The Poisonous Seed, Linda Stratmann
The Poisonous Seed, Linda Stratmann
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The Poisonous Seed

Author: Linda Stratmann

Narrator: Emma Powell

Unabridged: 12 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/01/2016

Synopsis

When a customer of William Doughty’s Bayswater chemist shop dies of strychnine poisoning after drinking medicine he dispensed, William is blamed, and the family faces ruin. William’s daughter, Frances, determines to redeem her ailing father’s reputation and save the business. She soon becomes convinced that the death was murder, but unable to persuade the police, she turns detective. Armed only with her wits, courage and determination, Frances uncovers a startling deception and solves a ten-year-old murder. There will be more deaths, and a secret in her own family will be revealed before the killer is unmasked, and Frances will find that her life has changed forever.

About Linda Stratmann

Linda Stratmann is a British historical mystery writer with a decent list of fiction and non-fiction writings to her name. Even though Stratmann started writing after a long career in the civil service, her love for writing started from an early age. When not writing, you'll find Stratmann spending time in the library and archives or giving talks about her next books.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dale on April 27, 2020

When a customer dies of strychnine poisoning, the medicine he received from William Doughty’s pharmacy comes under scrutiny. William Doughty is blamed for causing his death. People who have shopped there for years take their business from the pharmacy. Nineteen year old Frances believes her father h......more

Goodreads review by Anna Catharina on January 07, 2023

Am Anfang hatte ich wenig Lust, dass Buch zu lesen, aber dann wurde es von Seite zu Seite spannender und ich wollte es gar nicht mehr aus der Hand legen. Der Kriminalfall entwickelt sich ziemlich langsam, dafür ist die Ermittlung sehr komplex. Das Setting in der Apotheke war interessant und Frances......more

Goodreads review by Sofia on November 23, 2021

Very engaging read......more

Goodreads review by Deanne on September 10, 2015

Victorian London crime novel, with Frances a 19 year old girl, living with her father and still grieving the death of her brother. When a local man dies fingers soon start pointing at Doughty's pharmacy, the shop which supplied the dead man with his tonic. At a time when her father is still I'll himse......more

Goodreads review by Teddy on July 16, 2017

Love this book (and the series it is the start of) have re-read it several times - it's like stepping back in time to visit Victorian Bayswater. Beautifully written in a style that draws you in, with wealth of bakground detail about the characters lives as well as the meat of the mystery, which alwa......more

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