{"product_id":"the-four-queens-of-crime-isbn-9798892422277","title":"The Four Queens of Crime","description":"\u003cb\u003eLIBRARY JOURNAL - STELLAR SELECTIONS | BEST BOOKS 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLIBRARY JOURNAL'S DECEMBER DEBUT OF THE MONTH!\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn this debut mystery, DCI Lilian Wyles, the first woman detective chief inspector in the CID, is determined to find a killer with the help of the four queens of crime, Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Ngaio Marsh, and Margery Allingham, perfect for fans of Elly Griffiths and Claudia Gray.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1938, London. The four queens of British crime fiction, Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Ngaio Marsh, and Margery Allingham, are hosting a gala to raise money for the Women’s Voluntary Service to help Britain prepare for war. Baronet Sir Henry Heathcote has loaned Hursley House for the event, and all the elites of London society are attending. The gala is a brilliant success, despite a few hiccups, but the next morning, Sir Henry is found dead in the library. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetective Chief Inspectors Lilian Wyles and Richard Davidson from Scotland Yard are quickly summoned and discover a cluster of potential suspects among the guests, including an upset fiancée, a politically ambitious son, a reserved but protective brother, an irate son-in-law, a rebellious teenage daughter, and the deputy home secretary. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQuietly recruiting the four queens of crime, DCI Wyles must sort through the messy aftermath of Sir Henry’s death to solve the mystery and identify the killer.\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Four Queens of Crime\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLIBRARY JOURNAL - STELLAR SELECTIONS | BEST BOOKS 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLIBRARY JOURNAL'S DECEMBER DEBUT OF THE MONTH!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Limoncelli makes a splash with her riotously entertaining debut . . . A note-perfect Golden Age pastiche with a satisfying metafictional twist.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly,\u003c\/i\u003e starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The inclusion of real historical figures adds to the enjoyment of Limoncelli’s traditional mystery. Fans of Christie or Rhys Bowen will appreciate the details of the gala and the prewar intrigue.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Period details and information about the lives of the four Queens of Crime and Wyles are skillfully woven through this fascinating cozy.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An ingenious plot . . . a brilliant debut.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eNY Journal of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Mystery fans will love this novel featuring the queens of the genre.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eHistorical Novel Society\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Sparkling wit, ingenious plotting.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eAudiofile\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A fun read for fans of classic 'whodunnit' mysteries from start to finish . . . Brilliant.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Rosanne Limoncelli knocks it out of the park in her debut mystery.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eCozy Mystery Book Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This book highlights the power of feminism and women working together.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eFresh Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Teaming up the four writers is genius, the dialogue snappy and the story good. Hopefully, there will be more adventures with these four.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eRed Carpet Crash\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A properly thorny mystery and a delightful portrayal of the Queens of Crime. Readers will love this clever story. Its style harkens back to the Golden Age of crime fiction and also introduces them to the first woman detective chief inspector in the CID at Scotland Yard. An artful debut!” \u003cbr\u003e—Anna Lee Huber, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The most devious minds of mystery's Golden Age tackle a murder none of them could have invented, to delightful effect.”\u003cbr\u003e—Stephanie Barron, author of the Jane Austen mysteries\u003cb\u003eRosanne Limoncelli\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, is a writer, filmmaker, and roller skater living in Brooklyn. Her short fiction has appeared in \u003ci\u003eAlfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSuspense Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNoir Nation\u003c\/i\u003e,   and her short films have been screened in festivals around the world.   Rosanne also writes plays, screenplays, poetry, games, mysteries, and   science fiction and has taught writing and filmmaking for more than   three decades at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.","brand":"Crooked Lane Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300760965349,"sku":"NP9798892422277","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9798892422277.jpg?v=1767739413","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-four-queens-of-crime-isbn-9798892422277","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}