Murder on North Terrace: A Petticoat Police Mystery
Book 2
Author: Lainie Anderson Series: Petticoat Police Mystery
29th September 2025
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The indomitable Miss Cocks and Ethel Bromley return for Book Two in the bestselling and charmingly cosy Petticoat Police Mystery Series, inspired by one of Australia's first policewomen.
Winter, Adelaide, 1917. Six months after the success of their first detective case, Miss Kate Cocks and Ethel Bromley are hard at work protecting the women of Adelaide. Word has spread about the pioneering policewomen, and they're busier than ever as the Great War continues to bring unrest to their home. While it's business as usual for Miss Cocks, Ethel longs to put her newly found detective skills to the test.When the board governor of the prestigious Art Gallery of South Australia is found murdered beneath a scandalous painting, Miss Cocks is content to stay well away. Ethel, however, is elated when she's seconded to the Detective Branch after receiving an anonymous letter connected to the investigation, and is determined to prove herself. But murder in Adelaide is never a simple affair . . .Praise for The Death of Dora Black:'An outstanding debut - funny, poignant, historically fascinating, and an absorbingly good crime read' PIP WILLIAMS'The perfect cosy read. How refreshing to read historical crime fiction set in Adelaide during the Great War and focused on women' ANGELA SAVAGE'Will have you engrossed and addictively flipping those pages' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'Armchair detectives will love this debut novel' WOMAN'S DAYAbout the Author
Lainie Anderson is a writer whose 35-year career in journalism and public relations includes 17 years as a columnist with Adelaide's Sunday Mail, as well as stints at Melbourne's Herald Sun, London's The Times and the South Australian Tourism Commission. After being awarded a Churchill Fellowship, Lainie published her debut novel Long Flight Home in 2019. In 2024, Lainie completed a PhD with the University of South Australia, researching the life of Kate Cocks, the inspiration behind The Death of Dora Black. Lainie is a board member of Reconciliation South Australia, an ambassador with the Hutt Street Centre, sits on the executive committee of the History Council of South Australia and the selection committee of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust. She is a History Guardian for the History Trust of South Australia and was announced as the 2023 Emerging Historian of the Year by the History Council of South Australia. She lives in the Adelaide Hills with her husband Max. Murder on North Terrace is the second novel in the Petticoat Police Mystery series, following The Death of Dora Black.
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