The Berlin Murders

Author(s): Fiona Veitch Smith

Location(s): Berlin

Genre(s): Cozy Mystery, Historical

Era(s): 1930s

September, 1930. Fearless detective Miss Clara Vale is bound for Berlin, but this trip is all about la mode – not murder. Clara is set to walk the runway at Berlin Fashion Week, as a favour to her designer friend Juju, with her assistant Bella in tow.

Elections loom in Germany, and among Juju’s Jewish friends, the Spieglers, all the talk is of the National Socialists. But trouble brews closer to home, when a shocking murder at their clothing factory points the finger at the couple’s brilliant young son.

With the victim an old friend of the fashion crew, emotions run high – and Clara quickly joins the investigation, setting out to untangle Nazi conspiracies and nasty colleagues. To complicate matters, Clara’s old flame Larry Winter is in town, and it seems he may know more than he’s letting on…

When a second body turns up, pressure mounts. Amidst the dark glamour of 1930s Berlin, on the eve of the Third Reich, can Clara find the real killer and protect those around her? From silks to secrets, peplums to poison, this will be a Fashion Week like no other…

A page-turning Golden Age mystery, for fans of Helena Dixon, Agatha Christie & Verity Bright.

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