Poppy Denby Investigates: The Kill Fee (Paperback)

from ponsonby

I received this book via Early Reviewers - thank you This book is an account of what used to be called sleuthing, by a young and slightly unrealistic journalist, set at the start of the flapper era in 1920. The story is based on the aftermath of the Russian Revolution, and it moves fast, possibly...

from KarenHerndon

Early Reviewers book, thank you. This is a sweet little quick, well written mystery that keeps you interested with the characters and the story's loose wrapping around an historical time taking place in London. It is definitely light reading and at times a little too "cutesy" for my taste but nev...

from Medievalgirl

The second and latest instalment in the Poppy Denby Investigates Series was an excellent historical mystery, with many complex interwoven threads. The historical background surrounding exiles of the Romanov royal family, and lost treasure was fascinating and worked very well. Alongside this there...

from DrLed

This is one of the books provided for free by LibraryThing; you need only agree to review the book. Synopsis: Kill Fee is the price people pay to get a news agency to abstain from printing a story. It really doesn't play into the story until the last few pages. Poppy Denby is a nice Methodist gir...

from Knittingstix

I rec'd this book in exchange for an honest review. It's the 2nd book in a series but enough details are thrown in harkening back to the 1st book that one catches up easily enough. The to e is that of novels written in the 1920's. Occasionally, however, the attitude and tone of the 21st century c...