T. A. Willberg Knihy

The second installment in the Marion Lane mysteries series. The envelope was tied with three delicate silk ribbons: "One of the new recruits is not to be trusted..."It's 1959 and a new killer haunts the streets of London, having baffled Scotland Yard. The newspapers call him The Florist because of the rose he brands on his victims. The police have turned yet again to the Inquirers at Miss Brickett's for assistance, and second year Marion Lane is assigned the case.But she's already dealing with a mystery of her own, having received an unsigned letter warning her that one of the three new recruits should not be trusted. She dismisses the letter at first, focusing on The Florist case, but her informer seems to be one step ahead, predicting what will happen before it does. But when a fellow second-year Inquirer is murdered, Marion takes matters into her own hands and must come face-to-face with her informer-who predicted the murder-to find out everything they know. Until then, no one at Miss Brickett's is safe and everyone is a suspect.With brilliant twists and endless suspense, all set within the dazzling walls and hidden passageways of Miss Brickett's, Marion Lane and the Deadly Rose is a deliciously fun new historical mystery you won't be able to put down. 'The most fun I've had with a book this year. Every page is a delight' Stuart Turton, author of The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

The first in a fantastical new mystery series for fans of Stuart Turton's The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle and Natasha Pulley's The Watchmaker of Filigree Street.

"London, 1960. Marion Lane, a twenty-five-year-old apprentice detective at the elusive Miss Brickett's Investigations & Inquiries, is busier than ever and determined to prove herself worthy of an official Inquirer badge. But when her close friend's girlfriend, Darcy, is targeted by a dangerous gang leader and seeks out the Inquirers' assistance, Marion cannot help but get involved. Just when Marion thinks she has the situation under control, Darcy disappears and the agency receives a package containing a dead raven. Everyone is puzzled by what the threat could mean, except for Marion. She recognizes it as the same calling card left on her mother's doorstep just before she died. With harrowing twists and turns, Marion Lane and the Raven's Revenge follows Marion's most personal case to date. To uncover who is behind these ominous packages and find Darcy, she must piece together how they are related to her mother's mysterious death and secretive past"--

Willkommen bei Miss Bricketts Detektivbüro, einer geheimnisvollen Welt voller Tunnel und unterirdischer Hallen, die unter den Straßen von London im Jahr 1958 verborgen liegt. Als die Assistentin von Miss Brickett in der Bibliothek des Detektivbüros um Mitternacht ermordet wird, erhält die junge Detektivin Marion Lane den Fall und muss ihn aufklären. Doch schnell wird klar, dass der Mörder aus den eigenen Reihen von Miss Brickett stammen muss, da die Bibliothek von der Außenwelt akribisch abgeschottet war, was jeden Mitarbeiter verdächtig macht.  Atmosphärisch, rätselhaft und mit jeder Menge britischem Flair! „Miss Bricketts Detektivbüro“ ist ein meisterhaft kluger und spannungsgeladener Kriminalroman, der Sie in eine faszinierende Welt entführt und Sie bis zur letzten Seite fesseln wird »Jede Seite ein Vergnügen … die Rätsel schlugen mich sofort in den Bann.« Stuart Turton