Murder at the White Palace

Murder at the White Palace - Sparks & Bainbridge Mystery

First edition

Hardback (16 Sep 2024)

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Publisher's Synopsis

"In post-WWII London, the matchmakers of The Right Sort Marriage Bureau are involved in yet another murder. In the immediate post-war days of London, two unlikely partners have undertaken an even more unlikely, if necessary, business venture-The Right Sort Marriage Bureau. The two partners are Miss Iris Sparks, a woman with a dangerous-and never discussed-past in British intelligence and Mrs. Gwendolyn Bainbridge, a genteel war widow with a young son entangled in a complicated aristocratic family. Looking to throw a New Year's Eve soiree for their clients, Sparks and Bainbridge scout an empty building-only to find a body contained in the walls. What they initially assume is a victim of the recent Blitz is uncovered instead to be a murder victim-stabbed several times. To make matters worse, the owner of the building is Sparks' beau, Archie Spelling, who has ties to a variety of enterprises on the right and wrong sides of the law, and the

Book information

ISBN: 9781250854216
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Imprint: Minotaur Books
Pub date:
Edition: First edition
DEWEY: 813.6
DEWEY edition: 23/eng/20240321
Language: English
Weight: 454g
Height: 210mm
Width: 137mm
Spine width: 25mm