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Marion Lane and the Midnight Murder

T. A. Willberg (2020)

SubgenreFantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG
Pages414 (Chunky (400-600))
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.40/5 (6616)

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

MurderDeath

Hero archetypes

Apprentice

Heroine archetypes

Detective / Investigator

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Synopsis

**The letter was short. A name, a time, a place.** *Marion Lane and the Midnight Murder* plunges readers into the heart of London, to the secret tunnels that exist far beneath the city streets. There, a mysterious group of detectives recruited for Miss Brickett’s Investigations & Inquiries use their cunning and gadgets to solve crimes that have stumped Scotland Yard. Late one night in April 1958, a filing assistant at Miss Brickett’s receives a letter of warning, detailing a name, a time, and a place. She goes to investigate but finds the room empty. At the stroke of midnight, she is murdered by a killer she can’t see—her death the only sign she wasn’t alone. It becomes chillingly clear that the person responsible must also work for Miss Brickett’s, making everyone a suspect. Marion Lane, a first-year Inquirer-in-training, finds herself drawn ever deeper into the investigation. When her friend and colleague is framed for the crime, to clear his name she must sort through the hidden alliances at Miss Brickett’s and secrets dating back to WWII. Masterful, clever and deliciously suspenseful, *Marion Lane and the Midnight Murder* is a fresh take on the Agatha Christie-style locked-room murder mystery, with an exciting new heroine detective. <a href="https://www.harlequintradepublishing.com/shop/books/9780778389330_marion-lane-and-the-midnight-murder.html">SOURCE</a>

Tags

Historical MysteryCozy MysteryDetective FictionSecret London