The Careful Dead: A Slade & Hope Historical Mystery (Book One) (The Slade & Hope Mysteries)

Meet private detective George Slade and his assistant, Imogen Hope, in the first gripping instalment of The Slade & Hope Mysteries.

Bristol, 1922.

A young woman is found dead in her lodging room.

She has been meticulously washed, carefully arranged, and left as though peacefully asleep.

Private detective George Slade has built his reputation on patience, observation and an unwavering belief that the smallest detail can uncover the greatest deception. When he takes on his first assistant, the intelligent and determined Imogen Hope, neither of them expects their partnership to begin with a case as disturbing as this.

Asked to assist with the investigation, Slade and Hope soon discover that the victim’s death is anything but random. Beneath the surface lies a web of hidden connections, carefully guarded secrets and lives that are not quite what they seem. As the investigation deepens and the danger grows, they are forced to question everything the police believe they know before another life is lost.

As suspicion falls in unexpected places, Slade and Hope must separate truth from assumption before a meticulous killer disappears back into respectable society.

Some murders are meant to be perfect.

The Careful Dead is the first novel in The Slade & Hope Mysteries, an atmospheric historical crime series set in the streets of 1920s Bristol.

Perfect for readers who enjoy:

• Historical crime fiction

• Classic detective mysteries

• Intelligent investigative puzzles

• Atmospheric 1920s settings

• Slow-burning suspense and memorable characters