Death in the Aviary by Victoria Dowd (Paperback)
Book 1 of 1: The Charlotte Blood Chronicles
The first in The Charlotte Blood Chronicles, a ‘locked lift’ mystery for Golden Age crime fans. On New Year’s Eve 1928, nine people step into a lift at an isolated Dartmoor abbey; when the light returns, the heir lies dead and no one could have got in or out. A year on, sparky sleuth Charlotte Blood arrives to uncover the truth. An atmospheric gothic whodunnit...read the full blurb.
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| Weight | 354 g |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 129 × 31 × 198 mm |
| Author | Victoria Dowd |
| Book Series | The Charlotte Blood Chronicles |
| Book Series Order | Book 1 of 1 |
| Condition | New |
| Format | Paperback |
| Genre | Cozy, Fiction, Gothic, Historical, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Mystery Thriller, Thriller |
| Publication Year | 2025 |
| Publisher | Watkins Media Limited |
| Published | 09/09/2025 |
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A ‘locked lift’ mystery for Golden Age crime fans, from award-winning author Victoria Dowd, and the first in The Charlotte Blood Chronicles.
Everyone has a motive. No one has an alibi.
New Year’s Eve, 1928. In the grand residence of Ravenswick Abbey, isolated in the wilds of Dartmoor, nine members of the household step into an ornate lift. The power fails. The lift stops. And in the darkness, a single shot is fired. When the light returns, Charles Ravenswick — heir to the Ravenswick fortune — lies dead on the floor. No one could have got in or out. All of them have motives. None of them have alibis.
A year later, under the pretence of reporting on the family’s infamous ravens, the sparky Charlotte Blood arrives to investigate. She finds a house haunted by suspicion and secrets, and a family with a great deal to hide. To unravel what really happened in that lift, she must uncover the terrible truth behind the entire Ravenswick line — a search that leads her down a dangerous path and, before long, threatens to expose dark secrets buried in her own life too.
Atmospheric, gothic and cleverly plotted, this is a locked-room puzzle with a golden-age heart and a heroine with secrets of her own.
Perfect for readers who love Golden Age-style whodunnits, locked-room puzzles, a gothic country-house setting and a sparky amateur sleuth with a mystery of her own.
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