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Fiona Veitch Smith
Full Series List in Order
Miss Clara Vale
1 - The Picture House Murders (Sep-2023)2 - The Pantomime Murders (Nov-2023)
3 - The Pyramid Murders (May-2024)
4 - The Penford Manor Murders (Apr-2025)
5 - Clara Vale Mystery Book 5 (Jan-2026)
Poppy Denby Investigates
1 - The Jazz Files // A Front-Page Murder (Dec-2015)2 - The Kill Fee // Murder at the Old Vic Theatre (Sep-2016)
3 - The Death Beat // Murder on Lexington Avenue (Jan-2018)
4 - The Cairo Brief // Murder at Winterton Hall (Sep-2018)
5 - The Art Fiasco // Murder at the Art Gallery (Oct-2020)
6 - The Crystal Crypt // Murder of an Oxford Scientist (Nov-2021)
Book List in Order: 12 titles
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The Jazz Files // A Front-Page Murder
- Dec-2015
- / Historical Mystery
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It is 1920. Twenty-two year old Poppy Denby moves from Northumberland to live with her paraplegic aunt in London. Aunt Dot, a suffragette, was injured in battles with the police in 1910. Her contacts prove invaluable. Poppy lands a position as an edi...
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The Kill Fee // Murder at the Old Vic Theatre
- Sep-2016
- / General Fiction
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"Do you know who that is, Poppy?" asked Delilah. "I do indeed." "So what does it feel like to dance in the arms of an assassin?" Poppy Denby's star is on the rise. Now the Arts and Entertainment Editor at The Daily Globe, she covers an exhibition of ...
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The Death Beat // Murder on Lexington Avenue
- Jan-2018
- / Historical Mystery
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Poppy looked up, her face pale, her hands shaking. “What is it, Poppy? ” “Oh my, Rollo, oh my. I think we’ve just struck gold.” Poppy Denby is furious with Rollo, who has gambled away his position at the Daily Globe and is being banished to...
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The Cairo Brief // Murder at Winterton Hall
- Sep-2018
- / Historical Mystery
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Intrepid reporter sleuth Poppy Denby is invited to attend the auction of the Death Mask of Nefertiti. The auction is to be held on the country estate of Sir James Maddox, a famous explorer and Egyptologist. Representatives of the world's leading muse...
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The Art Fiasco // Murder at the Art Gallery
- Oct-2020
- / General Fiction
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It''s 1924 and Poppy Denby is heading up to Northumberland to celebrate her father''s sixtieth birthday. She stops off in Newcastle en route to visit her Aunt Dot, who has temporarily relocated from London to renovate a house she''s inherited.
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Charles Babbage and the Curious Computer
- Apr-2021
- / Fantasy
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One ordinary meeting of the science club at Parkview Primary School becomes extraordinary when their teacher takes them back in time to 1843 to meet Christian inventor Charles Babbage. There they learn about his latest invention, the Difference Engin...
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The Crystal Crypt // Murder of an Oxford Scientist
- Nov-2021
- / Mystery
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* Previously published as The Crystal Crypt *'Difficult to put down... After whizzing through the book in the space of a weekend, I decided to re-read it more slowly' Reader review, 5 starsOxford, 1925. Intrepid reporter Poppy Denby is headed to th...
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The Picture House Murders
- Sep-2023
- / Historical Mystery
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'You know a book is good when you get up, realize you finished it last night and are really disappointed that you can't read it with your breakfast. This book reminds me of the best golden age of mystery writers, especially Agatha Christie and Doroth...
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The Pantomime Murders
- Nov-2023
- / Historical Mystery
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'A twisty plot and plenty of red herrings. I was hooked from page one!... 5/5 Stars!' Reader review, 5 starsSomeone is killing fairy godmothers in Cinderella... Can Miss Clara Vale crack the case before the clock strikes twelve?1929, December: Snow i...
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The Pyramid Murders
- May-2024
- / Cozy Mystery
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'This time her intrepid heroine is on the trail of a mystery wrapped in an enigma wrapped in a mummy... a beautifully rendered period of Egypt... a ripping adventure in the company of a no nonsense heroine' Vaseem KhanA night at the museum, a dead bo...
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The Penford Manor Murders
- Apr-2025
- / Mystery
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'Wow... kept me guessing till then. I found this one to be a real page turner... lots of twist and turns to keep you guessing' Netgalley Review, 5 stars<h2>It's open season at Penford Manor! But someone has murder in their sights...</h2>A...
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Clara Vale Mystery Book 5
- Jan-2026
- / General Fiction
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<h2>The new unputdownable case from Clara Vale! Coming January 2026.</h2>The perfect Golden Age cosy mystery for fans of Helena Dixon, Agatha Christie and Verity Bright won't want to miss this!...