{"product_id":"the-death-of-dora-black-a-petticoat-police-mystery-book-1-9780733653612","title":"The Death of Dora Black: A Petticoat Police Mystery: Book 1","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe irresistibly charming and cosy first novel in the bestselling Petticoat Police Mystery series, inspired by the true story of Australia's pioneering policewoman, Kate Cocks\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'An outstanding debut - funny, poignant, historically fascinating, and an absorbingly good crime read - \u003ci\u003eThe Death of Dora Black\u003c\/i\u003e keeps you guessing to the very end' \u003c\/b\u003ePIP WILLIAMS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Summer, Adelaide, 1917. \u003c\/b\u003eThe impeccably dressed \u003cb\u003eMiss Kate Cocks\u003c\/b\u003e might look more like a schoolmistress than a policewoman, but don't let that fool you. She's a household name, wrangling wayward husbands into repentance, seeing through deceptive clairvoyants, and rescuing young women (whether they like it or not) with the help of a five-foot cane and her sassy junior constable, \u003cb\u003eEthel Bromley\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When shop assistant \u003cb\u003eDora Black\u003c\/b\u003e is found dead on a city beach, Miss Cocks and Ethel are ordered to stay out of the investigation and leave it to the men. But when Dora's workmate goes missing soon after, the women suspect something sinister, and determine to take matters into their own hands. After all, who knows Adelaide better than the indomitable Miss Cocks? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The perfect cosy read. How refreshing to read historical crime fiction set in Adelaide during the Great War and focused on women' \u003c\/b\u003eANGELA SAVAGE \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Will have you engrossed and addictively flipping those pages' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDAILY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Armchair detectives will love this debut novel' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eWOMAN'S DAY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Engrossing and entertaining . . . Anderson is an accomplished storyteller and she has crafted a cosy crime read that is equal parts intriguing mystery and fascinating historical study' \u003c\/b\u003eBOOKS+PUBLISHING \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'There is something profoundly addictive about Anderson's writing. It's warm, fast-paced and full of rich details that make it feel as though the story is oozing off the pages . . . Stunningly thought-out and accurately detailed'\u003c\/b\u003e BETTER READING\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hachette Australia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780733653612\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320","brand":"Lainie Anderson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52604457812149,"sku":"9780733653612","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-death-of-dora-black-a-petticoat-police-mystery-book-1-9780733653612","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}