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A Thin Sharp Blade

(2020)
(The second book in the Vita Carew series)
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Cambridge 1903.Young women study science? They’ll be asking for the vote next!Snubbed by professors and male students alike, Vita Carew longs to study science but can only borrow books and work alone. When a popular boxer dies and her brother collapses after an exhibition match, she spots a connection the experts have missed. The very professor who brushed her dreams aside is the one she must convince. Can Vita, with the help of a secret society of women students, an energetic swordsman and a strange lady photographer, convince the experts she is right and prove what really killed the boxer? And how will the glamorous widow react?Shortlisted for the Crime Writer’s Association Debut Dagger Award.A splendid bit of gothic-tinged fun.A witty mystery with a feisty heroine and irresistible period touches. Slip A Thin Sharp Blade into your handbag today!


Genre: Cozy Mystery

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