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  • The Death Beat

  • Poppy Denby Investigates, Book 3
  • By: Fiona Veitch Smith
  • Narrated by: Helen Keeley
  • Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (43 ratings)

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The Death Beat

By: Fiona Veitch Smith
Narrated by: Helen Keeley
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Summary

Poppy Denby is furious with Rollo, who has gambled away his position at the Daily Globe and is being banished to New York. That is, until she discovers he plans to take her with him to work at the New York Times! Poppy can’t wait, but her hopes are crushed when she is allocated The Death Beat - writing obituaries.

But Poppy has a nose for a story, and when a body is found in a luxury penthouse apartment she starts to investigate. She unravels a trail of illegal immigrants, forced labour, sex scandals and an unexpected ghost from her past. Poppy is determined to help, but can she find the evidence to bring the perpetrators to justice without putting her own life in danger....

©2017 Fiona Veitch Smith (P)2019 W. F. Howes Ltd
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Critic reviews

"Manhattan, beware! Formidable reporter Poppy Danby enjoys a luxury voyage across the Atlantic. Her indefatigable and entertaining search for truth reveals the seediness and glamour of 1920s New York." (Frances Brody, author of the Kate Shackleton mysteries)

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A very enjoyable audiobook

An excellent, exciting plot with great characters. I love the historical background and the way the experiences of the rich and poor are interwoven.

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Enjoyed it

Book 3 was as enjoyable as books 1 and2 I would recommend these to anyone that enjoys who done its

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An enjoyable jaunt to Jazz age New York

This is a good addition to the poppy Denby series with an interesting immigration subplot

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Enjoyable stories with historical base

Thoroughly enjoying those novels. If you like old fashioned mysteries that are gripping, but don’t scare the heck out of you, that’s one to enjoy. I also liked that there was more of a romantic angle, than in the last story. Really enjoy the series. Thank you to the author.

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Historical interest

I think I’ve enjoyed the the most of the Poppy Denny books so far. Really good story andas always, well researched.

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