Death in Soho

Emily Organ

Apr 2022 · Blackstone Publishing · Narrated by Sarah Nichols

About this audiobook

It’s the Roaring Twenties. London’s bright young things are partying, Soho’s nightlife is buzzing, and Augusta Peel is hiding in her basement.

She has a reason to hide there: it’s home to her Bloomsbury workshop where she repairs old, neglected books. After a busy time during the war, all Augusta wants is peace and quiet—even if it is routinely disturbed by the tube trains beneath her feet.

But events take a turn when Augusta agrees to chaperone nineteen-year-old Harriet Jones on a date. Failing to get her home on time, she ends up in a riotous nightclub. She can’t imagine the evening getting much worse when the police raid it. But then the murder happens.

Who shot Jean Taylor? An old acquaintance at Scotland Yard learns Augusta was near the murder scene and persuades her to help with his investigation. But how can a humble book repairer navigate Soho’s world of actresses, gangsters, and theater impresarios to discover the truth?

A new historical cozy mystery from the author of the Penny Green Victorian mystery series and the Churchill & Pemberley cozy mystery series

Ratings and reviews

Three and a half stars. This was a pleasant read and I will definitely read the next book in the series to see how it develops. I guessed the murderer from one clue that the author dropped. I also like the idea of Augusta having a secret past in WW1 (presumably spying) which will be revealed. However, it felt like there were a lot of plot threads that sort of jumped in halfway and then kind of petered out, or where something happens offpage. Read on my Kindle Unlimited subscription.

About the author

Emily Organ is the author of the Penny Green Victorian mystery series, among other books. Writing historical mysteries combines her love of history and mystery. She lives in the south of England with her family.