Marie BenedictHistorical Fiction · Fiction
Queens of Crime
Synopsis
In 1930s London, five legendary women crime writers, including Dorothy L. Sayers and Agatha Christie, form a secret society called the Queens of Crime. Their mission: to solve a real-life murder that has baffled the authorities. A young English nurse is found strangled in a French park, and the circumstances point to a seemingly impossible crime. As they delve into the case, the Queens uncover connections to the British establishment and a killer who soon targets Dorothy Sayers herself, threatening to expose a dark secret from her past.
How it reads
Prose complexity 7/10
Content warnings (1)
Violence
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Characters
Dorothy L. SayersProtagonist
Agatha ChristieSupporting
Ngaio MarshSupporting
Margery AllinghamSupporting
Baroness Emma OrczySupporting