An Obvious Error
Isabel Delaney
Type: Beta project
Genre: Historical fiction, mystery
Word count: 73,000
In a world of secrets, never assume anything. England 1920. When a double murder shocks the small town of Banfield, Gwendoline Holliday refuses to accept the police explanation and launches her own investigation. A classic Golden Age mystery packed with clues, suspects, alibis and unexpected twists.
England, 1920. When a death occurs in the small town of Banfield, the police quickly dismiss it as suicide. But for Gwendoline Holliday the case is personal, and she refuses to be fobbed off. Despite having no experience as an investigator, she launches her own investigaton, ignoring Inspector Potterman’s warnings not to interfere.
Her search for the truth leads from the cast of stage shows to smoke-filled gentlemen’s clubs, and from society drawing rooms to shadowy back streets. Along the way she uncovers scandal, secrets, and lies that many would prefer to keep hidden. But as she draws closer to the truth, another death strikes.
Are the two deaths linked? And why is a local businessman so interested in Gwendoline’s missing sister-in-law? Every suspect has an alibi, and every alibi appears unbreakable. Unless Gwendoline can uncover the truth, a killer will walk free.
Isabel Delaney discovered Agatha Christie as a teenager and developed a lifelong obsession with the business of murder, at least on the page. When she turned to writing novels, there was only one choice – classic Golden Age crime. The Gwendoline Holliday series features a determined sleuth solving mysteries filled with clues, suspects, alibis and unexpected twists, exactly the sort of book Isabel loves to read herself. With a background in history and financial investigation, she draws on both in her writing. Before turning to novels she was a prize-winning writer of short fiction and poetry.
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