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The Crystal Crypt

Poppy Denby Investigates, Book 6

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The Crystal Crypt

By: Fiona Veitch Smith
Narrated by: Helen Keeley
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About this listen

The 1920s' most stylish sleuth returns in The Crystal Crypt for another thrilling murder mystery.

Reporter sleuth Poppy Denby is asked to investigate the mysterious death of an up-and-coming female scientist in an Oxford laboratory known as the Crystal Crypt. The official verdict is that Dr June Leighton died in a tragic accident, but Dr Leighton's lab assistant believes it was murder. However, when Poppy discovers that the colleague has spent time in a mental institution and has an unresolved murder in her own past, Poppy wonders if she is being misled. Then, another female academic is attacked, and Poppy herself becomes a target.

©2021 Fiona Veitch Smith (P)2021 W F Howes Crime Detective Fiction Historical Mystery Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Murder Exciting

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It took the first couple of books in this series to get into the characters, but I am really sad now that the series has come to an end. The books are set in the 1920’s and Poppy finds herself in the midst of free living/loving relatives who encourage her to realise her dream of becoming a journalist.

With a mixture of a nose for a good story, excellent resources and support from her editor Poppy proceeds to solve crime as well as comment on the society pages.

If you’re into your cozy mysteries, this is for you.

Love the series

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Great characters, love the period in which the stories are set with the nightmarish views a woman has to contend with to follow her dreams!

Thoroughly Good Listening!

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What a shame this is the last Poppy Denby book- a series I have thoroughly enjoyed. I just don’t get why the publishers told the author Fiona there were to be no more - indeed why can’t audible step in & have the series continue in this format? As always fantastically read by Helen. A wonderful six books & the development of Poppy thru them has been great to witness. Up there with Posie Parker (who has 17 books thus far!) recommended

Farewell Poppy - you have been great

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From the off the characters were engaging and the mood of the decade caught soo well, made all the more better by Helen Keely's brilliant reading. I shall miss Poppy Denby et all.

Great series

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Loved these books. Live there is such diversity in characters. The historical context is really interesting and adds so much depth. Simple stories but gripping and thought provoking

Diversity and history

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