28th October 2025
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THE SECOND NOVEL IN LAINIE ANDERSON'S PETTICOAT POLICE MYSTERY SERIES, inspired by Australian policewoman Kate Cocks. Follows Book 1, the charming cosy crime, The Death of Dora Black
Six months after the success of their first detective case, policewomen Kate Cocks and Ethel Bromley are hard at work protecting the women of Adelaide. Word has spread and they're busier than ever. When Philip Lyons, board governor of the prestigious Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery of South Australia, is found murdered beneath a scandalous painting, Miss Cocks is content to stay well away. Ethel, however, longs to relive the thrill of the chase, and is elated when she's seconded to the Detective Branch after receiving an anonymous letter. But murder in Adelaide is never a simple affair . . .About 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.
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