Painted Penny Stamp

A cosy historical mystery featuring a sharp-witted Edwardian science student who refuses to accept a convenient verdict. Gentle period charm meets proper detective work in a whodunnit built on quiet lodgers, quieter motives and polite society's blind spots.A quiet lodger, a secret vice, and a fortune-seeker who will stop at nothing.When a neighbour s lodger is found dead, Vita Carew, a sharp-witted science student, is the first on the scene. The police pronounce it an accident, a fatal fall, but Vita remains unconvinced. Her access to the post-mortem reveals the truth: Albert Flett was murdered.As Vita investigates, she uncovers a trail of evidence that suggests Albert s quiet, unassuming ways were hiding a complex and dangerous secret life. When a prominent, eccentric old lady is also found dead under suspicious circumstances, Vita finds herself entangled in of cat and mouse with a ruthless killer.Can she convince the police to see the connection?The Painted Penny Stamp is the fourth book in Fran Smith's captivating series of historical mysteries featuring clever female sleuth, Vita Carew.The Painted Penny Stamp is book six in the Vita Carew Mysteries, a British thriller for fans of M.C. Beaton and T.E. Kinsey.Praise for the Vita Carew Mysteries series:? ? ? ? ? A delightful addition to the series.? ? ? ? ? Unmissable!? ? ? ? ? What a talented author and a captivating female heroine.? ? ? ? ? Fran Smith has created another great mystery.? ? ? ? ? Vita Carew is wonderful.? ? ? ? ? Fascinating!