Vita Carew Mysteries 3 Books Collection Set by Fran Smith (A Thin Sharp Blade, The Painted Penny Stamp, The Killing at Crowswood Castle)

Vita Carew Mysteries 3 Books Collection Set by Fran Smith gathers three cases featuring investigator Vita Carew. This three-book collection includes A Thin Sharp Blade, The Painted Penny Stamp and The Killing at Crowswood Castle.

Included titles

• A Thin Sharp Blade
• The Painted Penny Stamp
• The Killing at Crowswood Castle

Key details

• Three-book collection by Fran Smith
• Features investigations led by Vita Carew
• Includes A Thin Sharp Blade, The Painted Penny Stamp and The Killing at Crowswood Castle

Synopses

A Thin Sharp Blade

In 1903 England, Vita Carew’s plans are shaken when a professor dismisses her ambition to study at Cambridge. Soon afterwards, a visiting American boxer dies after a match in which Vita’s brother is seriously injured.

Though the death is attributed to the bout, Vita notices troubling similarities in the injuries. To pursue what she believes is the real explanation, she must convince the very academic who doubted her to listen.

The Painted Penny Stamp

Vita Carew arrives first when a neighbour’s lodger is found dead, and she refuses to accept the police conclusion of a tragic accident. With access to the post-mortem, she uncovers that Albert Flett was murdered.

Her investigation points towards a concealed and perilous private life, and when another death follows in suspicious circumstances, Vita is drawn into a pursuit of a killer intent on keeping secrets buried.

The Killing at Crowswood Castle

Hoping to recuperate from illness, Vita travels to the famously haunted Crowswood Castle and becomes entangled in an unresolved mystery. As renovations near completion, long-hidden truths begin to emerge.

A message concealed within a painting of the former mistress demands decoding, and the discovery of human remains on the grounds raises urgent questions. Vita must piece together the clues behind a chilling case rooted in the castle’s past.

Rackhams Reference : LZ72719ANE