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The Poisonous Seed

A Frances Doughty Mystery 1

By (author) Linda Stratmann
Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher: The History Press Ltd, Stroud, United Kingdom
Published: 29th Mar 2011
Dimensions: w 117mm h 193mm d 28mm
Weight: 320g
ISBN-10: 0752461184
ISBN-13: 9780752461182
Barcode No: 9780752461182
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Synopsis
When a customer of William Doughty's chemist shop dies of strychnine poisoning after drinking medicine he dispensed, William is blamed, and the family faces ruin. William's daughter, nineteen year old Frances, determines to redeem her ailing father's reputation and save the business. She soon becomes convinced that the death was murder, but unable to convince the police, she turns detective. Armed only with her wits, courage and determination, and aided by some unconventional new friends, Frances uncovers a startling deception and solves a ten year old murder. There will be more deaths, and a secret in her own family will be revealed before the killer is unmasked, and Frances will find that her life has changed forever. The first book in the popular Frances Doughty Mystery series.

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"Her adventures as a detective, and the slowly unraveling evidence of multiple crimes in a murky Victorian setting, make for a gripping read." -- The Historical Novels Review "Her knowledge of the London area in which the Victorian Frances lived is detailed and cleverly given in a way that avoids any tedium." --Mystery Women