November 6 , 2025
Book description courtesy of GoodReads
Big Ben chiming in the distance, chilly walks along the river Thames, cocktails at the Ritz… and a government secretary dead? Only Jane Treen can solve the case!
London, 1941. Miss Jane Treen is faced with another mysterious disappearance within her Secret Detective Agency’s team. Tabitha Moore, a government typist, was on her way to meet Jane with vital information about some secret codes. But she didn’t turn up for work and has seemingly vanished without a trace. Then Jane and her colleague, handsome codebreaker Arthur Cilento, find a body has been found, and it matches Tabitha’s description.
It quickly becomes clear that Tabitha’s death was not due to ongoing air raids as the the silk scarf tied tightly around her neck suggests otherwise. The prime suspect is Tabitha’s fiancé Leo Cavendish, a dashing government official, but there are plenty of others with a motive too. Jane and Arthur scrutinize those around Tabitha at work and at home, including a charming newsreader reporting on government affairs, a jealous pianist in love with Leo, and a known womanizer and gambler fond of causing trouble.
Together, Jane, Arthur and her fluffy ginger cat Marmaduke hole up in her London townhouse, with black coffee in plentiful supply and a roaring fire in the grate. But just as they begin to piece together the puzzle, someone else is found dead. It’s clear they need to step up and catch the killer on the loose in the big smoke, before it’s their turn next.
 Kindle Points Growing up with the old movies this series looked really charming to me. The author has written another successful one called Jax Diamond Mysteries, and this is her newest one. It's set in the 1930's Golden Age of Hollywood and the heroine is friends withttps://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTZwEw3mf6OHUThEgDD-d_lt99ZJl1fzhF7eNQxiZdqwP5_UzS7Hh6UVJNAHOgFBc9JLz1CZsFZZ-W_Ol6NA6eTPthJ_UYIAKoc2cJPbCQ5scn6lWvBBMOrq0n8Wo63q6fsZfJJWI5NppXqHQd7Thyphenhyphen0MhAfneaN8598hCeRTDkW-9Mih3uf61gCyHH2_o/s1148/Screenshot%202025-10-13%20at%201.09.52%E2%80%AFPM.png)
