The Death of Dora Black: A Petticoat Police Mystery by Lainie Anderson

CALL MISS COCKS!

SUMMER, ADELAIDE, 1917

The impeccably dressed Miss Kate Cocks might look more like a schoolmistress than a policewoman, but don't let that fool you. She's a household name, wrangling wayward husbands into repentance, seeing through deceptive clairvoyants and rescuing young women (whether they like it or not) with the help of a five-foot cane and her sassy junior constable, Ethel Bromley.

When shop assistant Dora Black is found dead on a city beach, Miss Cocks and Ethel are ordered to stay out of the investigation and leave it to the men. But when Dora's workmate goes missing soon after, the women suspect something sinister, and determine to take matters into their own hands. After all, who knows Adelaide better than the indomitable Miss Cocks?

Clever, cosy and full of charm, The Death of Dora Black is a thrilling murder mystery inspired by the true story of Australia's pioneering policewoman, Kate Cocks.

Genres: Mystery - Historical Fiction - Australia - Australian Author - Murder Mystery 
Condition: Very good
Published: 2024 by Hachette
Pages: 312
ISBN: 9780733652066
Weight: 245g