Mystery
In 1930s London theatreland, mystery writer Josephine Tey is pulled into a real murder case tied to her hit play and wartime ghosts.
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In 1930s London theatreland, mystery writer Josephine Tey is pulled into a real murder case tied to her hit play and wartime ghosts.
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A brilliant and original fiction debut set in the exotic world of 1930s British theatreMarch 1934. Revered mystery writer Josephine Tey is traveling from Scotland to London for the final week of her celebrated play Richard of Bordeaux. But joy turns to horror when her arrival coincides with the murder of a young woman she had befriended on the train ride, and Tey quickly finds herself plunged into a mystery as puzzling as any of those in her own works.Detective Inspector Archie Penrose is convin...
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Sexual content
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Mild romantic tension between leads; unresolved attraction, no explicit sex.
Violence & gore
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Two murders drive the plot; violent deaths investigated without extreme gore.
Profanity
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Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Same-sex relationships among theatre figures; queer lives shown in period setting.
Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic or witchcraft present
Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Pacifist themes and lingering WWI trauma shape motives and atmosphere.
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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War trauma and grief; murder of a young woman and its aftermath.
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