Death in the Ladies' Goddess Club / Women authors Murder Novelists Australian fiction. Single women Undercover operations Nineteen thirties Novel Murder. Novelists. Manners and customs. Crime Historical fiction. Novelists, New South Wales Suspense fiction. Detective and mystery stories.
Leatherdale, Julian,
Death in the Ladies' Goddess Club / Julian Leatherdale. - Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2020. - 393 pages ; 24 cm.
"A captivating story of family secrets, a sister's betrayal and a father's crime" -- Cover.
Murder and blackmail, family drama and love, all set within the shady underbelly of 1930s Kings Cross and its glamorous fringe. In the murky world of Kings Cross in 1932, aspiring crime writer Joan Linderman and her friend and flatmate Bernice Becker live the wild bohemian life, a carnival of parties and fancy-dress artists' balls. One Saturday night, Joan is thrown headfirst into a real crime when she finds Ellie, her neighbour, murdered. To prove her worth as a crime writer and bring Ellie's killer to justice, Joan secretly investigates the case in the footsteps of Sergeant Lillian Armfield. But as Joan digs deeper, her list of suspects grows from the luxury apartment blocks of Sydney's rich to the brothels and nightclubs of the Cross's underclass. Death in the Ladies' Goddess Club is a riveting noir crime thriller with more surprises than even novelist Joan bargained for: blackmail, kidnapping, drug-peddling, a pagan sex cult, undercover cops, and a shocking confession. From the shadows of bohemian and underworld Kings Cross, who will emerge to tell the real story?
9781760529635 (paperback) 176052963X
9781760529635
be2020008142
1900-1999
Women authors--New South Wales--Sydney--Fiction.
Murder--New South Wales--Sydney--Fiction.
Novelists--New South Wales--Sydney--Fiction.
Murder--Fiction.
Australian fiction.
Murder--Investigation--Fiction.
Novelists--Fiction.
Single women--Australia--Fiction.
Undercover operations--Fiction.
Nineteen thirties--Fiction.
Novel--English--Australia--21st century--Texts.
Murder--Australia--Sydney--Fiction.
Novelists--Australia--Sydney--Fiction.
Murder.
Novelists.
Women authors--Australia--Sydney--Fiction.
Manners and customs.
Crime--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Novelists, New South Wales--Fiction.
Suspense fiction.
Detective and mystery stories.
Sydney (N.S.W.)--Fiction.
Kings Cross (N.S.W.)--History--20th century--Fiction.
Kings Cross (N.S.W.)--Social life and customs--20th century--Fiction.
Kings Cross (Sydney, N.S.W.)--Social life and customs--20th century--Fiction.
Kings Cross (Sydney, N.S.W.)--History--20th century--Fiction.
Kings Cross (Sydney, N.S.W.)--Social life and customs--Fiction.
New South Wales--Sydney--Kings Cross.
Australian fiction
Historical fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Historical fiction
Thrillers (Fiction)
Australian fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction
Thrillers (Fiction).
Australian fiction
Fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Australian fiction--21st century.
Mystery fiction
Detective and mystery stories
A823.4
Death in the Ladies' Goddess Club / Julian Leatherdale. - Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2020. - 393 pages ; 24 cm.
"A captivating story of family secrets, a sister's betrayal and a father's crime" -- Cover.
Murder and blackmail, family drama and love, all set within the shady underbelly of 1930s Kings Cross and its glamorous fringe. In the murky world of Kings Cross in 1932, aspiring crime writer Joan Linderman and her friend and flatmate Bernice Becker live the wild bohemian life, a carnival of parties and fancy-dress artists' balls. One Saturday night, Joan is thrown headfirst into a real crime when she finds Ellie, her neighbour, murdered. To prove her worth as a crime writer and bring Ellie's killer to justice, Joan secretly investigates the case in the footsteps of Sergeant Lillian Armfield. But as Joan digs deeper, her list of suspects grows from the luxury apartment blocks of Sydney's rich to the brothels and nightclubs of the Cross's underclass. Death in the Ladies' Goddess Club is a riveting noir crime thriller with more surprises than even novelist Joan bargained for: blackmail, kidnapping, drug-peddling, a pagan sex cult, undercover cops, and a shocking confession. From the shadows of bohemian and underworld Kings Cross, who will emerge to tell the real story?
9781760529635 (paperback) 176052963X
9781760529635
be2020008142
1900-1999
Women authors--New South Wales--Sydney--Fiction.
Murder--New South Wales--Sydney--Fiction.
Novelists--New South Wales--Sydney--Fiction.
Murder--Fiction.
Australian fiction.
Murder--Investigation--Fiction.
Novelists--Fiction.
Single women--Australia--Fiction.
Undercover operations--Fiction.
Nineteen thirties--Fiction.
Novel--English--Australia--21st century--Texts.
Murder--Australia--Sydney--Fiction.
Novelists--Australia--Sydney--Fiction.
Murder.
Novelists.
Women authors--Australia--Sydney--Fiction.
Manners and customs.
Crime--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Novelists, New South Wales--Fiction.
Suspense fiction.
Detective and mystery stories.
Sydney (N.S.W.)--Fiction.
Kings Cross (N.S.W.)--History--20th century--Fiction.
Kings Cross (N.S.W.)--Social life and customs--20th century--Fiction.
Kings Cross (Sydney, N.S.W.)--Social life and customs--20th century--Fiction.
Kings Cross (Sydney, N.S.W.)--History--20th century--Fiction.
Kings Cross (Sydney, N.S.W.)--Social life and customs--Fiction.
New South Wales--Sydney--Kings Cross.
Australian fiction
Historical fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Historical fiction
Thrillers (Fiction)
Australian fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction
Thrillers (Fiction).
Australian fiction
Fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Australian fiction--21st century.
Mystery fiction
Detective and mystery stories
A823.4