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- Charlotte Frayne's boss, Mr. Gilmore, travels to Europe in the fall of 1936 on a mysterious trip, leaving her in charge of the detective agency.
- Author(s): Maureen Jennings
- 270 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Mystery & Detective
- Series Name: A Paradise Cafe Mystery
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Charlotte Frayne is hired to infiltrate a manufacturer to uncover communist agitators the owner believes are responsible for the labour unrest in his company and investigates two intertwined mysteries.
Book Synopsis
Charlotte Frayne's boss, Mr. Gilmore, travels to Europe in the fall of 1936 on a mysterious trip, leaving her in charge of the detective agency. The redoubtable Mrs. Jessop hires Charlotte to investigate the untimely death of her son, a disfigured and injured veteran of the Great War. The police ruled it a suicide, but Mrs. Jessop doesn't agree and wants Charlotte to find out what really happened.
On the same day, Charlotte is hired to infiltrate a small women's wear manufacturer to uncover communist agitators the owner believes are responsible for the labour unrest in his company. When the factory supervisor is discovered murdered on the job the same day Charlotte turns up for her first shift at Ladies' Superior Clothing, she finds herself seconded by the police in their investigations.
The November clouds darken and Charlotte is left to struggle to solve two mysteries at the same time-until they intersect.
Review Quotes
"Maureen Jennings is not only just about the best crime novelist in Canada, she's among the best writers anywhere - a national and international treasure." - London Free Press
Praise for Heat Wave
"The plotting of this novel is seamless. There's only 240 pages but we solve not one but two mysteries and learn a great deal about the protagonist and the supporting characters in her life. Nothing is rushed or glossed over; the storyline climaxes in a short yet action-packed few pages, and our journey to that point wasn't totally unpredictable, but enjoyable nonetheless." - I've Read This
"In contemporary fiction, the millennial-aged single woman is often a character through whom we identify our own paucity and miscalculations: the lack of children, money, stability or foresight providing a plot in which to flail. What a relief it is then to spend time with a protagonist who isn't defined by the traditions she rejects - in the summer of 1936, no less." - Carly Lewis, The Globe and Mail
Heat Wave (Paradise Cafe #1) was shortlisted for the Bony Blithe / Bloody Words Light Mystery Award 2020.
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