Headstrong heroines and hansom cabs: it’s The Case of the Black Tulips!

It’s finally happened – The Case of the Black Tulips is now LIVE on Amazon! And for its first week in the world, you can buy it for just 99c/99p (or it’s available to read in Kindle Unlimited).

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When I say ‘finally’, though, Paula Harmon and I only wrote the draft in January, so actually we’ve been quite speedy. And we plan to continue being speedy, because book 2, The Case of the Runaway Client, is already available to pre-order and will be out in July!

This is what the three books in progress look like together:

And if you’ve managed to escape all my earlier rantings about The Case of the Black Tulips, here are some of the things you can find within its pages:

• 2 – yes 2 – female protagonists, who move between friendship and utter exasperation with each other on a fairly regular basis
• A Victorian London setting, with hansom cabs, posh frocks, nice houses, fancy dinners, and shocked friends and relatives (again, on a fairly regular basis)
• Humour, since our heroines don’t take themselves or each other too seriously, and aren’t averse to a smart remark or two
• Quite a few duh-duh-DUHHHHH moments
• A hint of romance

And now, the blurb:

There’s a new detective duo in Victorian London…

When Katherine Demeray opens an unsigned letter addressed to her missing father, she is drawn into a quest to find the terrified letter-writer and learn the secret of the black tulips.

Struggling to support herself after her father’s disappearance, Katherine has neither time nor money to solve the mystery alone. She has no choice but to seek help from a woman she has only just met; awkward socialite Connie Swift.

As the letters become increasingly frantic, this unlikely team of amateur detectives must learn to work together, while struggling to navigate the rigid rules of Victorian propriety, their families’ expectations, and the complicating interference of men.

Confronting danger as they venture into new and frightening territory, Katherine and Connie risk arrest, exposure, and even their reputations to solve the Case of the Black Tulips. Can they solve the mystery before someone gets killed…or they kill each other?

The Case of the Black Tulips is the first book in the Caster & Fleet mystery series, set in 1890s London.

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And that’s the new book! If you do give it a try, we hope you enjoy it!

Try before you buy – read a sample of Tulips

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