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Mystery, Crime, Fiction

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Agatha Christie, Ngaio Marsh, Barbara Neely, Josephine Tey, Rhys Bowen

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Rose Donovan is a lifelong devotee of golden age mysteries. She now travels the world seeking cosy spots to write, new adventures to inspire devious plot twists, and adorable animals to petsit. Learn more at www.rosedonovan.com
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	The Mystery of Ruby's Sugar (Ruby Dove Mysteries #1) 3.60 avg rating — 291 ratings — published 2017 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mystery of Ruby's Smoke (Ruby Dove Mysteries #3) 4.13 avg rating — 54 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mystery of Ruby's Mistletoe (Ruby Dove Mysteries #6) 4.09 avg rating — 45 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mystery of Ruby's Port (Ruby Dove Mysteries #2) 4.07 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2018 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death in Velvet (1930s Partners in Spying Mystery, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 36 ratings — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mystery of Ruby's Tracks (Ruby Dove Mysteries #5) 3.78 avg rating — 32 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Art of Murder (1930s Partners in Spying Mystery, #2) 4.22 avg rating — 18 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fatal Festivities (1930s Partners in Spying Mystery #0.5) 3.65 avg rating — 20 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mystery of Ruby's Roulette (Ruby Dove Mysteries Book 7) 4.19 avg rating — 16 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mystery of Ruby's Stiletto (Ruby Dove Mysteries #4) 4.06 avg rating — 16 ratings — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Art of Murder

Time for a new Ruby & Fina mystery! Preorder the ebook now. All formats to be released on February 28, 2023.

The art world is deliciously petty.

Until the stakes are raised to murder.

Cornwall, 1936.

Our intrepid trio descends on a Cornish island for an art competition to settle old scores. But someone’s new scorecard adds up to murder.

A delightful weekend away on an island halts with the coming stor Read more of this blog post »

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Published on December 28, 2022 06:35 • Tags: 1930s-mysteries, agatha-christie, cozy-mysteries, diverse-mysteries, golden-age-mysteries, mystery, ruby-dove, women-detectives

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How to Solve Your Own Murder (Castle Knoll Files, #1)

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Talking About Detective Fiction

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