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Joan Lock
Books in Order: 12 titles
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The Real Golden Age of Murder
Many Golden Age detective novels, with their engrossing puzzles and attractive backgrounds were a comforting read – particularly after the horrors of the Great War. The murders often left the bumbling police without a clue but some aristocrats...
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Please, Nurse!
Joan Lock's warm and nostalgic account of her three years of training as a young student nurse in the early 1950s. Perfect for fans of CALL THE MIDWIFE.When Joan Lock began her formal training as a young nurse in the 1950s, she was unprepared for the...
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Dead Centre
It is 1887, the year of Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, and London is in turmoil - particularly at the dead centre, Trafalgar Square. Here,the angry unemployed gather daily to protest and nightly to sleep.
The police are worn out by endles...
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Dead Loss
It is 1884 and London is gripped by fear after Fenian bombs explode on the underground railway and more are threatened. Detective Inspector Best is sent to Paris where these Irish Americans are plotting their next 'outrage' and obtaining arms for ...
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Dead Fall
'The characters are believable but even more so is the setting.' - Historical Novels Review
A real murder occurs on the stage of the London theatre where Detective Inspector Best and his wife are enjoying a night out. The Victorian ...
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Dead End
When Phoebe Threapleton is found dead on a four-poster bed in Bainbridge's department store with six long-stemmed white roses next to her, Inspector Best is baffled...
How does the death in Newcastle of this young woman fit in with the othe...
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Dead Letters
It is a beautiful warm August day in 1880: perfect weather for the annual Metropolitan Police Annual Fête held at Alexandra Palace. Inspector Best is summoned to uncover the identity of 'Quicksilver' who has sent an anonymous note threatening to cau...
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Death in Perspective
Berry Hill seemed the perfect place to house-sit. �Jenny would be able to put the past behind her as she painted some watercolours of the beautiful garden, while Robin sought that elusive job. �But the house proves very isolated and all is not right....
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Dead Born
'A gripping and satisfying murder mystery with an unguessable final twist'- Mystery Women'[A] gripping Victorian mystery'- Publishers Weekly'Asking an historian to review a historical novel is asking for trouble -- but Joan Lock's book is something...
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Dead Image
The explosion was heard twenty miles away. It killed boatmen and wrecked the exotic villa of Lawrence Alma-Tadema, the fashionable St John's Wood artist. But what caused the 1874 Regents Park explosion? Fenian bombs? Sabotage by rival railways or oth...
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The Birdman Of Bow Street
Crime in all its devious incarnations is presented in this treat of murderous morsels dished out by old ppros and promising newcomers. Artfully crafted and impossible to put down, each story bountifully demooonstrates why these authors are la creme d...
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Give Us A Clue
Crime in all its devious incarnations is presented in this treat of murderous morsels dished out by old ppros and promising newcomers. Artfully crafted and impossible to put down, each story bountifully demooonstrates why these authors are la creme d...