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''A little bit Margery Allingham with hints of Mitford, definite tones of Eva Ibbotson and as delightful as I Capture the Castle, D is for Death is an instant classic. I loved it so much'' MARIAN KEYES
''I absolutely loved D is for Death - mischievous and Mitford-esque and tender'' ALEX HAY

1935. Dora''son the first train to London, having smuggled herself out of the house in the middle of the night to escape her impending marriage. But unluckily for her, Dora''s fiance is more persistent than most and follows.

As Dora alights at Paddington station, she is immediately forced to run from the loathsome Charles Silk-Butters. She ducks into the London Library to hide and it is there, surrounded by books, where she should feel most safe, that Dora Wildwood stumbles across her first dead body.

Having been thrown into the middle of a murder scene, it''s now impossible to walk away. Indeed, Dora''s certain she will prov

D is for Death

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      Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
      Published 1 June 2024
      ISBN-13 9781399731478
      978-1399731478
      ISBN-10 1399731475

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''A little bit Margery Allingham with hints of Mitford, definite tones of Eva Ibbotson and as delightful as I Capture the Castle, D is for Death is an instant classic. I loved it so much'' MARIAN KEYES
      ''I absolutely loved D is for Death - mischievous and Mitford-esque and tender'' ALEX HAY

      1935. Dora''son the first train to London, having smuggled herself out of the house in the middle of the night to escape her impending marriage. But unluckily for her, Dora''s fiance is more persistent than most and follows.

      As Dora alights at Paddington station, she is immediately forced to run from the loathsome Charles Silk-Butters. She ducks into the London Library to hide and it is there, surrounded by books, where she should feel most safe, that Dora Wildwood stumbles across her first dead body.

      Having been thrown into the middle of a murder scene, it''s now impossible to walk away. Indeed, Dora''s certain she will prov

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