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Closed casket : the new Hercule Poirot mystery / by Hannah, Sophie,1971-author.; Christie, Agatha,1890-1976.;

Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Poirot, Hercule (Fictitious character); Disinheritance; Nineteen twenties; Private investigators; Women authors;

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Closed casket [sound recording] : the new Hercule Poirot mystery / by Hannah, Sophie,1971-author.; Rhind-Tutt, Julian,1968-narrator.; Christie, Agatha,1890-1976,creator.; Harper Audio (Firm),publisher.;

Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt.

Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Audiobooks.; Poirot, Hercule (Fictitious character); Private investigators; Women authors; Disinheritance; Nineteen twenties;

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The last note of warning / by Schellman, Katharine,author.;

"Prohibition is a dangerous time to be a working-class woman in New York City, but Vivian Kelly has finally found some measure of stability and freedom. By day, she's a respectable shop assistant, delivering luxurious dresses to the city's wealthy and elite. At night, she joins the madcap revelry of New York's underworld, serving illegal drinks and dancing into the morning at a secretive, back-alley speakeasy known as the Nightingale. She's found, if not love, then something like it with her bootlegger sweetheart, Leo, even if she can't quite forget the allure of the Nightingale's sultry owner, Honor Huxley. Then the husband of a wealthy client is discovered dead in his study, and Vivian was the last known person to see him alive. With the police and the press both eager to name a culprit in the high-profile case, she finds herself the primary murder suspect. She can't flee town without endangering the people she loves, but Vivian isn't the sort of girl to go down without a fight. She'll cash in every favor she has from the criminals she calls friends to prove she had no connection to the dead man. But she can't prove what isn't true. The more Vivian digs into the man's life, and as the police close in on her, the harder it is to avoid the truth: someone she knows wanted him dead. And the best way to get away with murder is to set up a girl like Vivian to take the fall"--

Subjects: Queer fiction.; Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Murder; Nightclubs; Nineteen twenties; Prohibition; Women;

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The last drop of hemlock / by Schellman, Katharine,author.;

"The rumor went through the Nightingale like a flood, quietly rising, whispers hovering on lips in pockets of silence. Life as a working-class girl in Prohibition-era New York isn't safe or easy. But Vivian Kelly has a new job at the Nightingale, an underground speakeasy where the jazz is hot and the employees look out for each other in a world that doesn't care about them. Things are finally looking up for her and her sister Florence ... until the night Vivian learns that her friend Bea's uncle, a bouncer at the Nightingale, has died. His death is ruled a suicide, but Bea isn't so convinced. She knew her uncle was keeping a secret: a payoff from a mob boss that was going to take him out of the tenements and into a better life. Now, the money is missing. Though her better judgment tells her to stay out of it, Vivian agrees to help Bea find the truth about her uncle's death. But they uncover more than they expected when rumors surface of a mysterious letter writer, blackmailing Vivian's poorest neighbors for their most valuable possessions, threatening poison if they don't comply. Death is always a heartbeat away in Jazz Age New York, where mob bosses rule the back alleys and cops take bootleggers' hush money. But whoever is targeting Vivian's poor and unprotected neighbors is playing a different game. With the Nightingale's dangerously lovely owner, Honor, worried for her employees' safety and Bea determined to discover who is responsible for her uncle's death, Vivian once again finds herself digging through a dead man's past in hopes of stopping a killer"--

Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Extortion; Murder; Nightclubs; Nineteen twenties; Prohibition; Women;

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Miss Fisher's murder mysteries. [videorecording] / by Coleman, Elizabeth(Screenwriter),screenwriter.; Cummings, Ashleigh,1992-actor.; Davis, Essie,actor.; Johnstone-Burt, Hugo,actor.; Page, Nathan,1973-actor.; Tilse, Tony,television director.; television adaptation of (work):Greenwood, Kerry.Phryne Fisher mystery.; Australian Broadcasting Corporation,presenter.; Every Cloud Productions,production company.; RLJ Entertainment,publisher.; Screen Australia,presenter.;

Essie Davis, Nathan Page, Hugo Johnstone-Burt, Ashleigh Cummings, Miriam Margolyes, Tammy MacIntosh.A stylish and sexy period mystery stars Essie Davis as Phryne Fisher, a glamorous lady detective in 1920s Melbourne. In 'Murder under the Mistletoe," Phryne's Christmas in July turns deadly when trapped inhabitants at a snowed-in mountain lodge find themselves being killed off according to the song The Twelve Days of Christmas.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; stereophonic.

Subjects: Detective and mystery television programs.; Television programs.; Christmas television programs.; Television crime shows.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Fisher, Phryne (Fictitious character); Nineteen twenties; Murder; Christmas; Women private investigators;

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City of flickering light / by Fay, Juliette,author.;

"It's July 1921, "flickers" are all the rage, and Irene Van Beck has just declared her own independence by jumping off a moving train to escape her fate in a traveling burlesque show. When her friends, fellow dancer Millie Martin and comedian Henry Weiss, leap after her, the trio finds their way to the bright lights of Hollywood with hopes of making it big in the burgeoning silent film industry. At first glance, Hollywood in the 1920s is like no other place on earth-- iridescent, scandalous, and utterly exhilarating-- and the three friends yearn for a life they could only have dreamed of before. But despite the glamour and seduction of Tinseltown, success doesn't come easy, and nothing can prepare Irene, Millie, and Henry for the poverty, temptation, and heartbreak that lie ahead. With their ambitions challenged by both the men above them and the prejudice surrounding them, their friendship is the only constant through desperate times, as each struggles to find their true calling in an uncertain world. What begins as a quest for fame and fortune soon becomes a collective search for love, acceptance, and fulfillment as they navigate the backlots and stage sets where the illusions of the silver screen are brought to life" --

Subjects: Historical fiction.; Motion picture industry; Burlesque (Theater); Silent films; Friendship; Nineteen twenties;

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Miss Fisher's murder mysteries. [videorecording] / by Andrikidis, Peter,television director.; Banas, John,screenwriter.; Cameron, Ken,1946-television director.; Coleman, Elizabeth,screenwriter.; Corbett, Chris,screenwriter.; Cox, Deb,television producer,screenwriter.; Cummings, Ashleigh,1992-actor.; Davies, Sian,television director.; Davis, Essie,actor.; Dean, Ysabelle,screenwriter.; Dunphy, Kristen,screenwriter.; Eagger, Fiona,television producer.; Eames, Declan,television director.; Johnstone-Burt, Hugo,actor.; Margolyes, Miriam,actor.; Masters, Sue,television producer.; Millar, Catherine,television director.; Offen, Michelle,screenwriter.; Page, Nathan,actor.; Sklan, Carole,television producer.; Tilse, Tony,television director.; Tolhurst, Mia,screenwriter.; Television adaptation of (work) :Greenwood, Kerry.Phryne Fisher mystery.; ABC Television Network,film distributor.; Acorn Media (Firm),film distributor.; All 3 Media International (Firm),film distributor.; Australian Broadcasting Corporation,production company.; Every Cloud (Firm),production company.; Film Victoria,production company.; Screen Australia,production company.;

Director of photography, Roger Lanser ; production designer, Robert Perkins ; costume designer, Marion Boyce ; editor, Steve Evans, Nathan Wild ; composer, Greg J. Walker.Essie Davis, Nathan Page, Hugo Johnstone-Burt, Ashleigh Cummings, Miriam Margolyes.Follow the Honorable Phryne (fry-nee) Fisher through the back alleys, shady markets, and jazz clubs of late 1920s Melbourne. A glamorous lady detective in a mostly male world, she goes about her work with a pear-handled pistol and dagger-sharp wit, leaving a trail of male admirers in her wake.PG.DVD, widescreen (1.78:1) presentation ; Dolby digital stereo.

Subjects: Detective and mystery television programs.; Fisher, Phryne (Fictitious character); Nineteen twenties; Women private investigators;

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Calder country / by Dailey, Janet,author.;

1920s, Blue Moon, Montana. The small cattle town is alight with the excitement of cars, telephones, and airplanes. But as new inventions and new roles for women collide with Prohibition and the rising battle between gangsters and the FBI, Blue Moon finds itself--and some of its most infamous residents and powerful families--at a crossroads, and in battles of their own, between hearts and minds ... Heir to the Hollister Ranch on his mother's side, Mason Dollarhide is back home after a five-year prison sentence for smuggling bootleg liquor. Cynical and daring, he's already up to his old tricks, having his goods trafficked to him by plane ... Until the pilot is injured in a crash and captured by federal agents. Ruby Weaver learned to fly from her smuggler father. To keep him out of prison, she agrees to take over his route and go undercover to help the Feds break up a bootlegging ring. Mason is only one part of that large operation, but he's the rugged, rebellious, and tantalizingly irreverent part that makes an impression. Against her better judgement, Ruby finds herself falling for him, fighting an attraction that could jeopardize them both, while harboring a secret that could destroy any hope of a future together ... Mason has never met a woman quite like Ruby. Not only is she brave and beautiful, but she somehow understands his ways--and may even inspire him to change them. The first step will be trusting her enough to open his heart ... While the fire between Ruby and Mason smolders, other star-crossed Blue Moon romances blaze, as old family rivalries between the Dollarhides and the Calders continue. But when tables unexpectedly turn, some dreams may go up in smoke ... --

Subjects: Romance fiction.; Novels.; Calder family (Fictitious characters); Cowboys; Frontier and pioneer life; Man-woman relationships; Nineteen twenties; Ranch life; Smuggling;

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The widows / by Montgomery, Jess,author.;

Includes bibliographical references.When Lily Ross learns that her husband, Daniel Ross, the town's widely respected sheriff, is killed while transporting a prisoner, she is devastated and vows to avenge his death. Hours after his funeral, a stranger appears at her door. Marvena Whitcomb, a coal miner's widow, is unaware that Daniel has died, and begs to speak with him about her missing daughter. From miles away but worlds apart, Lily and Marvena's lives collide as they realize that Daniel was not the man that either of them believed him to be--and that his murder is far more complex than either of them could have imagined. Inspired by the true story of Ohio's first female sheriff, this is a powerful debut about two women's search for justice as they take on the corruption at the heart of their community.

Subjects: Historical fiction.; Biographical fiction.; Jones, Mother, 1837-1930; Collins, Maude, 1893-1972; Nineteen twenties; Widows; Murder; Secrecy;

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The widows [sound recording] / by Montgomery, Jess,author.; Bennett, Susan,narrator.; Macmillan Audio (Firm),publisher.;

Read by Susan Bennett.When Lily Ross learns that her husband, Daniel Ross, the town's widely respected sheriff, is killed while transporting a prisoner, she is devastated and vows to avenge his death. Hours after his funeral, a stranger appears at her door. Marvena Whitcomb, a coal miner's widow, is unaware that Daniel has died, and begs to speak with him about her missing daughter. From miles away but worlds apart, Lily and Marvena's lives collide as they realize that Daniel was not the man that either of them believed him to be--and that his murder is far more complex than either of them could have imagined. Inspired by the true story of Ohio's first female sheriff, this is a powerful debut about two women's search for justice as they take on the corruption at the heart of their community.

Subjects: Audiobooks.; Historical fiction.; Biographical fiction.; Jones, Mother, 1837-1930; Collins, Maude, 1893-1972; Nineteen twenties; Widows; Murder; Secrecy;

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