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y separately published work icon Cyanide and Poppies single work   novel   crime   historical fiction   mystery  
Is part of Eleanor Jones Mysteries Carolyn Morwood , 2011 series - author novel (number 2 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2012... 2012 Cyanide and Poppies
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'Melbourne, the spring of 1923.

'When reporter Edward Bain is found dead in his office at The Argus newspaper, Eleanor Jones realises that this is murder.

'Eleanor, no longer a nurse, now writes film reviews for the newspaper, but she still knows the signs of violent death. She also knows the mark that war can leave on the living; her brother, Andrew, continues to face daily battles with shell-shock.

'But instead of getting rest and quiet, Andrew's out with glamorous clairvoyant, Nadine Carrides, on the streets of Melbourne - streets that are turning ugly as the police call a strike and the city fills with lawless crowds. Could this looting and chaos be a smokescreen behind which the killer is unleashing a more personal anger? As potential witnesses are attacked, Elanor is drawn into the investigation, in an uneasy alliance with Inspector Pearce, a man who doesn't believe in coincidences.

'Then, an arrest is made for Bain's murder, and it would seem that the mystery has been solved.

'But Eleanor is aware that many carry secrets - secret losses, secret desires - and that some people are fiercely protective of such secrets.

'With events building to a dangerous conclusion at the Melbourne Cup ball, Eleanor will have to face events from her own past in order to bring a killer to justice.'

Notes

  • Launched 21 November 2012 at Athenaeum Library, Level 1, 188 Collins Street, Melbourne.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Brisbane, Queensland,: Pulp Fiction Press , 2012 .
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      • Published: 1st September 2012

      ISBN: 9780987155139
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