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In 1930s London, Bobbie Cheldon hopes to marry a young dancer from the Frozen Fang nightclub, but the relationship is complicated by the dancer Nancy’s desire for his expected inheritance. Bobbie’s miserly uncle, Massy, refuses to stop the annual allowances that keep Nancy hopeful. When the roguish Nosey Ruslin enters the picture, a tangled plot of romance, greed, and a cynical Soho underworld unfolds. Chief Inspector Wake of Scotland Yard arrives in Piccadilly to investigate the murder that hits close to home. This good‑natured detective novel, republished for the first time since the 1930s, combines a classic whodunnit with the charms of London’s criminal underbelly.
First publish date: 2015
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Charles Kingston
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