Genre:
Historical
Historical
The Death Beat
Poppy Denby Investigates book 3
by Fiona Veitch Smith
| -From Goodreads- Poppy looked up, her face pale, her hands shaking. What is it, Poppy? Oh my, Rollo, oh my. I think we’ve just struck gold. Poppy Denby is furious with Rollo, who has gambled away his position at the Daily Globe and is being banished to New York. That is, until she discovers he plans to take her with him to work at the New York Times! Poppy can’t wait to report on the Manhattan arts scene, but her hopes are crushed when she is allocated The Death Beat – writing obituaries. But Poppy has a nose for a story, and when a body is found in a luxury penthouse apartment she starts to investigate. She unravels a sordid trail of illegal immigrants, forced labour, sex scandals, and an unexpected ghost from her past. Poppy is determined to help the victims, but can she find the evidence to bring the perpetrators to justice without putting her own life in danger… ISBN-13: 9781782642473 The past is about to come back and haunt Poppy! |  This Book received a 4 Bark rating.
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Well, of the three Poppy Denby Investigates books that I've read I'm pretty sure that The Death Beat is my favorite. It had all of the Roaring Twenties drama and atmosphere, not to mention all of the vices, that any Jazz Age fan could wish for. In short, it's the bees knees. The cat's meow.
I think my favorite thing about this book is the way Fiona Veitch Smith wove threads of fun, and even humor, within the mystery and also the more serious topics. And she does take on some serious stuff like the exploitation of immigrants and sex trafficking. Things that plague our society even today. I've gotta say, though, that if more reporters cared about people, like Poppy does, instead of skirting the truth to help themselves up the career ladder, the world would be a better place.
Anyway, The Death Beat was fun and entertaining to read and I finished it surprisingly quickly. I really enjoyed the switch of a British author's take on New York instead of the usual vice versa. As an American reader I thought Fiona Veitch Smith did a great job with it. Poppy's astonishment, and sometimes confusion, was rather adorable.
As you can tell I liked this Poppy Denby Investigates book and I can't wait to find out what happens next with the sometimes crazy newshawks at the Daily Globe. So, don't you be a Rube or a Dumb Dora and miss out on all of the Jazz Age hijinks!
Tell Tale Book Reviews gives The Death Beat by Fiona Veitch Smith a 4 Bark rating.
I think my favorite thing about this book is the way Fiona Veitch Smith wove threads of fun, and even humor, within the mystery and also the more serious topics. And she does take on some serious stuff like the exploitation of immigrants and sex trafficking. Things that plague our society even today. I've gotta say, though, that if more reporters cared about people, like Poppy does, instead of skirting the truth to help themselves up the career ladder, the world would be a better place.
Anyway, The Death Beat was fun and entertaining to read and I finished it surprisingly quickly. I really enjoyed the switch of a British author's take on New York instead of the usual vice versa. As an American reader I thought Fiona Veitch Smith did a great job with it. Poppy's astonishment, and sometimes confusion, was rather adorable.
As you can tell I liked this Poppy Denby Investigates book and I can't wait to find out what happens next with the sometimes crazy newshawks at the Daily Globe. So, don't you be a Rube or a Dumb Dora and miss out on all of the Jazz Age hijinks!
Tell Tale Book Reviews gives The Death Beat by Fiona Veitch Smith a 4 Bark rating.
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