and cast of characters, this is great fun for fans of mysteries set during detection’s Golden Age.”

Martin Edwards, author of Mortmain Hall, Gallows Court and The Golden Age of Murder