The Case of the Washed-Up Corpse: A 1920s Cozy Mystery - Couverture souple

May, Tam

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1734671475 ISBN 13 : 9781734671476

Editeur : Tam May, 2025

Synopsis

Three sisters couldn’t be more different, but they share one thing in common — a taste for solving crimes!

It’s 1921, and Americans are still reeling in the aftermath of World War I. In a small town on the California/Nevada border, the Grave sisters run a funeral home. The eldest, Eve, takes care of the administration and accounting. Middle sister Helena uses her scientific and medical knowledge for the more hands-on side of the business. Eighteen-year-old Violet, the youngest, skirts the edge of a flapper lifestyle, preferring parties and jazz to funeral services and burials.

Then, Gyver County’s newly appointed district attorney asks for the sisters’ assistance in identifying the body of a young woman found along a remote part of the river. At first, the police think it’s suicide. Only it isn’t — it’s murder!

As far as the sisters are concerned, murder is police business. Their business is to see the dead are laid to rest. But District Attorney Oliver Clarke needs their help, and they can’t say no.

What follows is a twisted tale with only a few clues to help untangle it: a missing engagement ring, a piece of rope, and a torn lapel.

Will Eve and her sisters succeed in bringing justice to a dead, innocent young woman?

From the author of the Adele Gossling Mysteries comes a new series set in the tumultuous early years of the Jazz Age.

Follow the adventures of three sisters who battle life and death in a nation moving into the modern age faster than it can handle.

What reviewers are saying:
“I really couldn't put it down!”
“This was an interesting murder mystery.”
“This book was a great start to a new series set in the 1920s.”
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Don't forget to check out the other books in the Grave Sisters Mysteries!

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Writing has been Tam May's voice since the age of fourteen. She writes stories set in the past featuring sassy, sensitive women characters. Tam is the author of the Adele Gossling Mysteries, which takes place in the early 20th century and features suffragist and epistolary expert Adele Gossling whose talent for solving crimes doesn't sit well with her town's conventional ideas about women. Tam also has a new series, the Grave Sisters Mysteries about three sisters who own a funeral home and help the county D.A. solve crimes in a 1920s small California town, set to release in 2025. She has also written historical fiction about women breaking loose from the social and psychological expectations of their era. Although Tam left her heart in San Francisco, she lives in the Midwest because it's cheaper. When she's not writing, she's devouring everything classic (books, films, art, music), concocting yummy plant-based dishes, and exploring her new riverside town. For more information about Tam May and her books, check out her website at www.tammayauthor.com.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Tam May
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1734671475
• ISBN 13: 9781734671476
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 448
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